I've seen the inside of James Delbourgo's New York apartment, and can report that it is surprisingly orderly, even minimalist. But the inside of his mind? What a dazzling cabinet of curiosities! He shows incontrovertibly in this mesmerizing new book the parallel between people's psyches and the objects they surround themselves with. From the high-end art collector to Jeffrey Dahmer's horrifying temple of human bones, nothing puts the human soul on display like collecting. I declare from my coffee-stained couch, surrounded by dirty plates, unopened mail, and more books than anyone could ever read, that A Noble Madness makes a fundamental contribution to the study of human psychology .