In One Million Maniacs, David LeGault attempts to collect one hundred copies of the 10,000 Maniacs: Unplugged CD—a quest that frames a broader look at why we collect things and how we try to fix our lives with stuff. Each chapter uses a different collectible item and shows how we often take internal comfort with external possession. The monetary value of Beanie Babies becomes a way to talk about the death of a friend. Baseball-card expos become an entry point into his infant daughter's hospitalization. LeGault's debut is a candid and often very funny look at how we all look for value amidst life's trash and chaos. One Million Maniacs is for anyone with a box of Beanie Babies sitting in a storage unit, afraid to give them away because of their imagined value. It's for anyone who's paid the extra ten dollars for the Collector's Edition that includes the same movie in a more elaborate box. It's for the men and women who pay good money at comic book conventions to take a photo with the aging star of their favorite childhood show. It's for anyone who's found a mummified cat buried under a pile of books at an estate sale. It's for fans of Christine, Maximum Overdrive, Killdozer, or a dozen other killer car movies. One Million Maniacs is for anyone who has tried to fix their life with stuff, for anyone who has discovered the futility in such attempts.