Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life
Autor Allen Shawnen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2008 – vârsta de la 18 ani
In addition to being the son of famous New Yorker editor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobic-he is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. Wish I Could Be There gracefully captures both of these extraordinary realities, blending memoir and scientific inquiry in an utterly engrossing quest to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Droll, probing, and honest, Shawn explores the many ways we all become who we are, whether through upbringing, genes, or our own choices, creating "an eloquent meditation upon the mysteries of personality and family"* and the struggle to face one's demons.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143113072
ISBN-10: 0143113070
Pagini: 267
Dimensiuni: 147 x 187 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0143113070
Pagini: 267
Dimensiuni: 147 x 187 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
"A harrowing, essential book about the force of fear gone wild in one person's mind and body."
-Chicago Tribune
"Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book that's as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacks's case studies."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times*
"A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry."
-The New Yorker
-Chicago Tribune
"Remarkable. A brave, eccentric, and utterly compelling book that's as revelatory and candid as anything ever written by Joan Didion, and as humane and scientifically fascinating as any one of Oliver Sacks's case studies."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times*
"A vividly written combination of memoir and scientific inquiry."
-The New Yorker
Descriere
In this memoir of enormous bravery, a member of one of New Yorks premier literary families delivers a droll, inquisitive, and poignant examination of his life with agoraphobia.