Why I Chase Comedians
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-914603-08-2 (ISBN)
Why I Chase Comedians and Other Bipolar Tales is written with self-observational humour and a comical self-deprecating irony. Frankie Owens takes the reader inside the turbulent mind of someone afflicted by hypermania. He deals with the extremities of the bipolar condition — highs, lows, in-betweens — allowing readers to understand its overwhelming nature. Written in the style of his acclaimed Little Book of Prison, this new work follows a relapse when the author (founder of the Read and Grow Society and by now a respected, law-abiding exponent of Criminology and Literacy) found himself back in prison following a manic episode. The book shows how he struggled with booming ideas, breathtaking feats of imagination, coming down to Earth and dealing with the wreckage. It contrasts the out-and-out ability of this well-respected expert in criminology and literacy with bizarre behaviour as he serves time a second time around and rebuilds his life once more. A rare journey into the bipolar mind which ‘opens-up’ on mental health. A raw, challenging, humorous account.
Frankie Owens III is a prison/mental health/bipolar survivor. After becoming an advisor/lecturer to criminologists and reform groups, in 2020 he hit the headlines due to a hyper-manic episode (described in the book). He is the author of The Little Book of Prison (2012) (a finalist for the People's Book Prize) and has written for The Guardian and Huffington Post. He is the founder of the Read and Grow Society that teaches disadvantaged people to read and develop their literacy skills.
'Wait for Me Funny Man!'; Welcome to My Bipolar World; See You in Court (or by Video Link); Medication ... That's What You Need; Keep your Heart on the Inside; The First Ice Age of the Human Spirit; Another Day in Paradise Lost; Freedom of the Bipolar Mind; Where There's Life There's Drugs; Illiteracy: The Inescapable Truth; Mad Men in a Mad Cage in a Mad, Mad World; Mystics, Fools, Writers and Mythical Beings; A Tale of the (Most) Unexpected
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 2 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Winchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 178 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914603-08-7 / 1914603087 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914603-08-2 / 9781914603082 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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