Author: ALLEN SHAWN
Title: Wish I Could be There
Description: Viking, 2007. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 267. A droll, inquisitive, and poignant memoir of agoraphobia from a member of one of New York`s premier literary familiesAllen Shawn is afraid of heights, water, fields, parking lots, tunnels, and unknown roads. He avoids taking subways, using elevators, or crossing bridges. In short, he is afraid of both closed and open spaces and of any form of isolation. Yet this is a memoir of enormous bravery. Shawn grew up in a lively but mysterious world. He is the son of the famous, longtime New Yorkereditor William Shawn and brother to the brilliant playwright and actor Wallace Shawn. His twin sister is autistic, and when they were eight years old, she was put in a home. Though it was kept from him until he was in his thirties, his father led a double life that introduced strict taboos to his household. Shawn examines these influences, his father`s and mother`s phobias, and his own struggle with agoraphobia with generosity, wit, and insight, attempting to decipher the psychological and biological puzzles that have plagued him for so long. Interwoven with both Freudian psychology and cutting-edge brain research, Shawn has written a profound examination of familial love and the universal struggle to face our demons. ISBN: 9780670038428. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780670038428
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Title: Wish I Could be There
Description: Viking, 2007. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 267. A droll, inquisitive, and poignant memoir of agoraphobia from a member of one of New York`s premier literary familiesAllen Shawn is afraid of heights, water, fields, parking lots, tunnels, and unknown roads. He avoids taking subways, using elevators, or crossing bridges. In short, he is afraid of both closed and open spaces and of any form of isolation. Yet this is a memoir of enormous bravery. Shawn grew up in a lively but mysterious world. He is the son of the famous, longtime New Yorkereditor William Shawn and brother to the brilliant playwright and actor Wallace Shawn. His twin sister is autistic, and when they were eight years old, she was put in a home. Though it was kept from him until he was in his thirties, his father led a double life that introduced strict taboos to his household. Shawn examines these influences, his father`s and mother`s phobias, and his own struggle with agoraphobia with generosity, wit, and insight, attempting to decipher the psychological and biological puzzles that have plagued him for so long. Interwoven with both Freudian psychology and cutting-edge brain research, Shawn has written a profound examination of familial love and the universal struggle to face our demons. ISBN: 9780670038428. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780670038428
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1660278
- Book number: 1660278
See more books from our catalog: Psychologie