The Eden Express.
de Mark Vonnegut
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- ISBN 10
- 0440202051
- ISBN 13
- 9780440202059
- Librería
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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New York, NY Dell: Laurel, 1988. Paperback First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Wraps: shows very light wear to the extremities; faintest hairline crease top to bottom near the front hinge and a couple of barely discernible stress creases at the backstrip; fifteen pages mid-text show a tiny bit of loss due perhaps to a bump right at the corner tip; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding shows the very slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Not far from 'As New'.NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.8 x 4.25 x 0.85 inches). ix, 276 pages. New Afterward by the author. Language: English. Weight: 4.5 ounces. Unattributed cubist-expressionist illustration at the front panel with red titles at the front panel and backstrip. Mass Market Paperback. The Eden Express is fascinating and very delightful book, full of insight and well worth reading. Not many books tackle the admittedly difficult issue of describing insanity from the inside out (i.e., in the form of a first-person recollection), and this book is truly useful for those looking for such a work. It's hard to imagine anyone doing it better. I can see this as a practical "must read" for medical professionals looking to identify more closely with their patients, or for anyone who just wants a more personal account of the subject matter than that often offered by dry, sterile medical textbooks. Mark's writing style is quite good, but also highly personal. He doesn't seem aloof or like somebody with whom we can't identify (as many people who have experienced mental illnesses inevitably do): he seems like just one of us. The emotions and problems he was going through are certainly things that many of us can relate to (especially those of us who lived through the times that the the book describes) - although the cause for his schizophrenia was never, of course, fully discovered, a lot of things, as Mark says, "happened all at once": his steady girlfriend cheating on him, his parents breaking up, his father becoming famous. Although Mark's writing style is nothing like his father's, the two do share a similar sense of humor. This, coupled with the delightfully personal aspect of the prose, makes this a great read for those interested in its subject matter. Reccommended.
Sinopsis
After writing The Eden Express, MARK VONNEGUT went to medical school. He lives with his wife and two children in Milton, Mass., where he is a full-time practicing pediatrician.
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- Librería
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 55861
- Título
- The Eden Express.
- Autor
- Mark Vonnegut
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition Thus (1988), First Printing indicated by a complet
- ISBN 10
- 0440202051
- ISBN 13
- 9780440202059
- Editorial
- Dell: Laurel,
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1988.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Autobiography; Psychology; Biography;
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