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The Other Great Depression by Richard Lewis (Hardcover, 2000)

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The brilliant, famously neurotic comedian tells the story of his recovery from alcoholism through profoundly honest, often hilarious short takes on family, childhood, work, success, sex, love, drinking, therapy, eating disorders, comedy, creativity, and the human condition.. Richard Lewis is one of the most gifted and successful comedians in America and one of those most respected by his peers. The Chicago Tribune has called him the most audacious wordsmith since Lenny Bruce. But at the age of 44, at the height of his success, Lewis found himself on a gurney in the ER, toxic with alcohol and hallucinating from excess drug use. The same neuroses and dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and that had generated so much wonderful material for comedy, had, it seemed, turned on him.How he got to that point, how he got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis are the subjects of this very funny, deeply honest, inspiring but unsentimental book. With the same fearlessness, wild energy, and coruscating humor that have defined his talent as a comedian, Lewis re-creates scenes from his childhood and of his Holly

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Publicaffairs,U.S.
ISBN-13
9781891620935
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95460651

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Other Great Depression
Author
Richard Lewis
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Coping with Illness
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
236mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
500 g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Richard Lewis
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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