Overview
"Now in paperback, the ingenious illustrated memoir that is widely praised: ""Hilarious, hell-raising, and frequently heart-wrenching."" --Booklist ""[A] unique tragicomedy of a memoir . . . The author is so likable, even in her darkest hour, that as you applaud her recovery you also realize you'll miss looking after her."" --Entertainment Weekly (""A"" rating) ""Compelling reading . . . Becker has turned one person's experience into a universal story of family, healing, and the return to creativity."" --Library Journal (starred review) ""A wonderful book, funny and touching, harrowing and sweet."" --Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird For years Suzy Becker, author of the New York Times bestseller All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (1.7 million copies in print), literally lived by her wits. Then brain surgery left her temporarily unable to speak, read, or write. I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse? is a story that grapples with the question ""What makes me me?"" By turns philosophical and whimsical, rivetingly dramatic and unexpectedly light, it is illustrated with drawings, charts, pseudoserious graphs, real EEGs. The result is a book filled with insights into creativity, identity, love, relationships, family, and that intangible something that gives each of us our spark."
Full Product Details
Author: Suzy Becker
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Imprint: Workman Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.381kg
ISBN: 9780761139799
ISBN 10: 0761139796
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 01 September 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
[A] unique tragicomedy of a memoir . . . The author is so likable, even in her darkest hour, that as you applaud her recovery you also realize you'll miss looking after her. <br> --Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice, 'A')
[A] unique tragicomedy of a memoir . . . The author is so likable, even in her darkest hour, that as you applaud her recovery you also realize you'll miss looking after her. -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice, 'A')
[A] unique tragicomedy of a memoir . . . The author is so likable, even in her darkest hour, that as you applaud her recovery you also realize you'll miss looking after her. --Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice, 'A')
Author Information
"Suzy Becker is an author, artist, and entrepreneur, a former White House Fellow (the Clinton administration), a Bunting Fellow at Radcliffe College, a winner of the Anti-Defamation League's ""A World of Difference"" award, and the founder of Ride FAR (Ride for AIDS Resources). Her books include the #1 New York Times bestseller All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?, and My Dog's the World's Best Dog. She lives with her family in central Massachusetts."
