Lithium Jesus: A Memoir of Mania by Charles Monroe-Kane (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Lithium Jesus by Charles Monroe-Kane In a memoir that blends engaging charm with unflinching frankness, Charles Monroe-Kane gives his testimony of mental illness, drug abuse, faith, and love. By the end of Lithium Jesus there may be a voice in your head, too, saying "Do more, be more, live more. And fear less." FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Charles Monroe-Kane is a natural raconteur, and boy, does he have stories to tell. Born into an eccentric Ohio clan of modern hunter-gatherers, he grew up hearing voices in his head. Over a dizzying two decades, he was many things—teenage faith healer, world traveler, smuggler, liberation theologian, ladder-maker, squatter, halibut hanger, grifter, environmental warrior, and circus manager—all the while wrestling with schizophrenia and self-medication.From Baby Docs Haiti to the Czech Velvet Revolution, and from sex, drugs, and a stabbing to public humiliation by the leader of the free world, Monroe-Kane burns through his twenties and several bridges of youthful idealism before finally saying: enough.In a memoir that blends engaging charm with unflinching frankness, Monroe-Kane gives his testimony of mental illness, drug abuse, faith, and love. By the end of Lithium Jesus there may be a voice in your head, too, saying "Do more, be more, live more. And fear less." Author Biography Charles Monroe-Kane has won a Peabody Award for his work as a senior producer and interviewer for the program To the Best of Our Knowledge, broadcast on 220 public radio stations. He has reported for National Public Radios Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue The Voices The Jesus Years Summer Camp Salvation The White Suit Will the Real Uncle Gunnysack Please Stand Up? A Crack in an Open Door Flying Too Close to the Sun The Movement A Brand-New Jungle In the Bush Leagues Bye-Bye Leather Pants A Peace Circus Burnout Romantic at Last Anchors Aweigh Joys Corduroys versus the Mutoid Waste Company Eureka: Construction Dust, Novella I in Homage to the Mrs. The Silver Lining Eureka: Nothing Closer to a Man Than a Razor Blade, Novella 2 in Homage to the Mrs. Open for Suggestions Eureka: A Hail Mary Toss, Novella 3 in Homage to the Mrs. The Italians Afterword Chuck? Epilogue A Bunny Floating by on a Balloon Eating a Magic Hot Dog Review "This humble, funny, raw (yes, sex) book is a pell-mell kaleidoscope of faith, drugs, bawdy behavior, and mental illness that resolves not in soft focus or shattered glass but in the sweet important idea that there are many ways to be born again."—Michael Perry, author of The Jesus Cow"For all the voices that once raged through his head, Charles Monroe-Kane has finally found the true one: his own. With plainspoken honesty, he takes us through his raucous mission to devour a world before it devoured him, arriving finally at the hard truth of salvation."—David Giffels, author of The Hard Way on Purpose"The mind of Charles Monroe-Kane crackles with a scary, exhilarating, manic, and beautiful energy. His book left my mouth agape. His story bobs and weaves, lulls readers into the right jab—then clocks us with a roundhouse. Charles lives his story like no other, and he tells it like nobody else can."—Glynn Washington, host of public radio program Snap Judgment. Review Quote "This humble, funny, raw (yes, sex) book is a pell-mell kaleidoscope of faith, drugs, bawdy behavior, and mental illness that resolves not in soft focus or shattered glass but in the sweet important idea that there are many ways to be born again."--Michael Perry, author of The Jesus Cow Excerpt from Book By the time you get to my age, youve experienced fear. A man with a gun. An acid trip gone wrong. A serious car accident. Holding a loved ones hand in the ICU. But there is something singular about the fear that comes from hearing voices. Voices no one can hear but you. --excerpt from Lithium Jesus , Details ISBN0299310000 Author Charles Monroe-Kane Short Title LITHIUM JESUS Publisher University of Wisconsin Press Language English ISBN-10 0299310000 ISBN-13 9780299310004 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint University of Wisconsin Press Subtitle A Memoir of Mania Place of Publication Wisconsin Country of Publication United States Year 2016 AU Release Date 2016-09-13 NZ Release Date 2016-09-13 UK Release Date 2016-09-13 Pages 200 Publication Date 2016-09-30 DEWEY 791.44028092 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2016-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161890857;

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