Wish I Could Be There Notes from a Phobic Life

Name: Wish I Could Be There Notes from a Phobic Life
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ISBN: 9780143113072

ISBN-10: 0143113070

ISBN-13: 9780143113072

Edition: N/A

Authors: Allen Shawn

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In addition to being the son of famous New Yorkereditor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobiche is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. Wish I Could Be Theregracefully captures both of these extraordinary realities, blending memoir and scientific inquiry in an utterly engrossing quest to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Droll, probing, and honest, Shawn explores the many ways we all become who we are, whether through upbringing, genes, or our own choices, creating an eloquent meditation upon the mysteries of personality and family* and the struggle to face ones demons.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.72" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Demons on My Back



Father



Links in a Chain



Contemplating the Brain



Fear



Childhood



On the Road



Conditioning



Tigers in the Mind



Change and Trauma



Agoraphobia



Alone/Not Alone


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Selected Readings


Index