How Not to Kill Yourself (Paperback)

Clancy Martin

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Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York, 2024

0593466926 / 9780593466926

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Paperback. FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBES 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR ONE OF KIRKUSS BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that theres always another solutionfrom the acclaimed writer and philosophy professor, based on his viral essay, Im Still Here.A deep meditation that searches through Martins past looking for answers about why he is the way he is, while also examining the role suicide has played in our culture for centuries, how it has evolved, and how philosophers have examined it. Esquire A rock for people whove been troubled by suicidal ideation, or have someone in their lives who is. The New York TimesIf youre going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say the true things, the scary things, the humiliating things. Because everybody who is being honest with themselves knows at least a little bit about the subject. If you lie or if you fudge, the reader will know.The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. It was one of over ten attempts throughout the course of his life. But he didnt die, and like many who consider taking their own lives, he hid the attempt from his wife, family, coworkers, and students, slipping back into his daily life with a hoarse voice, a raw neck, and series of vague explanations.In How Not to Kill Yourself, Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts in an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction. He argues that, for the vast majority of suicides, an attempt does not just come out of the blue, nor is it merely a violent reaction to a particular crisis or failure, but is the culmination of a host of long-standing issues. He also looks at the thinking of a number of great writers who have attempted suicide and detailed their experiences (such as David Foster Wallace, Yiyun Li, Akutagawa, Nelly Arcan, and others), at what the history of philosophy has to say both for and against suicide, and at the experiences of those who have reached out to him across the years to share their own struggles.The result combines memoir with critical inquiry to powerfully give voice to what for many has long been incomprehensible, while showing those presently grappling with suicidal thoughts that they are not alone, and that the desire to kill oneselflike other self-destructive desiresis almost always temporary and avoidable. From the acclaimed author of How to Sell comes a deeply intimate, insightful, and at times even funny portrait of the suicidal mind, combining the author's personal experience with a philosophical, literary, and journalistic inquiry into the subject. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
How Not to Kill Yourself (Paperback)
Autore
Clancy Martin
Editore
Random House USA Inc, New York
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0593466926
ISBN 13
9780593466926

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