Isbn: 9798994369975 - my own ashes (12 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Kirk was the golden-haired child who seemed destined for greatness-until something invisible and unnameable began dismantling him from within. Crippled by undiagnosed mental illness, paralyzed by perfectionism and social anxiety, he spent decades trapped behind a glass wall, watching real people live while he remained locked in his own mind.A gifted history teacher and deep thinker, Kirk possessed the intellect to succeed academically but lacked the tools to navigate basic human connection. Every interaction felt like a performance. Every social gathering was a cross-examination. The South's rigid expectations of masculinity-football, fearlessness, fitting in-collided with a boy who couldn't follow instructions, feared his own inadequacy, and found refuge only in imagination and isolation.As loneliness calcified into self-loathing, Kirk discovered something that finally made him feel whole: alcohol. What began as weekend socializing spiraled into "The Darkness"-a decade-long descent through addiction, hallucinations, jail cells, and mental hospitals, all while maintaining his teaching career through sheer stubborn perfectionism.My Own Ashes is not a recovery story with a triumphant ending. It's something more honest: a deeply philosophical exploration of living with invisible illness in a world that demands you perform normalcy. Drawing on Jung, Nietzsche, and the great thinkers who shaped him, Kirk examines identity, authenticity, and the hero's journey as the actual framework of a life spent refusing the call to adventure because he never knew the door existed.Kirk writes from the ashes of his former life, still in the midst of his journey, still uncertain of his ending. His story continues-and that uncertain honesty is precisely what makes it essential. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Kirk was the golden-haired child who seemed destined for greatness-until something invisible and unnameable began dismantling him from within. Crippled by undiagnosed mental illness, paralyzed by perfectionism and social anxiety, he spent decades trapped behind a glass wall, watching real people live while he remained locked in his own mind.A gifted history teacher and deep thinker, Kirk possessed the intellect to succeed academically but lacked the tools to navigate basic human connection. Every interaction felt like a performance. Every social gathering was a cross-examination. The South's rigid expectations of masculinity-football, fearlessness, fitting in-collided with a boy who couldn't follow instructions, feared his own inadequacy, and found refuge only in imagination and isolation.As loneliness calcified into self-loathing, Kirk discovered something that finally made him feel whole: alcohol. What began as weekend socializing spiraled into 'The Darkness'-a decade-long descent through addiction, hallucinations, jail cells, and mental hospitals, all while maintaining his teaching career through sheer stubborn perfectionism.My Own Ashes is not a recovery story with a triumphant ending. It's something more honest: a deeply philosophical exploration of living with invisible illness in a world that demands you perform normalcy. Drawing on Jung, Nietzsche, and the great thinkers who shaped him, Kirk examines identity, authenticity, and the hero's journey as the actual framework of a life spent refusing the call to adventure because he never knew the door existed.Kirk writes from the ashes of his former life, still in the midst of his journey, still uncertain of his ending. His story continues-and that uncertain honesty is precisely what makes it essential.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. My Own Ashes | Kirk Strawbridge | Buch | Englisch | 2026 | Obol House | EAN 9798994369975 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.