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Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life
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Allen Shawn
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
January 29, 2008
Pages
267
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780143113072
ISBN-10
0143113070
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The memoir of the agoraphobic son of New Yorker editor William Shawn describes his relationship with his brilliant playwright and actor brother Wallace, his twin sister's institutionalization for autism at the age of eight, and the strict household taboos that affected his own mental state. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In addition to being the son of famous New Yorker editor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobic-he is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. Wish I Could Be There gracefully 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 one's demons.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Viking Pr (February 1, 2007)
9780670038428 | details & prices | 267 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $24.95
About: 'Allen Shawn is afraid of heights, water, fields, parking lots, tunnels, and unknown roads.
About: 'Allen Shawn is afraid of heights, water, fields, parking lots, tunnels, and unknown roads.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Penguin USA (January 29, 2008)
9780143113072 | details & prices | 267 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
About: The memoir of the agoraphobic son of New Yorker editor William Shawn describes his relationship with his brilliant playwright and actor brother Wallace, his twin sister's institutionalization for autism at the age of eight, and the strict household taboos that affected his own mental state.
About: The memoir of the agoraphobic son of New Yorker editor William Shawn describes his relationship with his brilliant playwright and actor brother Wallace, his twin sister's institutionalization for autism at the age of eight, and the strict household taboos that affected his own mental state.
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