Wish I Could Be There : Notes from a Phobic Life
by Shawn, Allen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0670038423
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038428
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G35535
- Title
- Wish I Could Be There : Notes from a Phobic Life
- Author
- Shawn, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+/Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670038423
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038428
- Publisher
- Viking Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- AGORAPHOBIA
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.
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