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One More Theory About Happiness: A Memoir
Paul Guest
Ecco
May 2010
On Sale: May 4, 2010
208 pages ISBN: 0061685178 EAN: 9780061685170 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Paul Guest was twelve years old, racing down a hill on a
too big, ancient bicycle, when he discovered he had no
brakes. Steering into anything that would slow down the
bike, he hit a ditch, was thrown over the handlebars, and
broke his neck. One More Theory About Happiness follows a boy into manhood,
from the harrowing days immediately after his accident to
his adult life as a teacher, award-winning poet, and soon-
to-be husband. With wit, courage, and an unstoppable drive
to live a life of his own creation—stemming in part from
his remarkable parents, who insisted he return to school
only days after arriving home from the hospital—Paul makes
peace with his paralysis. As he grows older, he transforms
it with his art, cultivating his lifelong gift for language
into a searing poetic sensibility that has earned him
praise from the highest ranks of American letters
(“Wonderful”— John Ashbery; “Astonishing”—Jorie
Graham; “Fierce and unnerving”—Robert Hass). An unforgettable story—shatteringly funny, deeply moving,
and breathtakingly honest—One More Theory About Happiness
takes us from a body irrevocably changed to a life fiercely
cherished.
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