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Asylum, May 2012
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Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery, And Being My Mother's Son
Weinstein Books
May 2012
On Sale: April 24, 2012
296 pages ISBN: 1602861358 EAN: 9781602861350 Kindle: B007UPGO7G Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In this deeply moving and resourceful memoir, beloved
actor-director and New York Times bestselling author Joe
Pantoliano takes aim at the stigma attached to what he calls
“brain dis-ease” by writing candidly and humorously about
his own journey through clinical depression and addiction.
Most people know Joe Pantoliano from his memorable roles in
such blockbuster movies as The Matrix, Risky Business, The
Fugitive, and Memento, or from his Emmy-winning performance
on The Sopranos. But despite all this success, the actor,
known as “Joey Pants,” struggled with what he later found
out was clinical depression—or brain dis-ease, as he calls
it. Asylum is the story of Joe’s quest for the Hollywood
success he was sure would cure him, and the painful downhill
spiral into depression and addiction that followed his
success. Weaving deeply personal experience together with
informative discourse, this memoir creates an unflinchingly
honest portrayal of the true nature of the disease, as well
as Joe’s own eventual diagnosis, recovery, and ongoing
efforts to educate others and remove the stigma from mental
illness.
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