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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
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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 βbrain dis-easeβ 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 βJoey Pants,β struggled with what he later found out was clinical depressionβor brain dis-ease, as he calls it. Asylum is the story of Joeβs 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 Joeβs own eventual diagnosis, recovery, and ongoing efforts to educate others and remove the stigma from mental illness.
 Media BuzzAccess Hollywood - May 24, 2012
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