The Other Great Depression: How I'm overcoming, on a daily basis, at least a million addictions and disfunctions and finding a spiritual (sometimes) life
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586486047 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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How he got there, how he finally got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis are the subjects of this very funny, deeply honest, inspiring, but very untreacly book. USA Today called it "candid and inspirational.… A journey through Lewis' personal Inferno to eventual salvation.". At the age of 44, renowned comedian Richard Lewis found himself on a gurney in the ER, toxic with alcohol, and hallucinating from excess cocaine use. The same neuroses and dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful sta
Agent, David Vigliano. The New Jersey boy found his escape route via jokes and isolation and, eventually, Ohio State University. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From Publishers Weekly Fans of Lewis's bleak shtick are the natural audience for these searing, confessional riffs on the comic's angst, acute alcoholism and relentless sexual conquests, but it's hard to imagine that the uninitiated would enjoy the musings of "a bad-postured, guilt-ridden ball of confusion with a trace of paranoia, self-loathing and a little faith thrown in for some taste." Lewis attributes his misery to his parents: a sullen mother whose antipathy toward her son is not fully explored; his distant but admired father died young. Though he makes a sort
Richard Lewis is now appearing in the sixth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and traveling nationwide on his "Misery Loves Company Stand-up Tour." He lives in Los Angeles.
Depressing Yet Hopeful; A Great Book LEON L CZIKOWSKY A book that brutally describes what addiction is like, from the viewpoint of an addict, and how to overcome addiction is "The Other Great Depression". Written by comedian Richard Lewis, we learn how he has overcome three decades of alcohol and drug addiction with seven years of sobriety. His book analyzes how youthful traumas and adult insecurities lead to anxieties, depression, alcohol, and drugs. It was Richard Lewis's realization that his . The Prince of Pain Unplugged Comic maven I knew comedian Richard Lewis had logged a lot of sobriety but had never read his book. The book rambles, a lot like his hilarious stand up, but somehow he manages to make his points and in this book a ton of them on now leading his life out from from total darkness and alcoholism to an even funnier entertainer and mostly, so it seems, a much better person. I always admired Lewis for his brutal honesty on stage but this is the mother lode. I . "What a wonderful share of his experience, strength and hope." according to A Customer. Reading Mr. Lewis' book was like having a private and meaningful 12-step meeting with him. Yes, there was profanity, yes, there was some stuff about women that made the hairs on my neck stand up and yes, he was a sick and dysfunctional puppy, but Mr. Lewis' story echoes the stories heard in "the rooms" and his thought processes may strike a chord with others who suffer from the disease of alcoholism. Speaking from experience, the lives of suf