Back from the Brink - Softcover

Leeson, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753510294 ISBN 13: 9780753510292

Publisher: Virgin Books, 2005

Synopsis

Imagine spending three and a half years in prison for causing the financial scandal of the century, being divorced by your wife and then, to cap it all, being diagnosed with cancer.
In 1995, Nick leeson's unchecked risk-taking caused the sensational collapse of Barings Bank. He was sentenced to six and a half years in a gang-ridden Singaporean jail, in conditions that defy belief, while, at the same time, his wife left him and he was diagnosed with colon cancer. His stress levels were immeasuable yet, against all odds, he survived.
Back From The Brink tells Leeson's complete personal story, whilst in-depth conversations with top psychologist Ivan Tyrell show how the continual levels of high stress that affected Nick's mental and physical health can be related to us all, including
- living with relationship and family problems
- struggling with debt
- striving to achieve status and success
- coping with serious illness
These pressures are common to many of us yet Leeson's approaches to dealing with his experiences reveal inspirational methods of combating stress. The book enables readers to check their own stress levels by working through easy-to-use charts and questions, and Tyrell's clear, professional analysis and coping stratagies make Back From The Brink:Coping With Stress a practical yet inspirational book. this amazing story of recovery has real applications in the stressful climate of the modern world.

'My experiences may be unusual, but they offer real insight into how stress can get out of hand and affect all of us. this book will help people who feel overwhelmed by life's difficulties.'

About this title

Book Description:

Nick Leeson tells his remarkable story post Rogue Trader-and being responsible for the biggest finacial scandal of the last century-including his four and a half years in gang-ridden Singapore jail,the break-upof his marriage,dealing with cancer and recovering to begin a new life Through a series of conversations with renowned psychologist Ivan Tyrell,Leeson's story and behaviour is realted in ways common to us all,but which were hugely magnifiedin his case. Part autobiography,part practical self-help guide for surviving stressthrough a series of no-holds barred interveiws,and with Nick's story as the backbone of the book,eminent psycologist Ivan Tyrell examines areas of stress common to us all but which were magnified in Leeson's case. Devoid of psychobabble,Tyrell's clear scientific analysis looks at Leeson's method of combating extreme circumstances to recover from illness and despair.Tyrell's analysis and suggestionsfor coping strategies are inspirational,have solidscientific grounding,and bringthis personalstory to the general reader with illuminating insight.

About the Author:

37-year-old Nick Leeson famously broke Barings Bank in 1995 and was imprisoned for seven years during which he contracted cancer of the colon. Since his release in 2000 he has taken a degree in Psychology and recovered from, his cancer. He now lectures to business about Risk Management. Ivan Tyrrell has been Director of the European Studies institute since 1993. He is Managing Director of MindFields. College - specialists in training professional therapists and counsellors, and is co-founder of the Human Givens Foundation. He is the author of numerous books including The Survival Option (Jonathan Cape) and a regular contributor of papers to leading medical journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0753510294
• ISBN 13: 9780753510292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320