Twitch And Shout: A Touretter’s Tale - Softcover

Lowell Handler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816644519 ISBN 13: 9780816644513

Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press, 2004

Synopsis

The remarkable memoir of a Touretter’s journey of self-discovery—now back in print!

Lowell Handler has Tourette’s syndrome, a disorder characterized by exaggerated facial tics, sudden jerking movements of the body and limbs, and explosive public outbursts, usually in the form of expletives and racial epithets. Although he is a successful and acclaimed photojournalist, Handler has often seen himself as an outsider—a social outcast.  With courage and candor, he recalls the difficulties he suffered growing up, the confusion he experienced when doctors misdiagnosed his bizarre behavior as a psychological aberration, and finally how, restless and despairing, he embarked on a quest for answers.  

In Twitch and Shout, Handler sets out, camera in hand, on a journey through less than savory parts of America.  From a transvestite bar in Tampa to a flophouse in New Orleans to a community health center in New York, he meets a variety of people who, like himself, don’t conform to the standards of conventional society. With a keen eye for detail and an acute sense of humor, this memoir perfectly captures the unique and unforgettable life of a Touretter.

About this title

Product Description:

The book is brand new and will be dispatched from UK.

Review:

"Touching . . . an insightful account of the pain and triumph that one person experienced making peace with the limitations of his existence."—New York Times Book Review

"With candor and humor, Handler describes the people and places he saw, touched, loved, and hated as he set out to discover himself, armed with a camera, a keen sense of the real, and the Tourette’s Syndrome."—SciTech Book News

"The first memoir by someone with Tourette’s syndrome . . . It is a mind-bending account of a mind-boggling affliction."—Entertainment Weekly

"A most engaging account of a rich and creative life."—Oliver Sacks, M.D.

"Driven along through the pages fascinated by the characters, the symptoms, the kinds of behavior and above all by the compassion this man has for both his work and his fellow Touretters. The strength of this account is in the very personal story it tells."—Metapsychology

About this edition

• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0816644519
• ISBN 13: 9780816644513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256