The Other Great Depression (Paperback)

Richard Lewis

ISBN 10: 0452283159 / ISBN 13: 9780452283152

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. At the age of 44at the height of his successRichard Lewis found himself on a gurney in an emergency room, suffering from a lethal mix of alcohol and drugs. The same dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and had generated so much wonderful material for comedy had turned on him. In this blistering memoir, Lewis tells how he got to that point, how he got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis, sober, on a daily basis, in this very funny, profoundly honest, inspiring but unsentimental book. He shares candid and revealing anecdotes about love, sex, fame, family, drinking therapy, eating disorders, and the serious business of comedy. Now in paperback: the brilliant, famously neurotic comedian tells the story of his recovery from alcoholism through profoundly honest, often hilarious short takes on family, childhood, work, sex, love, drinking, therapy, eating disorders, comedy, creativity, and the human condition. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Other Great Depression (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452283159
• ISBN 13: 9780452283152
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

At the age of 44--at the height of his success--Richard Lewis found himself on a gurney in an emergency room, suffering from a lethal mix of alcohol and drugs. The same dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and had generated so much wonderful material for comedy had turned on him. In this blistering memoir, Lewis tells how he got to that point, how he got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis, sober, on a daily basis, in this very funny, profoundly honest, inspiring but unsentimental book. He shares candid and revealing anecdotes about love, sex, fame, family, drinking therapy, eating disorders, and the serious business of comedy.

About the Author

Richard Lewis is known to millions through his television shows, personal appearances, and comedy specials. Feature film and TV roles include star turns in the independent film Drunks, Anything But Love, with Jamie Lee Curtis, and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. He appears on GQ's list of the twentieth century's most influential humorists.