| Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival Contributor(s): Lukas, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767929012 ISBN-13: 9780767929011 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: A courageous, shattering, and utterly engrossing memoir of two brothers haunted by a family history of mental illness. Christopher (Kit) Lukas's mother committed suicide when he was a boy. No one spoke of the family's history of depression and bipolar disorder. The brothers grew up to achieve remarkable success; Tony as a gifted journalist (and author of the classic "Common Ground"), Kit as an accomplished television producer and director. After suffering bouts of depression, Kit was able to confront his family's troubled past, but Tony never seemed to find the contentment Kit had--he killed himself in 1997. With heartrending candor, Blue Genes captures the devastation of this family legacy and details the strength and hope that can provide a way of escaping its grasp. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Psychology | Psychopathology - Depression - Psychology | Suicide |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.26" W x 8.06" (0.57 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christopher (Kit) Lukas's mother committed suicide when he was a boy. He and his brother, Tony, were not told how she died. No one spoke of the family's history of depression and bipolar disorder. The brothers grew up to achieve remarkable success; Tony as a gifted journalist (and author of the classic book, Common Ground), Kit as an accomplished television producer and director. After suffering bouts of depression, Kit was able to confront his family's troubled past, but Tony never seemed to find the contentment Kit had attained-he killed himself in 1997. Written with heartrending honesty, Blue Genes captures the devastation of this family legacy of depression and details the strength and hope that can provide a way of escaping its grasp. |