Why Not?: Fifteen Reasons to Live Contributor(s): Robertson, Ray (Author) |
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ISBN: 1926845277 ISBN-13: 9781926845272 Publisher: Biblioasis OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Inspiration & Personal Growth |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.4" (0.50 lbs) 196 pages |
Themes: - Topical - New Age |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Featured on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. SHORTLISTED FOR THE $60,000 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION Longlisted for the $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Clear-eyed ... Robertson is no stranger to confronting unsavoury truths.--Steven Beattie, That Shakespearean Rag Many of us sense that the world has too many moving parts and can become utterly defeated. Ray Robertson found a 'road back' in this splendid and intriguing book. --Jim Harrison Shortly after completing his sixth novel, Ray Robertson suffered a depression of suicidal intensity. Soon after his recover, he decided to try and answer two of the biggest questions we can ask. What makes humans happy? And what makes a life worth living? His answers aren't what you might expect from a mental illness memoir--but they're exactly what you'd expect from Ray Robertson. With the vitality of Nick Hornby and a brashness all his own, Robertson runs his hands over life, death, intoxication, and art. Unashamedly working-class and unabashedly literary, Why Not? is a rolling, rocking, anti-Sisyphean odyssey. Ray Robertson is the celebrated author of eight books and six novels, including What Happened Later, about Jack Kerouac's last years. He lives and writes in Toronto, Ontario. |