| |
Shop
| |  |
|
Best Sellers | |
|  | |  | | | Manic: A Memoir | | | | | SKU:
1200580150 | | In Stock | | Availability:
Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | An attractive, highly successful Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer, Terri Cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder for the better part of her life—and concealing a pharmacys worth of prescription drugs meant to stabilize her moods and make her "normal." In explosive bursts of prose that mirror the devastating mania and extreme despair of her illness, Cheney describes her roller-coaster existence with shocking honesty, giving brilliant voice to the previously unarticulated madness she endured. Brave, electrifying, poignant, and disturbing, Manic does not simply explain bipolar disorder—it takes us into its grasp and does not let go. | | | |
List Price:
| $13.99 | |
Our Price:
| $11.19
& eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
| |
You Save:
| $2.80 (20%)
|
| | |
|
| | Product Details | | Author: | Terri Cheney | | Paperback: | 272 pages | | Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks | | Publication Date: | February 03, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0061430277 | | Package Length: | 7.9 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 106 reviews |
| |
| | Used and New |
| All | |
| $2.21 | Used
- Good | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.25 | Used
- Good | | | $2.29 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $2.31 | Used
- Good | | | $2.32 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $2.33 | Used
- Good | | | $2.70 | Used
- Good | | | $2.81 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $3.25 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $3.50 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $3.85 | Used
- Good | | | $3.97 | Used
- Good | | | $3.99 | Used
- Good | | | $4.00 | Used
- Good | | | $4.15 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.16 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.21 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.95 | Used
- Good | | | $4.99 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $5.00 | Used
- Good | | | $5.24 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $5.32 | Used
- Good | | | $5.34 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $5.46 | Used
- Good | | | $5.95 | Used
- Good | | | $6.27 | Used
- Mint | | | $6.53 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $6.67 | New | | | $6.67 | New | | | $6.73 | New | | | $6.74 | New | | | $6.75 | New | | | $6.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $6.99 | Used
- Mint | | | $6.99 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $6.99 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $7.00 | New | | | $7.00 | Used
- Good | | | $7.92 | Used
- Good | | | $7.94 | New | | | $7.94 | Used
- Mint | | | $7.96 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- Good | | | $8.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.01 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.14 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.48 | New | | | $8.54 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.55 | New | | | $8.58 | New | | | $8.58 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.58 | New | | | $8.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.95 | New | | | $8.99 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- Mint | | | $9.44 | New | | | $9.49 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | New | | | $9.64 | New | | | $9.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.97 | New | | | $9.99 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $10.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $10.00 | New | | | $10.09 | New | | | $11.11 | New | | | $11.18 | Used
- Mint | | | $11.18 | New | | | $11.19 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | New | | | $11.59 | New | | | $11.85 | New | | | $11.92 | New | | | $11.95 | New | | | $12.00 | New | | | $12.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $12.10 | New | | | $12.15 | Used
- Mint | | | $12.21 | New | | | $12.71 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $12.96 | New | | | $12.98 | New | | | $13.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $13.00 | New | | | $13.24 | New | | | $13.35 | New | | | $13.76 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $13.85 | New | | | $13.99 | New | | | $13.99 | New | | | $14.60 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $14.70 | New | | | $15.29 | New | | | $15.43 | New | | | $19.99 | Used
- Good | | | $23.03 | New | |
| New | |
| $6.67 | New | | | $6.67 | New | | | $6.73 | New | | | $6.74 | New | | | $6.75 | New | | | $7.00 | New | | | $7.94 | New | | | $8.48 | New | | | $8.55 | New | | | $8.58 | New | | | $8.58 | New | | | $8.95 | New | | | $9.44 | New | | | $9.50 | New | | | $9.64 | New | | | $9.97 | New | | | $10.00 | New | | | $10.09 | New | | | $11.11 | New | | | $11.18 | New | | | $11.19 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | New | | | $11.59 | New | | | $11.85 | New | | | $11.92 | New | | | $11.95 | New | | | $12.00 | New | | | $12.10 | New | | | $12.21 | New | | | $12.96 | New | | | $12.98 | New | | | $13.00 | New | | | $13.24 | New | | | $13.35 | New | | | $13.85 | New | | | $13.99 | New | | | $13.99 | New | | | $14.70 | New | | | $15.29 | New | | | $15.43 | New | | | $23.03 | New | |
| Used | |
| $2.21 | Used
- Good | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.21 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $2.25 | Used
- Good | | | $2.29 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $2.31 | Used
- Good | | | $2.32 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $2.33 | Used
- Good | | | $2.70 | Used
- Good | | | $2.81 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $3.25 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $3.50 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $3.85 | Used
- Good | | | $3.97 | Used
- Good | | | $3.99 | Used
- Good | | | $4.00 | Used
- Good | | | $4.15 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.16 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.21 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $4.95 | Used
- Good | | | $4.99 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $5.00 | Used
- Good | | | $5.24 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $5.32 | Used
- Good | | | $5.34 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $5.46 | Used
- Good | | | $5.95 | Used
- Good | | | $6.27 | Used
- Mint | | | $6.53 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $6.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $6.99 | Used
- Mint | | | $6.99 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $6.99 | Used
- Acceptable | | | $7.00 | Used
- Good | | | $7.92 | Used
- Good | | | $7.94 | Used
- Mint | | | $7.96 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- Good | | | $8.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.01 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.14 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.54 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.58 | Used
- Mint | | | $8.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $8.99 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- Mint | | | $9.49 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.50 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.95 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $9.99 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | Used
- VeryGood | | | $10.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $11.18 | Used
- Mint | | | $12.00 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $12.15 | Used
- Mint | | | $12.71 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $13.00 | Used
- Mint | | | $13.76 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $14.60 | Used
- VeryGood | | | $19.99 | Used
- Good | |
| |
| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 106 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
108 of 113 found the following review helpful:
Captivating look into the mind of someone with manic-depression Feb 05, 2008
By Beth Cholette
"doctor_beth"
In MANIC, author Terri Cheney provides a fascinating glimpse into the experiences of someone suffering from Bipolar Disorder, AKA manic-depression. Rather than to narrate her story in a chronological fashion, Cheney presents each chapter as a stand-alone vignette from the chaos that is her life. Furthermore, each of these individual stories serves to highlight a particular insight, from the depths of depression which prompt a suicide attempt to the fine line between the joys of hypomania versus the craziness of mania itself. Cheney does tend to repeat herself a bit--for example, she names several different medications as the "one" that finally helped her and claims various depressive episodes to be the "worst" she ever experienced. Overall, however, from the perspective of both a psychologist and an avid reader, I felt that a sense of truth and candidness permeated Cheney's writing. This book provides a captivating read for almost anyone but should particularly appeal to the many whose lives have been personally touched by manic-depression; my overall rating is 4 1/2 stars.
89 of 96 found the following review helpful:
 Accurate And Hopeful Mar 22, 2008
By Mel Odom
I've dealt with depression and a bipolar condition all of my life. When I was younger, I didn't know what it was. At that point, it just manifested itself as a heavy sadness that would hit about every six months or so and last for about a week. Unfortunately, as I grew older and got knocked about by life every so often - especially when I got hammered through no fault of my own and didn't see the reason for it, that cycle accelerated and started lasting longer.
During those intervening years, I also pushed my writing hobby (probably cathartic in the beginning) into a full-time career. Which meant that I was forced to (and still do) live primarily out of my own head. That's not always a pleasant place to be. Too many nightmares exist there. And I've learned throughout my life where all the weak points are. When I'm in a downward spiral, I attack myself unmercifully. When I'm in an upward spiral, I can't sit still.
I started figuring out my own coping mechanism, based on materials and books I'd read. But that was only after I figured out what I was going through was different than the life other people dealt with. In fact, my first clues as to what I had to face were given to me by friends that suffered from the same anxieties and pressures.
These conditions aren't easy to deal with for the person who has them. Or for the people around them.
When I first read about Terri Cheney's book, MANIC, I immediately wanted to review it. Here was a successful person who admittedly dealt with the same issues I had, but I didn't know how honest she was going to be about those problems.
After reading Cheney's book in a single sitting (because I was mesmerized at watching a train wreck in motion and thinking how similar our strategies for self-destruction were), I have to admit that I couldn't find a single pulled punch. Cheney lays her life out there for inspection and offers no apologies for it. I have to admit, in a lot of ways she had it worse than I did. I had kids at an early age and couldn't allow myself to go full-tilt down some of those dark passageways that she explored. I think they were my anchor, though I know that isn't always the case for everyone.
Chaney's book describes her failed relationships, her attempts at chemical and electroshock therapy, her moments of self-discovery, and the seeming impossibility of merely coping in ways that I immediately understood. I don't know if laymen will truly appreciate everything she's done because you have to walk a mile (or several years) in our shoes to know how huge that mountain is to navigate.
People who have never dealt with bipolar tendencies or depression, or never had to share their lives with someone that did, probably won't understand everything Cheney writes about. Even without that insight, though, she tells a compelling story. And as every bipolar person is subject to doing, she jumps around in her narrative. I'm also ADHD and I'm willing to bet Cheney is to a degree as well. That's part of the creative mind as well, and part of what allows us to function at a high level on our own.
I loved this book. It's a savage song of survival, and a rebuttal of conventional life. The average life would be a wonderful thing, but it's not attainable by everyone. Cheney's book may not celebrate that, but she acknowledges it.
Whether you read for understanding, or just a voyeuristic interest in peeking into someone else's life, MANIC is heart-wrenching and a definite gut-check for those who don't realize how good they have it. I don't know if Cheney plans any more books, but I'll definitely be in line to pick them up if she does.
74 of 85 found the following review helpful:
 Not as deep as a movie of the week Apr 16, 2008
By Book Junkie
I read this book hoping it might prove worth passing on to family members as an insightful look at one person's struggle with bipolar disorder, since I was diagnosed with the same condition more than a decade ago and explaining it (without actually writing my own book) is nearly impossible. But Cheney's egomania (I can't count the number of times she referenced her beautiful red hair or how thin she is) is so pervasive, it takes away from her credibility when addressing a condition whose extremes overwhelm any sense of vanity. Her descriptions of suicide attempts are more about dramatic presentation than what triggers the death wishes. And even in retrospect, with the aid of proper medication, Cheney seems proud of her claims that she was a virtual Joan Collins when manic, captivating and seducing any man who crossed her wicked path. I'm not saying she's the new James Frey, exactly, but I'm not buying it, either. And I sure hope people don't use this as a resource for learning about bipolar disorder, since they'll wind up thinking we're all self-indulgent, spoiled brats. Too much pomp, not enough circumstance.
32 of 36 found the following review helpful:
a must-read Feb 06, 2008
By ricky1818
whether or not bipolar disorder touches your life, this riveting memoir is powerful and memorable, and is wholeheartedly recommended by this reader. cheney brings us into her world, from darkest depression to the headiest manic phases, creating a high-speed, high-stakes ride we don't want to disembark from until the final page. her magnificent use of language combined with gut-wrenching truth enhances the experience. it's a one-sitting read that shouldn't be missed.
35 of 41 found the following review helpful:
touched with fire Feb 06, 2008
By GeoffryDWhite
As a psychologist I was struck by the frighteningly accurate portrayals of a condition where life and death are a daily struggle. As a voracious consumer of literature I was taken in by the absorbing quality of the writing.
See all 106 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| |
| |
| |  | |  |
|
Recently Viewed
| You may also like ... |
