{"product_id":"9780385343800","title":"Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Eden Express,\u003c\/i\u003e Mark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, finding his calling, and learning that willpower isn’t nearly enough. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Mark’s life childhood as the son of a struggling writer, as well as the world after Mark was released from a mental hospital. At the late age of twenty-eight and after nineteen rejections, he is finally accepted to Harvard Medical School, where he gains purpose, a life, and some control over his condition. There are the manic episodes, during which he felt burdened with saving the world, juxtaposed against the real-world responsibilities of running a pediatric practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately a tribute to the small, daily, and positive parts of a life interrupted by bipolar disorder, \u003ci\u003eJust Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So \u003c\/i\u003eis a wise, unsentimental, and inspiring book that will resonate with generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011063496944,"sku":"9780385343800","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385343800_p0.jpg?v=1763694282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385343800","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}