{"product_id":"9781469135489","title":"A Schizophrenic's Notes","description":"I could have written stories, fables, anecdotes, etc., like so many authors have.  But when I am reading fiction, I often wish I knew what the author was really trying to say.  I didn’t want a long distance runaround.  Rather I wanted the plain and simple directions to the destination s\/he had in mind.  I don’t believe the genius is in the details, but in getting the message across.  So I wrote down what I know, not what my imagination could spin or weave with it.  I tried to be clear and to stay on the subject.  I tried to be lyrical, heavy and familiar.      In this book, A Schizophrenic’s Notes, I often write about inner space, and the risks inherent to connecting with others, or of failing to connect with others, with our inner space.  As much as I would have liked to have given the reader a handle or steering wheel to hold on to, that didn’t happen.  I certainly don’t have a handle.  One of my favorite lines in my writing is a Buddhist one, “The way that can be described isn’t the Way.”","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124987838704,"sku":"9781469135489","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469135489_p0.jpg?v=1763698595","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469135489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}