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The Dramatic Story of a Pioneering Man, His Mercurial Mind and a Society In Limbo.
Lowell Klessig's posthumously-released story, infused with reflections by his son Lukas, provides an intimate window into one man's life in flux with bipolar disorder. As the author narrates a postwar upbringing and describes the manic-depressive travails of developing his identity, he offers us a view into the turmoil of the times - and of his mind.
Through mania- and danger-filled months fighting for Civil Rights, protesting the Vietnam War and furthering the Conservation Movement, we see the purpose that sustained him. Through darkened panes, we witness the isolation and malaise of depressive winters that nearly took his life. This masterful chronicle allows us to peer into a restless and kinetic existence in one moment and a chasm of fatigue and hopelessness on the next page.
It's a bipolar journey that you won't ever forget.
- Media
- Ebook
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, Health & Wellness, Nonfiction
- Offered by
- LukasK_Author (Author)
- Batch
- October 2023 Ends: 2023-10-25, 06:00 PM EDT
- On Sale
- 2023-04-25
- Countries
- Available in all countries
- Links
- Book Information
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Elevator Pitch:
A deceased father and alive son discuss the development of the father's bipolar condition during the turmoil of the 1960s and explore the insights into better mental health that readers can learn from his dramatic story.