Robert A. Bernstein

Broschiertes Buch

The Sheik and the Shadow: A Memoir of Brotherly Bond, Celebrity, and Madness Volume 1

Beschreibung

"Bernstein's suspenseful memoir offers an honest, often wryly humorous, account of brotherly love gone wrong, the chaos of mental illness, and the potential villainy of worldwide celebrity. Each chapter begs you to read 'just one more' and to cheer on this survivor of a 'loony bin of last resort.'"--PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Edgar Allan Poe AwardA gripping tale of Bob Bernstein's journey as the envious younger brother of Morey Bernstein, world-famous hypnotist and author of "The Search for Bridey Murphy." Here, Bernstein offers an inside account of the 1950s Bridey Murphy reincarnation phenomenon from hobby to worldwide fame, while chronicling his own suicide attempts, battles with schizophrenia, and stays in mental institutions, before finding success with a long career in journalism and law as his brother descended to a bizarre, reclusive end.

Autor

When Bob Bernstein was 30, his older brother, Morey, published a book later described by the New York Times as a "sensation" that created "a cultural brush fire." Meanwhile, Bob was labeled schizophrenic, and locked-up with a group of creatures from his most nightmarish snake-pit fantasies.Bob would go on to a successful career in journalism and law--working as a reporter and columnist for the Montgomery County Sentinel, graduating first in his law school class, serving as an appellate lawyer with the Tax Division in the United States Department of Justice, and working as a tenured law professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.Bob's first book, "Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together" (De Capo Press, 1995, 2003), won the 1996 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. His other book is "Families of Value: Personal Profiles of Pioneering Lesbian and Gay Parents" (De Capo Press, 2009). His essays have appeared in scores of newspapers and magazines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Neil Investments Inc
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781543966497
• ISBN-10: 1543966497
• Artikelnr.: 60885629