{"product_id":"how-not-to-kill-yourself-a-portrait-of-the-suicidal-mind-paperback","title":"How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClancy Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME'\u003c\/i\u003eS 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS'\u003c\/i\u003e PICKS\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE'S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR \u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e ONE OF \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR- \u003c\/b\u003eAn intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there's always another solution--from the acclaimed writer and philosophy professor, based on his viral essay, \"I'm Still Here.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deep meditation that searches through Martin's past looking for answers about why he is the way he is, while also examining the role suicide has played in our culture for centuries, how it has evolved, and how philosophers have examined it.\" --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rock for people who've been troubled by suicidal ideation, or have someone in their lives who is.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you're going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say the true things, the scary things, the humiliating things. Because everybody who is being honest with themselves knows at least a little bit about the subject. If you lie or if you fudge, the reader will know.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. It was one of over ten attempts throughout the course of his life. But he didn't die, and like many who consider taking their own lives, he hid the attempt from his wife, family, coworkers, and students, slipping back into his daily life with a hoarse voice, a raw neck, and series of vague explanations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e How Not to Kill Yourself, \u003c\/i\u003e Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts in an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction. He argues that, for the vast majority of suicides, an attempt does not just come out of the blue, nor is it merely a violent reaction to a particular crisis or failure, but is the culmination of a host of long-standing issues. He also looks at the thinking of a number of great writers who have attempted suicide and detailed their experiences (such as David Foster Wallace, Yiyun Li, Akutagawa, Nelly Arcan, and others), at what the history of philosophy has to say both for and against suicide, and at the experiences of those who have reached out to him across the years to share their own struggles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result combines memoir with critical inquiry to powerfully give voice to what for many has long been incomprehensible, while showing those presently grappling with suicidal thoughts that they are not alone, and that the desire to kill oneself--like other self-destructive desires--is almost always temporary and avoidable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLANCY MARTIN \u003c\/b\u003eis the acclaimed author of the novel \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG) as well as numerous books on philosophy. A Guggenheim Fellow, his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and Ashoka University in New Delhi. He is the survivor of more than ten suicide attempts and a recovering alcoholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.99 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987407438125,"sku":"9780593466926","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/o4oa5l5unO9780593466926.webp?v=1776178539","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-not-to-kill-yourself-a-portrait-of-the-suicidal-mind-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}