{"product_id":"the-rapids-sam-twyford-moore-9781487507824","title":"The Rapids: Ways of Looking at Mania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rapids\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of manic depression (also known as bipolar disorder). With reflections on artists such as Carrie Fisher, Kanye West, Saul Bellow, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Spalding Gray, Sam Twyford-Moore takes readers on a literary and cultural tour of mania and what it means to live with a diagnosis of \"bipolarity\" in contemporary society. He also looks at the condition in our digital world, where someone's manic episode can unfold live in real time, watched by millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis own story, told unflinchingly, is shocking and sometimes darkly comic. It gives the book an edge that is not always comfortable but full of insight and empathy. Smart, lively, and well-researched, \u003ci\u003eThe Rapids\u003c\/i\u003e manages to be both a wild ride and introspective at once, exploring a condition that touches thousands of people, directly or indirectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Twyford-Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487507828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487507824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aevo Utp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Sam Twyford-Moore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46825831071999,"sku":"9781487507824","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ccb97bd-f2af-4d6d-9e47-5819e1fb689c.jpg?v=1746073752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rapids-sam-twyford-moore-9781487507824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}