I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me: A Memoir - Hardcover

Breslin, Jimmy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786209712 ISBN 13: 9780786209712

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1997

Synopsis

NonfictionLarge Print EditionHis memoir is as tough as the streets of New York, and as sensitive as a poet in search of the truth. starred, Publishers WeeklyCall it a miracle, fate, pure luck, or just another day in the city, but in 1994 Jimmy Breslin narrowly escaped death after doctors discovered an aneurysm in his brain that could have burst and killed him at any moment. Opting to try a risky surgical procedure and surviving prompted him to take stock of his remarkable life. From his rocky childhood in Queens to his legendary career as a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, this is the unforgettable memoir of a man confronting mortality as he assesses the meaning and measure of his life.

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Review:

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jimmy Breslin reflects on his life after surviving a brain aneurysm in I Want To Thank My Brain For Remembering Me. From his childhood in Queens, to covering stories on Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and the Beatles, to his family and reverence for Catholicism, to the discovery, by "pure luck," that something was wrong, Breslin recalls the events and people of his past and the meaning they have for him in the present. This is his personal tribute to the magic of medicine and the fragility of all life. As Breslin concludes after the success of his operation, "things turned out pretty well."

From the Back Cover:

Call it a miracle, fate, pure luck, or just another day in the city where nothing is usual, but in 1991 Jimmy Breslin narrowly escaped death - which inspired him to write this book about his life. Two years ago, Breslin was having trouble getting his left eyelid to open and close. This was too peculiar to ignore, so Breslin decided to pay a rare visit to his doctor. As it turned out, the eyelid was a matter of nerves. But extensive testing revealed something unrelated and life-threatening: he had an aneurysm in his brain - a thin, ballooned artery wall that could burst and kill him at any moment unless he opted for a risky surgical procedure. Breslin agreed to the surgery and at age sixty-five, grateful for this miracle (what else could you call it?), began taking stock of his remarkable life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0786209712
• ISBN 13: 9780786209712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 374