{"product_id":"operators-and-things-the-inner-life-of-a-schizophrenic-paperback","title":"Operators and Things: The Inner Life of a Schizophrenic - 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\u003eMelanie Villines\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eColleen Delegan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Maccoby Ph. D.\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReissue of the 1958 classic true story of a woman's descent into schizophrenia and her journey back to sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"O'Brien has produced a work of brilliance and power, evoking a combination of Kafka and Joyce, with a touch of Orwell.\" Robert R. Kirsch, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An absorbing account of life in the dream world of a schizophrenic.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For six months she travels around the country on Greyhound buses, captive of the Operators, who push and pull, torment, confuse, and exhaust her. And at the end of her time of madness, she understands precisely what has been happening. Her insight is penetrating and irresistible. Her writing is delectable. She displays gut-wrenching humor and pungent metaphor with an eloquent, eminently readable style. This book is enthusiastically recommended.\" \u003ci\u003eCoevolution Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing recollections.\" \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Striking autobiography.\" \u003ci\u003ePhenomenological Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brilliantly reveals what the unconscious is like.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Trade List Annual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...the author is contributing irreplaceably to our knowledge.\" \u003ci\u003eArchives of General Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully lucid autobiographical description of a psychotic episode that lasted six months whose healing motion is clear.\" R.D. Laing, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With penetration and satisfying imagery, Miss O'Brien (a pseudonym) describes her psychosis, from which unaccountably and spontaneously she recovers.\" William F. Buckley, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym for a woman who experienced a six-month psychotic break during the 1950s and wrote about it in \u003ci\u003eOperators and Things\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1958. She was last heard from in 1976, when she wrote a new chapter entitled \"The New Minority\" for a paperback edition of the book. At the time, her author's biography read: \"Barbara O'Brien is now fully recovered and lives outside Los Angeles, California.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Maccoby, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a psychoanalyst and anthropologist globally recognized as an expert on leadership for his research, writing, and projects to improve organizations and work. He has authored or co-authored twelve books and consulted to companies, governments, the World Bank, unions, research and development centers and laboratories, universities, and orphanages in twenty-six countries. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOLLEEN DELEGAN\u003c\/b\u003e's first life was an advertising creative director. Her second life is a screenwriter, novelist, and television writer. She is hoping for a third and final life as a wealthy nomad. She currently lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMELANIE VILLINES\u003c\/b\u003e is a critically acclaimed novelist, playwright, screenwriter, television writer, and biographer. Born and raised in Chicago, she lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44467594133606,"sku":"9780615509280","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bGZxYnh2YUZsYUhQVVBldVlKaTVsUT09.webp?v=1770645041","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/operators-and-things-the-inner-life-of-a-schizophrenic-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}