{"product_id":"asylum-paperback-12","title":"Asylum - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Seabrook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoe Ollmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most honest and haunting accounts of the struggle for mental health in literature. -- \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute alcoholism. His sincere, self-critical appraisal of his experiences offers a highly interesting look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. \u003cbr\u003eVery few people could be as honest as Seabrook is here, noted \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and it is honesty plus the talent Seabrook has already had that makes a book of this sort first-rate. This edition of the soul-baring narrative features a new graphic novel-style introduction by Joe Ollmann, who also created the cover art.\u003cbr\u003eWith zombies in vogue and his books coming back onto the market after decades out of print, maybe old Willie Seabrook, the lost king of the weird, can finally get the recognition and infamy he earned. ― Benjamin Welton, Vice.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist and explorer William Seabrook (1884-1945) possessed a fascination with the occult that led him across the globe to study magic rituals, train as a witch doctor, and sample human flesh. In addition to publishing more than a dozen books, he wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176215482503,"sku":"9780486798103","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ca811d4051d86ab3cb208728324f7bef.webp?v=1733387934","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/asylum-paperback-12","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}