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The night the lights went out a memoir of life after brain damage

The fan-favorite Defector and former Deadspin columnist shares his long recovery from a catastrophic brain hemorrhage and how he learned to live with a broken mind as he tried to figure out who this new person is, in this fascinating, darkly funny comeback story.

Main Author: Magary, Drew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Harmony Books, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Magary, Drew > Health.
Brain > Wounds and injuries > Patients > United States > Biography.
Brain > Wounds and injuries > Patients > Rehabilitation > United States.
Authors > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Summary: The fan-favorite Defector and former Deadspin columnist shares his long recovery from a catastrophic brain hemorrhage and how he learned to live with a broken mind as he tried to figure out who this new person is, in this fascinating, darkly funny comeback story.
Physical Description: xvii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780593232712
0593232712
Author Notes: Drew Magary , a co-founder of Defector and a columnist for SF Gate, wrote at Deadspin for over a decade before quitting with the rest of the staff en masse in protest. He's the author of three novels, including Point B, The Hike, and The Postmortal . He lives in Maryland with his wife, his three kids, his dog, and 95 percent of a functioning brain.

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