Torn Apart - The True Story of a Childhood Lost

Informationen zum Autor JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family. Klappentext Patterson's non-fiction debut, looking at the life of Cory Friedman, who has a rare combination of Tourette Syndrome, OCD, Anxiety Disorder and other neurological conditions. He and his family spent 15 years searching for a cure, seeing 13 doctors and trying 60 different medicines. On the brink of despair, he was sent to a wilderness survival camp in Utah. 'Highly readable and emotionally affecting' "Mirror" Zusammenfassung Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. before long, overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force. Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette's syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and other neurological conditions.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James Patterson, Patterson James
• Verlag: Arrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.09.2009
• EAN: 9780099522843
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952284-3
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Ratgeber > Lebenshilfe, Alltag > Lebensführung, Persönliche Entwicklung; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients), Coping with personal problems, Child & developmental psychology, Care of the mentally ill, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Care of people with mental health issues, Coping with personal, social and health topics