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Joseph, Chris

 
9781905609079: Manicdotes - There's Madness in His Method
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1905609078 ISBN 13 : 9781905609079
Editeur : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Madness and genius are often said to be close bedfellows, although the link between the two is little understood.Chris Joseph has known both extremes, and in Manicdotes: There's Madness in His Method, he lays bare his struggle with bi-polar disorder and the condition's pendulum-like swing between creative dynamism and dark despair.After walking out of university and briefly dabbling with life as a Benedictine monk and nightclub bouncer, Chris went to work at a dilapidated North East iron foundry where he lost his right arm in a horrific industrial accident.The accident was the springboard to a new career in the world of advertising - and the trigger for the mental illness which was to blight his life.Having established his own award-winning agency - renowned for its off-the-wall creative thinking - Chris also used his considerable creative skills to publicise and settle High Court copyright and banking disputes with major corporations, most notably Barclays Bank.Manicdotes: There's Madness in His Method is a graphic, moving and frequently hilarious account of his life as a manic depressive, the highs which drove the creation of multi-million pound advertising campaigns giving way to bouts of deep depression and enforced hospitalisation.The stories can be read together or in isolation - they tell the tale of an extraordinary man whose struggle to overcome physical and mental obstacles will be an inspiration to anyone facing the stigma of mental illness.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Madness and genius are often said to be close bedfellows, although the link between the two is little understood. Chris Joseph has known both extremes, and in Manicdotes: There s Madness in His Method, he lays bare his struggle with bi-polar disorder and the condition s pendulum-like swing between creative dynamism and dark despair. After walking out of university and briefly dabbling with life as a Benedictine monk and nightclub bouncer, Chris went to work at a dilapidated North East iron foundry where he lost his right arm in a horrific industrial accident. The accident was the springboard to a new career in the world of advertising and the trigger for the mental illness which was to blight his life. Having established his own award-winning agency renowned for its off-the-wall creative thinking Chris also used his considerable creative skills to publicise and settle High Court copyright and banking disputes with major corporations, most notably Barclays Bank. Manicdotes: There s Madness in His Method is a graphic, moving and frequently hilarious account of his life as a manic depressive, the highs which drove the creation of multi-million pound advertising campaigns giving way to bouts of deep depression and enforced hospitalisation. The stories can be read together or in isolation they tell the tale of an extraordinary man whose struggle to overcome physical and mental obstacles will be an inspiration to anyone facing the stigma of mental illness.

Biographie de l'auteur

Chris Joseph walked out of university to become a priest. It was a tough decision, and the tasks set by the bishop, even tougher. From nightclub bouncer to Benedictine monk, he worked in a dilapidated iron foundry where he survived a horrific industrial accident. Disabled but undaunted, he finished his degree before joining the world of advertising. Having established his own award-winning agency in the heart of London s west end, he was struck down by mental illness and the inevitable stigma and chaos that accompany instability. He used his advertising skills to publicise and settle High Court copyright and banking disputes with several high profile multinational companies including Barclays Bank. Manicdotes-there s madness in his method is a series of short true humorous and horrific stories from Chris Joseph s life that can be read together or in isolation. They should give readers an insight into the joyful, painful, but certainly crazy world that he has inhabited where insanity often follows creativity. Whether its madness or genius you be the judge...!

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Éditeur
Austin Macauley Publishers
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1905609078
ISBN 13 
9781905609079
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
168
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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