{"product_id":"the-shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves-paperback","title":"The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves - 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\u003eSiri Hustvedt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this unique neurological memoir Siri Hustvedt attempts to solve her own mysterious condition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile speaking at a memorial event for her father in 2006, Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: a calm orator and a shuddering wreck. Then the seizures happened again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shaking Woman\u003c\/i\u003e tracks Hustvedt's search for a diagnosis, one that takes her inside the thought processes of several scientific disciplines, each one of which offers a distinct perspective on her paroxysms but no ready solution. In the process, she finds herself entangled in fundamental questions: What is the relationship between brain and mind? How do we remember? What is the self? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring her investigations, Hustvedt joins a discussion group in which neurologists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and brain scientists trade ideas to develop a new field: neuropsychoanalysis. She volunteers as a writing teacher for psychiatric in-patients at the Payne Whitney clinic in New York City and unearths precedents in medical history that illuminate the origins of and shifts in our theories about the mind-body problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Shaking Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Hustvedt synthesizes her experience and research into a compelling mystery: Who is the shaking woman? In the end, the story she tells becomes, in the words of George Makari, author of\u003ci\u003eRevolution in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant illumination for us all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiri Hustvedt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrows of an American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blindfold\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Enchantment of Lily Dahl\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the collections of essays, \u003ci\u003eA Plea for Eros\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMysteries of the Rectangle\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Paul Auster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467914690813,"sku":"9780312429577","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QksyVnBNRmNDWVZIS3luZytNM0ZRdz09.webp?v=1777281436","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}