Jennifer Fever: Older Men, Younger Women

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Gordon,Barbara

Psychology & Counseling

HarperCollins, Publishers

Barbara Gordon's groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she does--a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan. But beneath the faÃ§ade, Barbara's life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor, a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling anxiety attacks. A formerly strong, independent, successful woman, Barbara's life becomes a nightmare of paralysis and fear. When Barbara finds herself unable to leave her apartment or walk the streets of New York alone, she decides to take charge of her life. She doesn't want pills, she wants answers. Instead of ending her fears, quitting the medicine leads to the unraveling of what she thought was her perfect life, and Barbara becomes a casualty of a flawed and inept mental health system. Barbara had often spoken for the voiceless in her films, but she suddenly finds herself powerless, without a voice of her own. Though she feels frightened and misunderstood, the tenderness and love of another young patient, Jim, helps Barbara rediscover her voice and her identity. In the years since her memoir was first published, thousands of readers all over the world have read her book, followed her descent into hell, traveled with her along the bumpy road to recovery, and celebrated as she creates a new life. I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can is a strikingly honest look at a life gone off the rails. Throughout her journey, Gordon's hope and strength make her an incredible heroine worth rooting for.

I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can

Addiction & Recovery

Harper&Row

Jessica Lenhart uncovers corporate conspiracy while researching a documentary film for New York public television and struggles to cope with the demands of her career on her private life

Defects of the Heart

Literature & Fiction

United States

Harpercollins

Probes the psychological motivations of older men who leave their wives for younger women and explores the consequences for all three members of the triangle

Jennifer Fever: Older Men--Younger Women

Self-Help

Relationships

I'M DANCING As FAST as I CAN

An Emmy-winning TV producer recounts her Valium-induced breakdown, her stays in two mental hospitals, and her struggle to begin a new life

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Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design Careers

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

McGraw=Hill

Barbara had it all: a successful career as an award-winning documentary film maker, a strong relationship, and plenty of friends.  But a lingering problem with anxiety drew her into a dangerous Valium addiction.  Her story is an honest, gripping look into addiction, her ill-advised "cold-turkey" withdrawal and the hospitalizations that followed, the worst the psychiatric field has to offer, and her painful yet persistent pathway back to functioning.  Through it all, Gordon is a beacon of hope, actively choosing life over the alternative, even after journeying to the darkest depths of the human psyche.This beautifully written classic is a must read for anyone battling their own psychological demons, anyone in the mental health field, and everyone in need of an inspiring survivor story.

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Hamish Hamilton

Pan.

Describes a program using the power of an individual's "Bio-Energy" to help readers break the bonds of addiction and regain control of their lives

Cure Your Cravings: Learn to Use This Revolutionary System to Conquer Compulsions

Shubentsov, Yefim

Perigee Trade

Jennifer Fever: Why Older Men Pursue Younger Women

Berkley Publishing Group

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