Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors
by Evan Handler
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From the moment a doctor who looks like Richard Nixon informs him he has leukemia, Evan Handler sweeps us into the experience of his illnessand recoveryspinning a delicate balance of humor and wisdom, anger and hope, that redefines the literature on facing adversity. Evan Handler has played leading roles in seven broadway productions. This book is based on his hit off-Broadway play, which THE NEW YORK TIMES called laceratingly funny and self-revealing.Tags
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A superb memoir of what it's like dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. (I'm glad to see from IMDb that he's not only alive, he's been in two of my favorite TV shows, The West Wing and Six Feet Under.)
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Has the (non-series) sequel
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 362.1 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Social Welfare People with physical illnesses
- LCC
- RC643 .H286 — Medicine Internal medicine Internal medicine Specialties of internal medicine Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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