
Surfing the Edge
a survivor's guide to bipolar disorder
Adam Dickson (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-9934776-0-7 (ISBN)
Description
The TV's on
The computer's on
The stereo's on
Sleep is a waste of time
Welcome to the world of Bipolar Disorder, a journey to the outer edges of the mind.
A story told with humour, honesty and insight by Adam, Faye and Alastair, three survivors who have experienced the illness first hand. With contributions from Mental Health professional, Chris Kelly.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9934776-0-7 (9780993477607)
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Adam Dickson was a student of Bill Stanton's Writer's Tutorial for several years, learning the craft of writing fiction. The Butterfly Collector is his first novel. Drowning by Numbers, his second novel, was published in June 2013.
A lifetime fitness enthusiast, Adam suffered two massive brain seizures in 2003 and was left permanently disabled. In spite of this setback, he took up triathlon and began entering races, competing in Ironman UK in 2007. He co-authored Triathlon - Serious About Your Sport which was published by New Holland in May 2012. Two more titles on Swimming and Cycling were published in March 2013.
Adam has also written a book on mental health, Surfing the Edge - a survivors guide to bipolar disorder, which was published in October 2015.
His screenplay, Heart of a Murderer, is based on a real-life murder case that caused a media sensation in England in 1946. Filming is scheduled in Bournemouth and London for September 2018.