{"product_id":"reasons-to-stay-alive-9780143128724","title":"Reasons to Stay Alive","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Library.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt Haig's accessible and life-affirming memoir of his struggle with depression, and how his triumph over the illness taught him to live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDestined to become a modern classic. --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. \u003ci\u003eReasons to Stay Alive \u003c\/i\u003eis Matt's inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease with the help of reading, writing, and the love of his parents and his girlfriend (and now-wife), Andrea. And eventually, he learned to appreciate life all the more for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone's lives are touched by mental illness: if we do not suffer from it ourselves, then we have a friend or loved one who does. Matt's frankness about his experiences is both inspiring to those who feel daunted by depression and illuminating to those who are mystified by it. Above all, his humor and encouragement never let us lose sight of hope. Speaking as his present self to his former self in the depths of depression, He is adamant that the oldest clich  is the truest--there is light at the end of the tunnel. He teaches us to celebrate the small joys and moments of peace that life brings, and reminds us that there are always reasons to stay alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Haig, Matt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143128724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Matt Haig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39389831692363,"sku":"9780143128724","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_4acf26f0-d087-46ff-a25d-ad52640b9bcf.jpg?v=1623123886","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/reasons-to-stay-alive-9780143128724","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}