{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-innocence-growing-up-bipolar-9781439176245","title":"The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eManic\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea gripping and eloquent account of the unfolding of her debilitating bipolar disorder during her childhood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author blends a pitch-perfect childlike voice with keen adult observation as she shares her heartrending, groundbreaking insider's look into the fascinating and frightening world of childhood bipolar disorder. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with her first suicide attempt at age seven, Terri Cheney was held hostage by her roller-coaster moods, veering from easy A-pluses to total paralysis, from bouts of obsessive hypersexuality to episodes of alcoholic abandon that nearly cost her her life. On the outside, her world appeared perfect. She was pretty and smart, an academic superstar and popular cheerleader. Yet her inner world was chaos, a well-guarded secret too troubling, too painful to fathom even thirty years later in her bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eManic, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was lauded as \"chilling\" and \"brilliant\" by \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Innocence, \u003c\/i\u003eher eye-opening follow-up\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eTerri shares her poignant and compelling journey from a childhood of disaster and despair to hope and survival, an informative first-person account of a dark beast that preys on a staggering one million children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4066622\"\u003eTerri Cheney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.42w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439176245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439176248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY022030\"\u003ePsychopathology | Bipolar Disorder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY004000\"\u003eDevelopmental | Child\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerri Cheney\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eonce\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ea successful entertainment attorney, now devotes her advocacy talents to the cause of mental illness. Her writings about bipolar disorder have been featured in countless articles and popular blogs. She resides in Los Angeles.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835497316491,"sku":"9781439176245","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4137f810-c3e8-4519-8e42-f71854ce6c47.jpg?v=1755668047","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-innocence-growing-up-bipolar-9781439176245","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}