{"product_id":"a-revolution-of-the-mind-paperback","title":"A Revolution of the Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMv Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the chilly gray of her hometown on Chicago's North Shore to a palm-speckled, sun-drenched California campus, young Ellen Boo Harvey is caught in a depressive descent into mania and melancholy that no one around her has the language, energy, or courage to look squarely in the face. Unheard or dismissed by her family and friends, Boo is forced to grapple with the ferocity of her Madness and the intricacies of her mind alone -- careening from mental paralysis and near-invalidity to recovery and back again.\u003cbr\u003eDespite every privilege afforded to her as the well-heeled daughter of a blue blood family, Boo's trajectory seems terminally inescapable until she meets Jude, a suicidal advocate for the mentally ill in Chicago, who teaches her how to rail against the machines and structures that work around the clock to render an entire class of Americans politically invisible and permanently broken.\u003cbr\u003eAn assiduous and provocative debut, MV Perry's \u003ci\u003eA Revolution of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts political manifesto, tortured self-portrait, and call to action that gazes unflinchingly at the causes and manifestations of contemporary American Madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the chilly gray of her hometown on Chicago's North Shore to a palm-speckled, sun-drenched California campus, young Ellen Boo Harvey is caught in a depressive descent into mania and melancholy that no one around her has the language, energy, or courage to look squarely in the face. Unheard or dismissed by her family and friends, Boo is forced to grapple with the ferocity of her Madness and the intricacies of her mind alone -- careening from mental paralysis and near-invalidity to recovery and back again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite every privilege afforded to her as the well-heeled daughter of a blue blood family, Boo's trajectory seems terminally inescapable until she meets Jude, a suicidal advocate for the mentally ill in Chicago, who teaches her how to rail against the machines and structures that work around the clock to render an entire class of Americans politically invisible and permanently broken. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn assiduous and provocative debut, MV Perry's \u003ci\u003eA Revolution of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts political manifesto, tortured self-portrait, and call to action that gazes unflinchingly at the causes and manifestations of contemporary American Madness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcclaim for \u003ci\u003eA Revolution of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A provocative, emotional novel unafraid to bare its teeth.\" -\u003ci\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Whether \u003ci\u003eA Revolution of The Mind\u003c\/i\u003e garners the large audience it deserves remains to be seen, but in my opinion, Author Perry has penned a winner in this illuminating and meticulously edited read.\" - \u003ci\u003ePacific Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a complex and powerful work...\u003ci\u003eA Revolution of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003ehits hard...\" -\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 4\/5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4\/5 Rating - \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e Clarion Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRECOMMENDED rating from \u003ci\u003eU.S. Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392276316338,"sku":"9780578314044","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7314fd26470593aaa2d4fd0de6e51810.webp?v=1777959633","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-revolution-of-the-mind-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}