The Chair and the Valley
By Banning Lyon
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
By Banning Lyon
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
By Banning Lyon
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
By Banning Lyon
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
By Banning Lyon
Read by Banning Lyon, Jonathan Eig and Maria Shriver
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
By Banning Lyon
Read by Banning Lyon, Jonathan Eig and Maria Shriver
Foreword by Jonathan Eig
Category: Biography & Memoir | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Psychology
Category: Biography & Memoir | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Psychology
Category: Biography & Memoir | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Psychology | Audiobooks
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$29.00
Jun 04, 2024 | ISBN 9780593657133
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Jun 04, 2024 | ISBN 9780593657140
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Jun 04, 2024 | ISBN 9780593911907
642 Minutes
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Praise
“Banning Lyon’s story is a testament to the power of found family and the hard-earned resilience that can come over time with love.”—Maria Shriver
“What a beautiful, challenging, difficult, and ultimately empowering book. It’s impossible to read The Chair and the Valley without feeling moved.”
—Chris Guillebeau, author of The Happiness of Pursuit and The Art of Non-Conformity
“Banning Lyon’s deep, dark and beautifully written debut memoir offers a brave expose of a corrupt psychiatric hospital chain, a poignant testament to the power of human resilience and a lyrical depiction of how nature – and love — can heal the wounded heart.” —Susan Shapiro, NYT bestselling author of The Forgiveness Tour and American Shield
“The Chair and the Valley is an engaging and aching memoir of family catastrophe, misuse of mental health care, loss, and redemption.” —Stephen Fried, best-selling author of RUSH and Thing of Beauty, co-author of A Common Struggle and Profiles in Mental Health Courage.
“A profoundly inspiring story for anyone seeking to conquer their own obstacles. With remarkable insight and generosity, Banning navigates readers through trauma, triumph, and the intricate steps in-between.” —Nabil Ayers, author of My Life in the Sunshine
“A heartfelt memoir and an urgent demand for higher standards of juvenile mental health care.” —Kirkus
“In this bracing, brilliant, and fury-inducing memoir…. Lyon has written a survival story like no other. With positively outstanding storytelling, this is a book that cannot be put down.” —Booklist
“As a teenager, Banning endured horrific abuse behind the locked doors of a mental institution that held he and many other teenagers captive as part a horrific insurance scandal. His memoir is an unapologetically honest story of survival and overcoming unspeakable trauma. It is an unflinching yet unexpectedly relatable story of redemption and finding family even when everyone has seemingly has abandoned you.” —Ben Moon, author of Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime
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