Short description
Here is the riveting tale of a man's lifelong battle to defeat his greatest enemy and to connect, cure himself, and finally live. A victim of prodigious depression, John Falk discovered Zoloft and set out to salvage himself--by becoming a correspondent in bloody Sarajevo.
Long description
His own chemistry was his worst enemy, and it took John Falk to some very strange places--from Garden City, Long Island, to sniper-infested Sarajevo during the Bosnian bloodbath. But through it all, in the face of chronic depression, Falk kept reaching out for the life he'd always wanted. Hello to All That is his story--crazed, comic, poignant, suspenseful, and hopeful.
Review
A searingly funny and moving account. -- Men's Journal Hello to All That is a testament to the strength and breadth of the memoir genre, a seemingly impossible match of subjects that turns into a riveting, raucous, and unforgettable reading experience. . . . [It] seems destined to achieve classic cult status, recognized for its huge artistic risks and unexpected dividends. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Haunting. -- The New York Times Manages to be both poignant and irresistibly funny at the same time . . . A brilliant, moving, hilarious, and altogether completely original memoir that will undoubtedly go down as an instant classic. --Sebastian Junger [A] riveting chronicle. -- Elle A complex and compelling tale . . . Harrowing. -- Portland Tribune