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100 1  Ricke, Thomas,|eauthor. 
245 10 Lucky to be alive /|cThomas Ricke. 
264  1 Littleton, Colorado :|bIllumify Media Global,|c[2020] 
300    240 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    Mental illness wasn't the end of his story  Thomas Ricke 
       was an award-winning journalist. He contributed articles 
       to some of the biggest newspapers and magazines in the 
       country and worked as the chief speechwriter for the 
       governor of New York. Later, he became Senior Vice 
       President of Kraft foods.  And he suffered with manic 
       depression. In Lucky to Be Alive, Ricke recounts his story
       of profound loss as a result of bipolar disorder. 
       Corporate jets, country clubs and White House visits were 
       replaced by locked psychiatric wards and electric shock 
       treatments (over 200!).  But it's also a story of a 
       remarkable recovery, inner strength, and determination. 
       His "one in a million" recovery is a lifeline of hope for 
       anyone suffering from severe manic depression and its 
       powerful suicidal commands. 
600 10 Ricke, Thomas. 
650  0 Bipolar disorder|vBiography.