The acclaimed comic memoir by the popular New York Press columnist. ...

"An extraordinary emotional ride. It is maniacally aglow with a born storyteller's gifts of observation and an amiably deranged sense of humor."-- TheThomas Pynchon

"Knipfel may be blind, but his artistic vision is as stunning as a sunset over the Brooklyn Bridge....It's not like any of the other memoirs you're reading."-- Entertainment Weekly

"Life hasn't been easy for Jim Knipfel. He's blind. He has an inoperable brain tumor. He's got a drinking problem. He's been in and out of mental hospitals. He's attempted suicide. But he's managed to keep his sense of humor..."-- Boston Herald

"Funny, heroic, and yes, entertaining...remarkable elan and some wicked black humor."-- New York Times

"Illuminating...Knipfel's memoirs focus on a time when his marriage was failing, his visual field was shrinking, and an inoperable tumor in his brain was giving him seizures and suicidal depression. While this may sound like the makings of a dreary and pitiful tale of woe, it is anything but. Knipfel's bizarre antics...provoke laughter, not tears...sharp and wickedly funny."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A vision of brave and astonishing impact."-- Mirabella

"A book that can only be called inspirational...he never loses his appreciation for the basic absurdity of life."-- Newsday

"A modern Odyssey."-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"For a guy who has attempted suicide several times, he sure is funny."-- Chicago Sun-Times