The Answer To The Riddle Is Me
David Stuart MacLean
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The Answer To The Riddle Is Me
Published
2014
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9780547519937
Description
"In 2002, at age twenty-eight, David MacLean "woke up" in a foreign land with his memory wiped clean. No money. No passport. No identity. Taken to a mental hospital by the police, MacLean then started to hallucinate so severely he had to be tied down. Soon he could remember song lyrics and scenes from television shows, but not his family, his friends, or the woman he loved. All of these symptoms, it turned out, were the result of the commonly prescribed malarial medication he was taking. Upon his return to the States, he struggled to piece together the fragments of his former life in a harrowing, absurd, and unforgettable journey back to himself. A deeply felt, closely researched, and intensely personal book, The Answer to the Riddle Is Me, drawn from MacLean's award-winning This American Life essay, confronts and celebrates the dark, mysterious depths of our psyches and the myriad ways we are all unknowable, especially to ourselves. "--
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The Answer To The Riddle Is Me?
This edition of The Answer To The Riddle Is Me has approximately 256 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Answer To The Riddle Is Me?
For most readers, The Answer To The Riddle Is Me typically takes between 5h 20m and 3h 33m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 64,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 16m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 9 days • Estimated word count: 64,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of The Answer To The Riddle Is Me?
The estimated word count for The Answer To The Riddle Is Me is approximately 64,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of The Answer To The Riddle Is Me?
The Answer To The Riddle Is Me was written by David Stuart MacLean.
When was The Answer To The Riddle Is Me published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2014. The original work may have been published on a different date.