{"product_id":"the-hardest-part-of-schizophrenia-is-spelling-schizophrenia-a-memoir-byron-bowers-hardcover","title":"The Hardest Part of Schizophrenia Is Spelling Schizophrenia: A Memoir -- Byron Bowers, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eComedian and actor Byron Bowers' wild, funny, and fearless memoir proves that healing can be a psychedelic experience--and that sometimes the only way to tell the truth is to laugh about it. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Byron Bowers is a comic's comic--the guy other comedians watch from the back of the room wondering how he just pulled that off. His sets dive into spirituality, race, the dollar, and manhood--and sometimes he wings half of it on the spot. Most comics turn pain into jokes. Byron turns it into something stranger and deeper. And it all started with his father, a paranoid-schizophrenic visionary who accidentally taught him how to break reality open. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part confession, part stand-up set, \u003ci\u003eThe Hardest Part of Schizophrenia is Spelling Schizophrenia\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers from a childhood shadowed by loss in Georgia to the surreal absurdities of Hollywood. Each stop along the way is shaped by survival: hoop dreams and a basketball scholarship, hustling crack on a Christian campus, getting shot at, and standing on the edge of both suicide and homicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Determined not to let his past define him, Byron made it his mission to turn pain into purpose. He started grinding in Atlanta's comedy clubs, earning his stripes one late-night set at a time, before heading west where he became a regular at the legendary Comedy Store and began landing breakout film and television roles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Byron dismisses the idea that reality's rules can't be rewritten. His story educates, enlightens, and ultimately inspires anyone who refuses to let adversity stand between them and the peace found in the journey itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byron Bowers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306828454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Bowers\u003c\/b\u003e is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his roles in \u003ci\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwarm\u003c\/i\u003e, and as the Marvel hero Doorman. As a comedian, Byron has performed at Just for Laughs, SXSW, and Austin City Limits, and released his comedy special \u003ci\u003eSpiritual N\u003c\/i\u003e***, * an hour blending humor and spirituality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Seabaugh\u003c\/b\u003e is a documentarian and author who chronicles the world of stand-up comedy. As a journalist of more than two decades, Seabaugh covered the art form for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood Reporter, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVariety, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003eand numerous alt-weeklies.","brand":"Byron Bowers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67584517538020,"sku":"9780306828454","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780306828454.jpg?v=1792050487","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-hardest-part-of-schizophrenia-is-spelling-schizophrenia-a-memoir-byron-bowers-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}