A Prophet Operating at a Loss

by Lucy Freeman and Zane Bond

This is the tragedy and triumph of the Bonds, one of the more influential families in America today. My dad played int "A Streetcar Named Desire." My brother Jonathan is president and co-founder of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595183093
• ISBN13: 9780595183098
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Prophet Operating at a Loss

No one in the world knows Zane better than I do. He wrote a good book that runs the gambit of his experiences. Mania or depression are hollow words that bounce off my heart and simply encourage my love for him. I see a man wrapped-up in his work, as a Coin Dealer and a Writer. I see a man who likes to sleep too much, an drive too slow one day, and too fast the next. I see the man I love. I see a different man than the one I married in 1985, and I see a book that captured his spirit!

Zane Bond..a unique character

Wow...1000 words.....I'd need a library to tell you about Zane Bond........I've known this gent for over 30 years and he is a Michelangelo..still in the works.I have travelled the USA with Zane....certainly an unusual way of perceiving life. I would reccomend this book to those who are looking for an escape from the mundane.Power packed with rip-roaring anecdotes.I would safely say you will enjoy the book in its entirety.Zane told me he will refund anyones money 10x if they donot think this is the greatest book ever published!!

Into the Shadows of One Mind

Zane Bond has the unique ability to wander through the fields of his mind unhindered by all the mazes, between sunny knolls & mud flats, through happy times and those which are painful. He has allowed his reader the chance to not only get into his private world, but to see, first-hand the workings of a mind teetering on the edge. With the help and support of his loving family, friends, and a few total strangers he has managed to not only survive the nightmares of his bi-polar disorder, but to enlighten us all. Many thanks to this courageous man.

a fast-forward ride!

A life & death struggle to survive the mental illness of manic/depression.Reviewing a memoir about a manic/depressive's story is a challenge. Be forewarned this book is one helluva fast-forward ride! I guarantee during the time it takes you to read A PROPHET OPERATING AT A LOSS, you will not see your life in the same way, & perhaps, never the same way again!For the most part, Zane Bond is coherent & articulate - until you think about what he has written & then you get a whiff of seething synapses & the taste of burnt brain cells. Zane Bond has a way with words & has been considerate of his readers by keeping his paragraphs short, even though the leaps between them sometimes seem like black holes. His chapters range through a forest of memories, philosophies & insights. While I occasionally became lost or overcome, A PROPHET OPERATING AT A LOSS is a remarkable effort that will leave you breathless & thinking! What more do you want from a book?

brave and strong, how a man conquered manic depression

What an incredible story...Let's go for a journey inside the head of a "crazy man", a man in and out of mental institutions his whole life, a man society has often discarded but who refused to give up. And as a society we can learn that just to survive the day to day torture of mental illness is to perhaps the greatest and bravest feat possible, a feat most of us can't begin to fathom. How interesting it is to read of the trials and travels of Mr. Bond throughout his life. He describes his experiences with amazing candor, wit and charm, evoking immense sadness coupled with the kind of laughter that you just have to let out loud! At times what he conjures up is a bit "out there" but is fabulous to read as it fits right in there with Mr. Bond's unique personality. Thank you Mr. Bond for a very personal inside view of a mind saddled with the horrific illness called manic depression and thank God you didn't succeed with that cord around your neck!