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  1. A Prophet Operating at a Loss
    A Prophet Operating at a Loss
  2. Fragments of My Life: A Journal About Manic Depression and Its Companion Illnesses
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  3. No Backup : My Life as a Female FBI Special Agent
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  4. Heart of a Victim In Harm’s Way: Surviving Nightmarish Deeds of Darkness as a Spouse Reveals Secret Sins
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  5. To Live in the Center of the Moment: Literary Autobiographies of Aging (Age Studies)
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  6. February Light: A Love Letter to the Seasons During a Year of Cancer and Recovery
    February Light: A Love Letter to the Seasons During a Year of Cancer and Recovery
  7. Remember Me: Memoir of David
    Remember Me: Memoir of David
  8. Chronicles of Graduate School : Perils of the Ph.D.
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  9. South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage
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  10. Four Generations from Maoridom: The Memoirs of a South Island Kaumatua and Fisherman
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  11. They Broke the Mold
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  12. Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw Through Time
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  13. Don't You Dare Give Up
    Don't You Dare Give Up
  14. Dog in Blue: A Correctional Officer's Rambling's
    Dog in Blue: A Correctional Officer's Rambling's
  15. Expecting : One Man's Uncensored Memoir of Pregnancy
    Expecting : One Man's Uncensored Memoir of Pregnancy
  16. Close to the Bone: Memoirs of Hurt, Rage, and Desire
    Close to the Bone: Memoirs of Hurt, Rage, and Desire
  17. I Never Told This Story Before
    I Never Told This Story Before
  18. I Survived
    I Survived
  19. Double Take
    Double Take
  20. Standing The Watch: Memories of a home death
    Standing The Watch: Memories of a home death
  21. Zone Pliceman 88
    Zone Pliceman 88
  22. Born to Spy: Recollections of a CIA Case Officer
    Born to Spy: Recollections of a CIA Case Officer
  23. Prince of the City
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  24. Out of the Grave
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  25. Anonymity
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A Prophet Operating at a Loss
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Prophet Operating at a Loss
  • Zane Bond..a unique character
  • Into the Shadows of One Mind
  • a fast-forward ride!
  • "out of the box" reading!
 A Prophet Operating at a Loss
Zane Bond
Manufacturer: Writers Club Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0595183093

Book Description

The triumph and tragedy of the Bonds, one of the more influential families in the U.S. today.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Prophet Operating at a Loss.......2002-09-30

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!

5 out of 5 stars Zane Bond..a unique character.......2002-09-18

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!!

5 out of 5 stars Into the Shadows of One Mind.......2002-06-20

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.

4 out of 5 stars a fast-forward ride!.......2002-03-26

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?

4 out of 5 stars "out of the box" reading!.......2002-03-17

This book offers an interesting perspective into a distorted mind, similar in fashion to the movie "A beautiful mind". Normal people have a hard time imagining the way a schizophrenic or manic depressive mind operates. This book opens a window into the thought processes of Zane Bond, who suffers from manic depression and an odd sense of humor. He frankly discusses his travails over the years to overcome the urges. Zane Bond is not a genius like John Nash, but nevertheless if you found the Nash story insightful, you'll find this one equally so.

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