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Can I read Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City on EtoBox?
Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City by Barry Spunt (auth.) is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City about?
This book focuses on New York City-based actors and comedians who are self-acknowledged heroin users. Barry Spunt examines a number of hypotheses about the reasons why actors and comedians use heroin as well as the impact of heroin on performance, creativity, and career trajectory. A primary concern of the book is the role that subculture and identity play in helping us to understand the heroin use of these entertainers. Spunt captures the voices of actors and comedians through narrative account
Who reads Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Barry Spunt (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137599728
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Performing Arts
- Updated
- 2026-03-25