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First came Colden, a deeply-depressed paranoid intent on ending his own life. Then came Wick, a flamboyant concert promoter fueled by electroshock therapy-induced mania and grandiose illusions. Unable to regain control of his own life, Josh watched helplessly as Colden and Wick steered him on a bizarre ride from bucolic Central New York State, to the steamy Mississippi Delta and New York City — with stops along the way in the county jail, a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, and divorce court. Josh’s ability to fall back on his scientific training and objectively observe and document what was happening makes his memoir a compelling read. It may also in part explain his eventual recovery.