Download or read book The Ticking Is the Bomb: A Memoir written by Nick Flynn and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haunted by a history of addiction, his unsteady father and a longing to connect with his mother who committed suicide, the author interweaves passages from his childhood, his relationships with women and his concern over the post-9/11 world of terror, torture and political crimes. By the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City.