Cracking the Walnut: How Being a Little Nuts Helped Me To Beat Prostate Cancer is an enlightening, entertaining and straight shooting depiction of a patient's experience with Prostate Cancer treatment. Unlike other survivor books, the writer isn’t strong-willed and must resort to all sorts of fanciful distractions, however nutty, to survive. Honest and brave, it portrays, in humorous detail, a patient’s apprehension, perceptions and serves as a confidence builder for all patients. Physicians call it eye-opener and something that will help them prepare patients to deal with prostate cancer or any illness. It was never my intent to write about my illness. I like to think my humorous take on life is the main characteristic of my creative endeavors and there is nothing funny about prostate cancer. It was only when faced with a feeling of deep dread that I turned to writing as a way of escape. I created an alternate persona, a sidekick, someone tough, someone not afraid, and someone who could kick my butt when my butt needed to be kicked. A fan of film noir, there could be only one character that fit the bill, Philip Marlowe. From that day forward when I saw doctors, underwent medical procedures I wasn't paralyzed by fear. I was Marlowe and Marlowe was me. As I dealt with my cancer, this fantasy led to others. I began to dream up stories about patients, doctors and naturally the nurses. These crazy diversions helped save my sanity and gave me the strength I needed to survive my ordeal. I hope Cracking The Walnut provides you with a similar distraction, especially during those fearful times when we can be our own worst enemy.I hope my book also gives you the courage to find your own distractions, even if they're a little nutty. Fortunately, I had the best medical care one could hope for and my cancer was caught in time. I can only wish the same for you. Cracking The Walnut:How Being a Little Nuts Helped Me To Beat Prostate Cancer is a mustread book for any physician who treats patients with prostate cancer as well as any patient diagnosed with possible prostate cancer. It was most informative about apprehensions and perceptions of a patient going through the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. It was a very readable and entertaining book and it will certainly help me to better prepare my patients and deal with their prostate cancer.Noel Friedland, MD internist Wychoff, NJVery enlightening, entertaining and straight shooting depiction of a patient's experience with Prostate Cancer treatment. An eye-opener for physicians and medical staff involved with patient care.Steven M. Berman, MD Eric Robespierre was born in New York City. He worked as a screenwriter, playwright, documentary film director and web designer. He has been an award wining advertising copywriter creating campaigns for Mitsubishi and Izod Lacoste. Together with Helen Brand, he wrote The Yummy Hunter's Guide: The Best-Tasting, Low-Calorie Foods And Where To Shop For Them gaining a spot as one of the top fifty most popular books on Amazon.com. In 2010 he wrote and self-published Cracking the Walnut: How Being a Little Nuts Helped Me to Beat Prostate Cancer a memoir of his fight to survive this deadly disease. The book has been described as "a must read for any physician who treats patients with prostate cancer as well as any patient diagnosed with possible prostate cancer."This month,  Eric will self-published Living Large in America: The Life and Times of The Family Ginsburg (pronounced Du Pont). A comedy in four seasons.