The Maniac with No Knees

Told with searing candor and a hefty pinch of self-deprecating humor, THE MANIAC WITH NO KNEES is a blistering account of how author Tyler Kania navigated rugby playing, coaching, and a cryptocurrency start-up, among other pursuits, while wrestling with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, which was finally confirmed in 2022. Triggered in part by a catastrophic knee injury that derailed his rugby career in 2016, Kania’s manic episodes increased, leading him take risks and challenge confines which often resulted in success, yet bouts of crippling suicidal depression followed the failures. Whip-smart, entertaining, and inspiring, THE MANIAC WITH NO KNEES deserves a broad audience.