NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 1993
"For Kaysen, writing well has been the best revenge."
When Kaysen was 18, in 1967, she was admitted to McLean Psychiatric Hospital outside Boston, where she would spend the next 18 months.
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FICTION
Released: March 1, 2006
"Graceful and quietly assured."
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"Bears enlightening and articulate witness to the sheer force of an oft-misunderstood disease."
Times Literary Supplement columnist Greenberg chronicles his 15-year-old daughter Sally's manic breakdown in vivid yet surprisingly detached prose.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2009
"Worthy, benign and readable, but not always lifelike."
NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2011
"A compelling coming-of-age follow-up to Manic."
Cheney (
Manic: A Memoir, 2008) writes with brutal honesty about her tumultuous childhood trapped in the clutches of the "Black Beast"--her metaphor for the out-of-control emotional states she now recognizes as early-childhood bipolar disorder.
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"A haunting story masterfully told."
LaPlante's literary novel explores uncharted territory, imagining herself into a mind, one slipping, fading, spinning away from her protagonist, a woman who may have murdered her best friend. Dr. Jennifer White lives in the dark, shadowy forest of forgetfulness.
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FICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
"Optimistic and creatively inspired assessments that occasionally overreach."
A psychiatrist and CNN regular examines commonly held notions of mental-health disorders and their potentials for "normalcy."
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NONFICTION
Released: June 14, 2012
"A welcome alternative approach to overtaxing our brains and then reaching for the pill bottle--should warrant serious attention."
A neurologist who specializes in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia explores how we can tap into "the neurology and physiology of our body's innate 'calm' mechanisms" to achieve greater health, happiness and success.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 1, 2012
"A refreshing look at a well-worked topic."
An internationally recognized authority on the relationship between stress and mental functioning explores how the same mechanisms that lay the basis for human creativity and expertise can also set us up for cognitive stagnation.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"A true treasure-trove of insight laced with humor and polished prose."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Warm and always humane, Witchel's narrative is a poignant, candid reminder of the new normal that now defines so many adult child-aging parent relationships."
A journalist's bittersweet memoir about coping with her mother's dementia by preparing her mother's recipes.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"Forney's story should resonate with those grappling with similar issues, while her artistry should appeal to a wide readership."
For anyone who loves graphic memoir or has concerns about bipolar swings, creativity and medication, this narrative will prove as engaging and informative as it is inspirational.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"A riveting look inside the human brain and its quirks."
Acclaimed British neurologist Sacks (Neurology and Psychiatry/Columbia Univ.;
The Mind's Eye, 2010, etc.) delves into the many different sorts of hallucinations that can be generated by the human mind.
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