The wars of the past decade have been covered by brave and talented reporters, but none has reckoned with the psychology of these wars as intimately as the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Finkel. For The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account … Continue reading
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Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
Unlike some popular memoirs that have fictionalized and romanticized the degradations of drug addiction, Broken is a true-life tale of recovery that stuns and inspires with virtually every page. The eldest son of journalist Bill Moyers, William Cope Moyers relates … Continue reading
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Not Alone: Reflections on Faith and Depression
The author speaks from the heart as minister, woman, friend, professional, and person who lives with depression. This 40-day devotional offers a tool that guides the reader back to faith through personal exploration and experiences of strength, hope, love and … Continue reading
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Far From the Tree
From the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression comes a monumental new work, a decade in the writing, about family. In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not … Continue reading
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Positivity
Many people don’t just think that the glass is half full; they think it’s leaking. Dr. Barbara Frederickson contends that scientific studies prove that such inveterate negativity poisons every aspect of our lives. To prove that a positive attitude is … Continue reading
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To Thine Own Self Be True
Compulsive eating to fill an inner void, the use of anger as a pretext to punish others, the perpetual muddle of the indecisive person, self-defeating resentment these behavior patterns illustrate that an ethical dimension frequently lies at the core of … Continue reading
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Islands of Genius: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant
Dr. Treffert explores the phenomena of genetic memory – instances in which individuals somehow “know” things they never learned – and sudden genius or “acquired savantism” – where a neuro-typical person unexpectedly and spectacularly develops savant-like abilities following a head … Continue reading
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Over My Head: A Doctor’s Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out
Locked inside a brain-injured head looking out at a challenging world is the premise of this extraordinary autobiography. Over My Head is an inspiring story of how one woman comes to terms with the loss of her identity and the … Continue reading
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The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest To End the World of Mental Illness
The Lobotomist explores one of the darkest chapters of American medicine: the desperate attempt to treat the hundreds of thousands of psychiatric patients in need of help during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Into this crisis stepped Walter … Continue reading
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Learning by Accident
On a sunny spring day, in an ordinary kitchen, Rosemary answers an unexpected phone call. A car has hit her husband, Hugh. Rosemary arrives at the hospital just in time to see him before he’s rushed into surgery. Thinking of … Continue reading
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