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Breathing Fire

Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires

by Jaime Lowe ...

A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires.Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something for the first time. She knew how to run with a backpack; they had trained her physically. But that's not training ... Read more

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A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires.Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something for the first time. She knew how to run with a backpack; they had trained her physically. But that's not training
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Mental

Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind

by Jaime Lowe ...

A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder.It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating, and began to hallucinate—demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering ... Read more

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A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder.It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating, and began to hallucinate—demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering
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Breathing Fire

Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires

by Jaime Lowe ...

Narrated by Jaime Lowe, Frankie Corzo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

This program features a bonus clip with archival recordings from several of the inmate firefighters and the author.A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires.Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something ... Read more

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This program features a bonus clip with archival recordings from several of the inmate firefighters and the author.A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires.Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something
... Read more

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Mental

Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind

by Jaime Lowe ...

Narrated by Jaime Lowe ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder.It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating, and began to hallucinate—demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering ... Read more

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A riveting memoir and a fascinating investigation of the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium, an essential medication for millions of people struggling with bipolar disorder.It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just sixteen. She stopped sleeping and eating, and began to hallucinate—demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering
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Luckiest Girl Alive

A Novel

by Jessica Knoll ...

Narrated by Madeleine Maby ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

*NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING MILA KUNIS*Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will thrill at this “perfect page-turner” (People)—that Reese Witherspoon describes as “one of those reads you just can’t put down!” This “dark, twisty” (Entertainment Weekly), instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel follows an unforgettable young woman striving to create the perfect life—until a ... Read more

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*NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING MILA KUNIS*Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will thrill at this “perfect page-turner” (People)—that Reese Witherspoon describes as “one of those reads you just can’t put down!” This “dark, twisty” (Entertainment Weekly), instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel follows an unforgettable young woman striving to create the perfect life—until a
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Sharp Objects

A Novel

by Gillian Flynn ...

Narrated by Ann Marie Lee ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FIRST NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL“Riveting.”—PEOPLE“A terrific debut . . . elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.”—STEPHEN KING“Keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.”—CHICAGO TRIBUNEFresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: sh... ... Read more

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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FIRST NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL“Riveting.”—PEOPLE“A terrific debut . . . elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.”—STEPHEN KING“Keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.”—CHICAGO TRIBUNEFresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: sh...
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Brilliant Madness

Living with Manic Depressive Illness

by Patty Duke, Gloria Hochman ...

In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression, ... Read more

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In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression,
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Gorilla and the Bird

A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love

by Zack McDermott ...

"Glorious...one of the best memoirs I've read in years...a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. [McDermott] can move from barely controlled hilarity to the brink of rage to aching tenderness in a single breath." -- Marya Hornbacher, New York Times Book ReviewZack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one morning convinced ... Read more

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"Glorious...one of the best memoirs I've read in years...a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. [McDermott] can move from barely controlled hilarity to the brink of rage to aching tenderness in a single breath." -- Marya Hornbacher, New York Times Book ReviewZack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one morning convinced
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Revolution in Mind

The Creation of Psychoanalysis

by George Makari ...

"A well-written, compendious, and deeply researched history of psychoanalysis from the 1880s until World War II" ( The Journal of Modern History).In a sweeping narrative, George Makari demonstrates how a new way of thinking about inner life coalesced and won followers who spread this body of thought throughout the West. Along the way he introduces the reader to a fascinating array of characters, ... Read more

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"A well-written, compendious, and deeply researched history of psychoanalysis from the 1880s until World War II" ( The Journal of Modern History).In a sweeping narrative, George Makari demonstrates how a new way of thinking about inner life coalesced and won followers who spread this body of thought throughout the West. Along the way he introduces the reader to a fascinating array of characters,
... Read more
A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung

by Robert H. Hopcke ...

The writings of C. G. Jung himself are the best place to read about all his main ideas—but where to start, when Jung's Collected Works run to more than eighteen volumes? Robert H. Hopcke's guide to Jung's voluminous writings shows exactly the best place to begin for getting a handle on each of Jung's key concepts and ideas—from archetypal symbols to analytical psychology to UFOs. Each chapter ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The writings of C. G. Jung himself are the best place to read about all his main ideas—but where to start, when Jung's Collected Works run to more than eighteen volumes? Robert H. Hopcke's guide to Jung's voluminous writings shows exactly the best place to begin for getting a handle on each of Jung's key concepts and ideas—from archetypal symbols to analytical psychology to UFOs. Each chapter
... Read more
Blue Dreams

The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds

by Lauren Slater ...

The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs.Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first ... Read more

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The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs.Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first
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The Bipolar Spectrum

Diagnosis or Fad?

by Joel Paris ...

In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. In the wake of the drug’s success, both in that case and countless others, why this book? As Dr. Paris’ historical examination of bipolar diagnosis and critique of the spectrum demonstrates, medicine has often been prone to fads that are assumed correct until proven wrong by ... Read more

$70.99 USD

In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. In the wake of the drug’s success, both in that case and countless others, why this book? As Dr. Paris’ historical examination of bipolar diagnosis and critique of the spectrum demonstrates, medicine has often been prone to fads that are assumed correct until proven wrong by
... Read more

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