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Anatomy of an Epidemic

Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

by Robert Whitaker ...

Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news.In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled ... Read more

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Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news.In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled
... Read more
Inside the Roman Army

A Complete History

by Robert Whitaker ...

The Roman army, well-known for its discipline, organization, and invention in both weapons and tactics, allowed Rome to build and defend a vast empire which for centuries would dominate the Mediterranean world and beyond.Go on a journey throughout history and discover the ancient weapons, strategies, and military hierarchy that helped lead Rome in battle. This incredible historical piece covers it ... Read more

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The Roman army, well-known for its discipline, organization, and invention in both weapons and tactics, allowed Rome to build and defend a vast empire which for centuries would dominate the Mediterranean world and beyond.Go on a journey throughout history and discover the ancient weapons, strategies, and military hierarchy that helped lead Rome in battle. This incredible historical piece covers it
... Read more
On the Laps of Gods

The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation

by Robert Whitaker ...

They shot them down like rabbits . . .September 30, 1919. The United States teetered on the edge of a racial civil war. During the previous three months, racial fighting had erupted in twenty-five cities. And deep in the Arkansas Delta, black sharecroppers were meeting in a humble wooden church, forming a union and making plans to sue their white landowners, who for years had cheated them out of ... Read more

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They shot them down like rabbits . . .September 30, 1919. The United States teetered on the edge of a racial civil war. During the previous three months, racial fighting had erupted in twenty-five cities. And deep in the Arkansas Delta, black sharecroppers were meeting in a humble wooden church, forming a union and making plans to sue their white landowners, who for years had cheated them out of
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The Lives They Left Behind

Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

by Darby Penney, Peter Stastny ...

The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives“A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.” —Oliver SacksWhen Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State’s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients ... Read more

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The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives“A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.” —Oliver SacksWhen Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State’s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients
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The Mapmaker's Wife

A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon

by Robert Whitaker ...

In the early years of the 18th century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000foot mountains in the Peruvian Andes, ... Read more

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In the early years of the 18th century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000foot mountains in the Peruvian Andes,
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Mad in America

Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill

by Robert Whitaker ...

An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recoverySchizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern ... Read more

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An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recoverySchizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern
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We've Been Too Patient

Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model

Edited by L. D. Green, Kelechi Ubozoh ...

25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movementOvermedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this ... Read more

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25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movementOvermedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this
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Why I am in favor of socialism

Exploring the Ideal of Equality through Socialist Literature

by Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Eugene Parsons, Robert Whitaker, William Hansell Fleming, Charles Herbert Levermore, Hervey White ...

Why I Am in Favor of Socialism expertly gathers a rich tapestry of literary voices, showcasing the varied treatments of socialism from esteemed writers. This anthology spans a dynamic range of literary styles, from the poignant narratives to rigorous philosophical discourses, evoking the powerful ideological currents of the early 20th century. The collection leans into the critically significant ... Read more

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Why I Am in Favor of Socialism expertly gathers a rich tapestry of literary voices, showcasing the varied treatments of socialism from esteemed writers. This anthology spans a dynamic range of literary styles, from the poignant narratives to rigorous philosophical discourses, evoking the powerful ideological currents of the early 20th century. The collection leans into the critically significant
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Walking in the Supernatural

Receiving Spiritual Power for a Miraculous Life

by T. L. Lowery ...

The world today faces crises and conditions that seem unparalleled in history. Stress from spiritual, emotional, and physical problems threaten to bring many people to the breaking point.These monumental needs can be met only as the church rises up in the fullness of the supernatural power of almighty God. He is preparing to pour out His Spirit in an unprecedented way in these last days before ... Read more

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The world today faces crises and conditions that seem unparalleled in history. Stress from spiritual, emotional, and physical problems threaten to bring many people to the breaking point.These monumental needs can be met only as the church rises up in the fullness of the supernatural power of almighty God. He is preparing to pour out His Spirit in an unprecedented way in these last days before
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We've Been Too Patient

Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model

Narrated by Dara Brown ...

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9 hours 10 min

25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movementOvermedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this ... Read more

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25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movementOvermedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this
... Read more

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Mad in America

Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill

by Robert Whitaker ...

Narrated by Chris Kayser, Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recoverySchizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern ... Read more

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An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recoverySchizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern
... Read more

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The Mapmaker's Wife

A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon

by Robert Whitaker ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

In the early years of the eighteenth century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000-foot mountains in the Peruvian ... Read more

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In the early years of the eighteenth century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery. Scaling 16,000-foot mountains in the Peruvian
... Read more

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