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by Cho Nam-joo, Jamie Chang
Published Mar 2021
Read ReviewsA fierce international bestseller that launched Korea's new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny.
by Matt Greene
Published Aug 2013
Read ReviewsA brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of Wonder by R. J. Palacio and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - this debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.
by Kim Noble
Published Oct 2012
Read ReviewsTaking the reader through an extraordinary world where the very nature of reality is different, this personal narrative tells the story of one woman's terrifying battle to understand her own mind.
You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know
by Heather Sellers
Published Oct 2011
Read ReviewsAn unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness.
by Robert B. Oxnam
Published Oct 2006
Read ReviewsThe harrowing, insightful, and courageous account of a prominent man's struggle with multiple personalities.
by Sebastian Faulks
Published Sep 2006
Read ReviewsWhat is it to be human? This question, as in Birdsong, is at the heart of Human Traces. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this is an extraordinary novel that brings to vivid life, through the story of the volatile friendship and dedicated careers of two determined men, the epic quest to map the human mind.
by Paula Kamen
Published Apr 2006
Read ReviewsFull of self-deprecating humor, and razor sharp reporting, All in My Head is the remarkable story of perseverance, acceptance, and patience in the face of terrifying pain.
by Andrew Solomon
Published Apr 2002
Read ReviewsAn amazingly rich and absorbing work -- encompassing not only the author's own ordeal but also keen inquiries into the biological, social, and political aspects of depression.
by Sylvia Nasar
Published Dec 2001
Read Reviews'A brilliant book -- at once a powerful and moving biography of a great mathematical genius and an important contribution to American intellectual history.'
by Suzanne Gold
Published Nov 2000
Read ReviewsA rich yet simple tale of love, madness and spirit, told by the three women in a family on the verge of mental illness.
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