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"Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a...
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English
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"My friend and former Hunter classmate, Sarah Eggers, wrote a poem years ago referencing an anecdote about Frida Kahlo that has never left me: Clare Boothe Luce, editor of Vanity Fare, commissioned Frida to paint a commemorative portrait of her close friend, Dorothy Hale, a Ziegfeld girl and struggling actress who had committed suicide. Frida took it upon herself to execute an "ex-voto" style painting, detailing Dorothy's jump from the sixteenth floor...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
xiv, 257 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ken Steele chronicles his struggle with schizophrenia, discussing how he was diagnosed and treated, how it affected his family, and what he is doing to help others with schizophrenia cope with the disease.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xvi, 164 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a firsthand account of what living with schizophrenia is like and includes information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder as well as advice on managing daily life.
5) The soloist
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more...
6) Infinite
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021].
Edition
DVD Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg) is haunted by memories of places he has never been and manifests skills he's never learned. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves "Infinites" come to his rescue, revealing to him that his memories are real - but they are from multiple past lives. Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock answers in his memories that are the key to stopping a madman from destroying...
7) Promise
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 65
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Gold Crown Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Bob, a feckless bachelor, promised his mother that at her death he would care for his schizophrenic younger brother D.J. but he becomes apprehensive when the time comes. Facing up to his responsibility, Bob tries his best, but his set ways and D.J.'s erratic behavior mix like oil and water. Giving his promise one last shot, Bob takes D.J. on a fishing trip to the secluded lake where they vacationed as children. Here, the rush of memories transforms...
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Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Seventh edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 496 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, treatment plans, commonly asked questions and more, the bestselling resource on schizophrenia is back-now in its seventh edition. E. Fuller Torrey is a brilliant writer. There is no one writing on psychology today whom I would rather read. - Los Angeles Times Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease and has helped thousands...
10) Three Christs
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, psychiatrist Dr. Alan Stone arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan armed with the radical belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated with empathy and understanding. As his first study, he takes on the particularly challenging case of three men: Joseph, Leon, and Clyde, each of whom believes they are Jesus Christ. Dr. Stone begins a risky, unprecedented experiment that will push the boundaries of psychiatric medicine...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Vince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in orange chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth. Twenty-three years later, Vince was a thousand miles away when he received shocking news that would change his life--his younger brother, Tim, propelled by unchecked...
12) Campus bones
Author
Series
Dead remaining volume 3
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
It's been a year since Special Agent Susan Marlan and Professor Eric Evans worked a taxing missing persons case together on the Olympic Peninsula. Though the couple have since separated, Eric must reluctantly turn to Susan for advice when a student accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend comes to Eric for help proving his innocence. Susan--busy tracking down two missing employees of San Francisco's Gruben Dam--warns Eric to be cautious, as the young...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
vi, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how the author's brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia after alarming changes in his behavior, discusses how his illness affected the family, and encourages others to advocate for assistance for anyone suffering from mental illness.
14) 12 monkeys
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
12 monkeys: After the world's population is devastated by a killer virus, Cole volunteers to travel into the past to obtain a pure virus sample, thereby helping scientists develop a cure. Along the way, he crosses paths with a beautiful psychiatrist and a mental patient as he searches for the Army of the 12 Monkeys, a radical group linked to the deadly disease.
Mercury rising: A renegade FBI agent combats ruthless federal agents to protect Simon,...
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