Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Touba and the Meaning of Night Touba and the Meaning of Night Shahrnush Parsipur From a distinctly Iranian perspective, *Touba and the Meaning of Night* reveals ongoing tension between rationalism and mysticism, tradition and modernity, male and female, East and West. Speaking in… OL12590463W
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells Andrew Sean Greer After the death of her beloved twin brother, Felix, and the break up with her long-time lover, Nathan, Greta Wells embarks on a radical psychiatric treatment to alleviate her suffocating depression. … OL16804372W
The small backs of children The small backs of children Lidia Yuknavitch,Amanda Dolan In a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl flying toward the lens, fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family… OL20005432W
Dog medicine Dog medicine Julie Barton "An honest and deeply moving memoir about a young woman's battle with depression and how her dog saved her life"-- OL20040838W
Is it difficult being a woman Is it difficult being a woman Cecilia Pego,María Asunción Lara,Maricarmen Acevedo Though women seem to be able to have it all in the modern world, thousands struggle with depression every year. Life experiences, stress, high expectations from outside and within, and very little fr… OL20548693W
My moment my turn My moment my turn Joyce A. Brown "Readers first met Effie in Twist'd Dreams. Meet the new and improved Effie Simms. Effie has overcome years of childhood sexual abuse, depression, and the drama of three babies by three different men… OL24203481W
Therapy Therapy Kathryn Perez Sometimes you have to get lost in order to be found ... I'm needy. I'm broken. Cutting breaks through my numbness, but only opens more wounds. Depression, bullying, self-harm ... that's my reality. S… OL27956586W
The ghost in the house The ghost in the house Tracy Thompson Award-winning reporter Tracy Thompson was thirty-four when she was hospitalized and put on suicide watch during a major depressive episode. Later she documented her personal struggle with the disease… OL3739436W
The depressed woman The depressed woman Myrna M. Weissman For the clinical researcher, practitioner and others. OL7212796W