The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
by Saks, Elyn R
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1401309445
- ISBN 13
- 9781401309442
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Trade paperback. Very little wear. Some residual glue from a price sticker mars the front cover. The spine is square and uncreased, and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A first-hand account of living with schizophrenia.
Synopsis
Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others); as well the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turtleman Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST10612
- Title
- The Center Cannot Hold
- Author
- Saks, Elyn R
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1401309445
- ISBN 13
- 9781401309442
- Publisher
- Hachette Go
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2022
- Pages
- 355
- Size
- 13.8 cm x 20.9 cm x 2.4 cm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology; Autobiography; Biography; memoir;
Terms of Sale
Turtleman Used Books
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About the Seller
Turtleman Used Books
About Turtleman Used Books
Opened August 1st of 2022, Turtleman Used Books in Olympia, WA. Address is 108 22nd Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501. Suite #4. This is a small shop, so some books may only be displayed online, others only displayed in the store. Come on by if you are in town. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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