![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() brings us inside the disease and helps us understand manic depression. Watson, Nobel laureate and author of The Double Helix "In a most intimate and powerful telling, Jamison weaves the personal and professional threads of her life together. Jamison's literary coming-out is a mark of courage." - People "Brave, insightful, richly textured and chillingly authentic." - Boston Globe "A riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows." -James D. eloquent and profound." - San Francisco Chronicle "Piercingly honest. a rare and insightful view of mental illness from inside the mind of a trained specialist." - Time "Enlighting. Extraordinary." - Washington Post Book World "The most emotionally moving book I've ever read about the emotions." -William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "Written with poetic and moving sensitivity. at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest." - The New York Times Book Review "Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty." -Oliver Sacks "Jamison's is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life's work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish. "An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written. ![]()
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