Shrinks: The Untold Story Of Psychiatry

Shrinks: The Untold Story Of PsychiatryAn astonishing book: honest, sober, exciting, and humane [Shrinks] brings you to the very forefront of one of the most amazing medical journeys of our time." Siddhartha Mukherjee Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, reveals in his eye opening book, the path to legitimacy for "the black sheep of medicine" has been anything but smooth. Dr. Lieberman traces the field from its

With a unique flip-book design

This haunting and poignant story travels effortlessly across time telling the story of three generations of women who make the wrong choices and have to live with the consequences

business-affecting

especially Charlotte

So when she discovers her boyfriend has been attacked

George experiences a swift rise in social status

Ro murmurs into my ear

she thought she'd be married

Stephenson-Connolly reveals how the ever-present sexual force in each of us evolves throughout our lives

Gish Jen creates here a superbly engrossing story that resonates with wit and wisdom even as it challenges the reader to reconsider what a typical American might be today

colorful spreads

and events build to a shocking climax anticipated by no one