#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY - The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." --Oprah Winfrey 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 different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.
Find out what goes on in the mind of a pathological narcissist - NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder / Malignant (pathological) Self-Love (Narcissism)
From expert witness Dr. Stanton E. Samenow, a brilliant, no-nonsense profile of the criminal mind, updated to include new influences and effective methods for dealing with hardened criminals In 1984,...
Today I'm answering a reader's question and talking about what to do when your husband is critical of everything you do.
If architecture students had these tiny people inside their head, what would they be doing? And who would be taking the lead?
Have you always been treated horribly by narcissists, but you never knew how to counter that? The best way is to understand the mind of a narcissist.
The beloved illustrator and author of more than 140 books, Pieńkowski’s magical art has won him the BookTrust lifetime achievement award. Now living with Alzheimer’s, his partner and admirers reflect on his career
Comme les éditions précédentes, le Monumenta 2011 - au grand Palais de Paris - a tenu toutes ses promesses. Si on aime le monumentalisme dans l'art, alors on ne peut qu'être en extase devant le Leviathan d'Anish Kapoor. L'artiste Britannique d'origine Indienne a conçu un énorme ventre rouge qui fait de la gigantesque verrière du Grand Palais un écrin presque trop petit pour les trois sphères de plastique thermo-soudé rouge sang qui la remplissent. De l'extérieur, on se croirait dans un hangar à dirigeable mais qui aurait été construit autour du ballon de sorte que celui-ci ne puisse s'en échapper. La couleur rouge-grenat fait penser au sang coagulé de toutes les victimes avalées par le monstre. Car c'est bien d'un monstre qu'il s'agit. Anish Kapoor l'a nommé Leviathan en référence au monstre gueule ouverte symbolisant dans certaines cultures l'entrée des Enfers. À l'intérieur, il fait chaud, la pression qui bouche les oreilles donne l'impression d'être en altitude et le rouge qui donne sa transparence à la sculpture peut faire penser au ventre originel de toute humanité. La verrière qui s'y projète en ombre chinoise prend des formes accentuant ses courbes harmonieuses et le public baigné dans cette lumière n'est plus lui aussi qu'ombres fantomatiques. Bref, comme le dit l'artiste : "L'expérimentation d'un monochrome qui englobe tout, dans lequel on est plongé comme en immersion fait comme si elle trempait le spectateur jusqu'aux os." À voir jusqu'au 23 juin 2011. Le site de l'évènement : www.monumenta.com/
Have you ever read a book in which you felt one with the point-of-view character? From the very first page, the author dropped you in the protagonist's shoes, encouraging you to see their world and experience their journey through their eyes. It's novels like these that are often so easy to consum
Richard Ayoade's second film as a director, The Double, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska, opens in theaters this week. And, despite his self-deprecating comments, it's really good.
YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS INSIDE YOUR MIND
Gasp! I would've had this post written 20 minutes ago, but I was too busy geeking the hell out. Tucked away in a single streetview image of what appears to be a mere police box, a newly discovered Google Maps easter egg lets you go inside the TARDIS.
Finding the best gifts for writers and authors (or even GOOD gifts) can be tricky. In this post, we aim to make it a little bit easier.
A trio of books argue that we should spend more time understanding the creatures around us.
What you say to someone with bipolar isn't always what they hear. Look inside a writer's mind with this post about talking with bipolar.
It was an offhand remark that brought Born on a Blue Day to my classroom. Our school secretary asked me how many test prep workbooks I needed. I told her none. She laughed and said, “No, really. Ho…
Get your mind outta the gutter!
1. Unsung Girl Groups of the 70s and 80s More big hair and lip gloss found on Dangerous Minds. 2. Tiny Mice Shops Appear in Sweden Inside a basement window in the neighborhood of Möllevången in Sweden, a tiny bakery and a “cheese and cracker” shop, just the right size for mice. Follow the…
Do you often feel empty inside? Do you believe that others should be filling you up? Discover the real cause of inner emptiness and what to do about it.
Ich wollte nur eine Gute-Nacht-Geschichte, aber dieses Buch hat mich umgehauen! Was ist Weisheit? Kann man sie lernen? Wie denken weise Menschen?
The inside measurement of this stitchery is 5" x 7". The handmade pine frame has a sawtooth hanger on the back and because it is primitive, there is no glass. The stitchery is tea-dyed muslin. I will refund any postage overage more than $1.00. Thanks for looking!
