Psychology & Psychiatry:

The Complete Short Stories and Sketches of Stephen Crane

Written by Stephen Crane

Format: eBook, 800 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2013
Price: $13.99

For the first time all 112 of Stephen Crane’s short stories and sketches—including several that have not been included in any previous collection and two that are now in print for the first time—have been brought together in one volume.

Critics call Stephen Crane, who is best known for his Civil... Read more >

Kindertotenwald

Written by Franz Wright

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $17.00

A genre-bending collection of prose poems from Pulitzer Prize–winner Franz Wright brings us surreal tales of childhood, adolescence, and adult awareness, moving from the gorgeous to the shocking to a sense of peace. Wright’s most intimate thoughts and images appear before us in dramatic and spectral short narratives: mesmerizing poems whose... Read more >

A Mind that Found Itself

Written by Clifford Whittingham Beers

Format: eBook, 380 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2013
Price: $13.99

In the groundbreaking book, Clifford Beers tells what it was like to be institutionalized at a time when mental illness received little attention or respect. A Mind that Found Itself is Clifford Beers's own story, as one of five children who all suffered psychological distress and were all confined to mental... Read more >

A Lethal Inheritance
A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness
Written by Victoria Costello

Format: Trade Paperback, 267 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $19.00

Every family has secrets; only some secrets are lethal. In Victoria Costello’s family mental illness had been given many names over at least four generations until this inherited conspiracy of silence finally endangered the youngest members of the family, her children. In this riveting story—part memoir, detective story, and scientific investigation—the... Read more >

A Lethal Inheritance
A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness.
Written by Victoria Costello

Format: eBook
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $11.99

Every family has secrets; only some secrets are lethal. In Victoria Costello’s family mental illness had been given many names over at least four generations until this inherited conspiracy of silence finally endangered the youngest members of the family, her children. In this riveting story—part memoir, detective story, and scientific investigation—the... Read more >

New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementar y Solutions
Written by Neil R. Bockian, Ph.D. and Nora Elizabeth Villagran

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2011
Price: $14.99

Discover Exciting New Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder
Now you can overcome the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and develop a more positive outlook on life, starting today. Inside is a compassionate and complete look at the most up-to-date information on managing the symptoms of BPD as well as coping strategies... Read more >

Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So
A Memoir
Written by Mark Vonnegut, M.D.

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Price: $15.00

More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir The Eden Express, Mark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, finding his calling, and learning that willpower isn’t nearly enough.

Here is Mark’s life childhood as the son of a struggling...

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Beyond Crazy
Journeys Through Mental Illness
Written by Julia Nunes and Scott Simmie

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 22, 2011
Price: $12.99

In any given year, one in five Canadians will experience symptoms of mental disorder. So why do we still have such a long way to go towards true understanding and acceptance? Because people are afraid to talk.

Beyond Crazy takes us beyond the barriers of fear and stigma to meet real Canadians... Read more >

Healing the Addictive Personality
Freeing Yourself from Addictive Patterns and Relationships
Written by Lee L. Jampolsky

Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2011
Price: $13.99

Since 1991, Dr. Lee Jampolsky's self-help classic Healing the Addictive Mind has given well over 100,000 people around the world the tools to create significant change in their lives. Now he continues his proven and trustworthy blend of practical and positive psychology with HEALING THE ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY. Dr. Jampolsky's straightforward approach... Read more >

The Talking Cure
A Memoir of Life on Air
Written by Mike Feder

Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $26.95

As a kid growing up in Queens, Mike Feder identified with Scheherazade of The Thousand and One Nights: "The idea of someone having to tell a new tale every night to prevent their head getting chopped off seemed sadly familiar to me."
Back then, the author's audience was his mentally ill... Read more >

New Hope For People With Bipolar Disorder Revised 2nd Edition
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions
Written by Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D. and Nancy Rosenfeld

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2010
Price: $16.99

The second edition of this groundbreaking guidebook provides up-to-date treatments and compassionate guidance for anyone affected by bipolar disorder—from the recently diagnosed to chronic sufferers and their families. You’ll receive tips from world-renowned experts—including coauthor Nancy Rosenfeld, herself a bipolar survivor—and learn about vital new options and innovations in bipolar treatment... Read more >

The Unquiet Mind

Written by Kay Redfield Jamison
Read by Kay Redfield Jamison

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $7.50

WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR

In her bestselling classic, An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison changed the way we think about moods and madness.

Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine...

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Nothing Was the Same

Written by Kay Redfield Jamison

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $13.99

Kay Redfield Jamison, award-winning professor and writer, changed the way we think about moods and madness. Now Jamison uses her characteristic honesty, wit and eloquence to look back at her relationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientist who died of cancer. Nothing was the Same is a penetrating psychological...

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My Lobotomy

Written by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95

At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr... Read more >

New Hope For People With Bipolar Disorder Revised 2nd Edition
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions
Written by Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D. and Nancy Rosenfeld

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2007
Price: $18.95

The second edition of this groundbreaking guidebook provides up-to-date treatments and compassionate guidance for anyone affected by bipolar disorder—from the recently diagnosed to chronic sufferers and their families. You’ll receive tips from world-renowned experts—including coauthor Nancy Rosenfeld, herself a bipolar survivor—and learn about vital new options and innovations in bipolar treatment... Read more >

My Lobotomy

Written by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $24.95

At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr... Read more >

My Lobotomy

Written by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $11.99

At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr... Read more >

Paranoia of Everyday Life
Escaping the Enemy Within
Written by Gerald Alper

Format: Trade Paperback, 315 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2005
Price: $19.99

In this insightful exploration of the personal, social, and cultural triggers that give rise to paranoid reactions in our everyday lives, psychotherapist Gerald Alper helps readers to recognize a potentially debilitating problem that is unfortunately all too common in our stress-filled society. Through a series of telling vignettes culled from the... Read more >

Beyond Crazy
Journeys Through Mental Illness
Written by Julia Nunes and Scott Simmie

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2004
Price: $16.95

In any given year, one in five Canadians will experience symptoms of mental disorder. So why do we still have such a long way to go towards true understanding and acceptance? Because people are afraid to talk.

Beyond Crazy takes us beyond the barriers of fear and stigma to meet real Canadians... Read more >

Recovering Sanity
A Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Treating Pyschosis
Written by E Podvoll

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $29.95

Recovering Sanity is a compassionately written examination of the experience of psychosis and related mental illnesses. By presenting four in-depth profiles of illness and recovery, Dr. Edward Podvoll reveals the brilliance and chaos of the psychotic mind and demonstrates its potential for recovery outside of traditional institutional settings.

Dr. Podvoll... Read more >

Saving Milly
Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease
Written by Morton Kondracke
Read by Michael Prichard

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 27, 2003
Price: $17.50

Morton Kondracke never intended to wed Millicent Martinez, but the fiery daughter of a radical labor organizer eventually captured his heart. They married, raised two daughters, and loved and fought passionately for twenty years. Then, in 1987, Milly noticed a glitch in her handwriting, a small tremor that would lead to... Read more >

Between Two Worlds
Special Moments of Alzheimer's & Dementia
Written by Ellen P. Young

Format: Trade Paperback, 207 pages
On Sale: June 30, 2003
Price: $21.99

Living with and caring for those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia can be an agonizing experience for loving family members and caregivers. It may seem impossible to find the silver lining of hope during these difficult times. How can caregivers and family members lighten the load of grief brought on by... Read more >