Memoirs Of My Nervous Illness

In 1884, the distinguished German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber suffered the first of a series of mental collapses that would afflict him for the res...

Edward Gibbon was one of the world's greatest historians and a towering figure of his age. When he died in 1794 he left behind the unfinished draft...

Reducere. In the year 1925, James McIntosh was born into humble beginnings, in a two-room structure that would soon house a family of seven. His home was a s...

Reducere. There's a Leak in My Boat! is a gripping personal tale about all the things that contributed to the author's chronic illnesses, shared in the hopes...

An autobiography of a colourful life

``My mother used to weave aaydans, the Marathi generic term for all things made from bamboo. I find that her act of weaving and my act of writing a...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered what happened to the original cast of Dark Shadows after it was taken off the air in 1971? Purchase this book and you will f...

The New Resurrection is an autobiographical account of an astonishing miracle experienced by author Ryuho Okawa in 2004. This event was adapted int...

What can be said about Casanova? Writer, seducer, poet, socialite, philosopher, friend of royalty, Mozart and Voltaire, wit, playwright, lover of l...

From My Recent Past is a memoir written by Russian revolutionary Grigory Gershuni (1870-1908). The book depicts his revolutionary activities, arres...

Reducere. The former First Lady discusses her life, the Reagan administration, her shaky relationship with her children and key White House personnel, her hu...

Reducere. It could happen to anyone. One afternoon coming home from the gym, Diane Wilson pulled to a stop at a red light. In an instant, her life changed in...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. One of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of postwar opera, Christa Ludwig recalls her long and lustrous career singing for two generations of adoring aud...

Reducere. I would not have survived my struggle with mental illness without my faith and more specifically my relationship with Jesus. He has been the secret...

This intimate and personal memoir of the present incumbent of Firle Place, the home in the South Downs of the Gage family for 500 years. Sir John G...

Reducere. The sun is my joy and depression is the eclipse. It pales everything around it with the paint of darkness. It corners one into isolation and deceiv...

Through the Eyes of Nisey: A Memoir of a Lost Mississippi girl by Danise T. Donerson is a whirlwind of events of a little girl growing up in Missis...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Grace JonesAuthor: Paul MorleyIconic music and film legend Grace Jones gives an in-depth account of her stellar career, pro...

Steven D Coles worked as a solicitor in the West Country for thirty-nine years where he undertook civil and criminal litigation in crown, magistrat...

Reducere. At the age of seven years old, Julia was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This was during a time when there was little awareness that ...

Description"Jim, why don't you apply to become an FBI agent?" Those words to me while serving as a young police officer in the spring of 1969 from ...

Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, IncAuthor(s): Caline NasrallahNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 156 x 228 x 14Cover type...

The hotly anticipated no-holds-barred memoir from muse, model and music legend MISS GRACE JONES.Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Grace Jon...

Description"It begins slowly, so slowly that I hardly notice at first. My chest tightens and my heart begins to beat a fraction faster. I try to dr...

DescriptionWhat can be said about Casanova? Writer, seducer, poet, socialite, philosopher, friend of royalty, Mozart and Voltaire, wit, playwright,...

What is it like to get so close to your dream that you can almost touch it, only to have it torn cruelly away? Anthony Potts knows the answer. He s...

Edward Bunker's life was beyond the imaginings of most fiction writers. He was born in Hollywood, California, the son of a stagehand and Busby Berk...

Not many books from RAF pilots who flew the legendary Mustang fighter during World War.

Stretched is a glimpse into the reality of living with children with special needs and the pain of baby loss, and is a very candid account of the u...

Have you ever asked yourself these questions?1.Does God even exist?2.Why is God allowing these pains and suffering in my life?3.Does God even see m...

Based on a purpose-built 45-million-word corpus, this book offers timely and original linguistic insights into how the UK press report on mental he...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Willa Wonka decided to share her story in this four-part series of memories about her past that she is always confronted and haunted by through her...

Reducere. Russ and Nicole Bell were an upwardly mobile happy couple: two kids, big house, fun hobbies, marvelous life. But something wasn't quite right-with ...

The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accessi...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Stephan HausnerNumber of pages: 362Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 213 x 138 x 24Cover type: Paperback ...

Presents a comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying cult...

Publisher: Elsevier Health SciencesAuthor(s): Peter (Lecturer in Anatomy, Neuroscience Section, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK) Short...

Vancouver artist Sandra Yuen MacKay has an abnormality of the brain - a disease called schizophrenia. As she says, "my life is schizophrenic becaus...

This long-awaited second edition has been systematically revised and updated. Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as res...

Reducere. Psychiatry remains an emerging discipline. Many people suffer from ailments that have no apparent cause, no obvious cure. Quite by accident, while ...

Pedro Almodovar's 1988 black comedy-melodrama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown established its director as one of the most exciting of Eur...

Endlessly fascinating...a narrative that is both gripping and beautifully paced...a wonderful read (Observer)This is one of those rare novels that ...

A roadmap for high achievers to harness restlessness, roadblocks, and distractions into a productive drive towards personal and professional fulfil...