They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)185 reviews
Jennings Michael Burch

Signet, 1985

Wonderful book

+ I've read it over ten times
+ Extremely sad!!!!!!!
+ Heart-wrenching is an understatement.
+ A Must Read For Everyone
  
  











  



  
Murphy's Boy34 reviews
Torey Hayden

Avon, 1983

will make you angry

+ quite a good read
+ Kevin..a true miracle!!!
+ Not bad
+ Great Read!
  
  











  



  
Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood32 reviews
Julie Gregory

Bantam, 2004

Loved this book!

+ Sad
+ Sickening
+ Sickened
  
  











  



  
Asylum: From The Inside3 reviews
R. B. Rose

Xlibris Corporation, 2003

Nurse Exposes the Horrors inside a NY Mental Institution

+ Amazing - A page turner!
+ Scary about mental institutions but so true

The author R.B. Rose lives in Amity Harbor, NY, USA. She writes about her experiences working in a New York Mental Institution. After reading this book that's based on her real experiences, I would think twice before admitting a family member to a mental institution. The author vividly chronicles ...
  
  











  



  
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness49 reviews
Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett

Grand Central Publishing, 1996

Compelling

+ A must read for all adults-
+ Excellent Memoir of Schizophrenia
+ Very good book for the interested reader
+ Does Anyone Have an Update on Lori?
  
  











  



  
Life Inside: A Memoir14 reviews
Mindy Lewis

Washington Square Press, 2003

The beautiful tale of a misunderstood girl.

+ I Relate
+ relatable

Life Inside has become one of my favorite books. The story of Mindy Lewis, an almost typical teenager of the late sixties in a culture that much of society didn't know how to deal with. (Many "normal" teenagers found themselves in psych wards then as they do now.) Experimenting with drugs and ...
  
  











  



  
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing102 reviews
Ted Conover

Vintage, 2001

An Engaging Narrative and a Classic on Our Failed Prison System

+ Conover's Best
+ Much Respect

Awarded a 2001 National Book Award and selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Newjack Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing has become a sociological classic, a gritty, eyewitness account of the escalating tragedy afflicting the American penal system. As a journalist-turned undercover prison guard, ...
  
  











  



  
One Child168 reviews
Torey L. Hayden

Avon, 1981

Quite The Tearjerker!

+ Excellent Book!!
+ Very Emotional and Inspiring
+ Touching and inspiring
+ BEST nonfiction book in the worldd
  
  











  



  
Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness38 reviews
Greg Bottoms

University Of Chicago Press, 2005

Angelhead

+ Compassion?
+ Dark and Disturbing
+ Disturbing and dramatic
  
  











  



  
Nobody's Child7 reviews
Marie Balter, Richard Katz

Da Capo Press, 1992

Enjoy the book that's now on DVD also!!!!!!!!!!!!

+ 20 years spent, not lost, in mental institutions
+ Gives hope to anyone!
+ Very engaging and uplifting.
+ wonderful!!
  
  











  



  
Asylum: From The Inside3 reviews
R. B. Rose

Xlibris Corporation, 2003

Nurse Exposes the Horrors inside a NY Mental Institution

+ Amazing - A page turner!
+ Scary about mental institutions but so true

The author R.B. Rose lives in Amity Harbor, NY, USA. She writes about her experiences working in a New York Mental Institution. After reading this book that's based on her real experiences, I would think twice before admitting a family member to a mental institution. The author vividly chronicles ...
  
  











  



  
Nobody's Child7 reviews
Marie Balter, Richard Katz

Da Capo Press, 1992

Enjoy the book that's now on DVD also!!!!!!!!!!!!

+ 20 years spent, not lost, in mental institutions
+ Gives hope to anyone!
+ Very engaging and uplifting.
+ wonderful!!
  
  











  



  
One Child168 reviews
Torey L. Hayden

Avon, 1981

Quite The Tearjerker!

+ Excellent Book!!
+ Very Emotional and Inspiring
+ Touching and inspiring
+ BEST nonfiction book in the worldd
  
  











  



  
Life Inside: A Memoir14 reviews
Mindy Lewis

Washington Square Press, 2003

The beautiful tale of a misunderstood girl.

+ I Relate
+ relatable

Life Inside has become one of my favorite books. The story of Mindy Lewis, an almost typical teenager of the late sixties in a culture that much of society didn't know how to deal with. (Many "normal" teenagers found themselves in psych wards then as they do now.) Experimenting with drugs and ...
  
  











  



  
Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood32 reviews
Julie Gregory

Bantam, 2004

Loved this book!

+ Sad
+ Sickening
+ Sickened
  
  











  



  
They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)185 reviews
Jennings Michael Burch

Signet, 1985

Wonderful book

+ I've read it over ten times
+ Extremely sad!!!!!!!
+ Heart-wrenching is an understatement.
+ A Must Read For Everyone
  
  











  



  
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness49 reviews
Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett

Grand Central Publishing, 1996

Compelling

+ A must read for all adults-
+ Excellent Memoir of Schizophrenia
+ Very good book for the interested reader
+ Does Anyone Have an Update on Lori?
  
  











  



  
Murphy's Boy34 reviews
Torey Hayden

Avon, 1983

will make you angry

+ quite a good read
+ Kevin..a true miracle!!!
+ Not bad
+ Great Read!
  
  











  



  
Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness38 reviews
Greg Bottoms

University Of Chicago Press, 2005

Angelhead

+ Compassion?
+ Dark and Disturbing
+ Disturbing and dramatic
  
  











  



  
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing102 reviews
Ted Conover

Vintage, 2001

An Engaging Narrative and a Classic on Our Failed Prison System

+ Conover's Best
+ Much Respect

Awarded a 2001 National Book Award and selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Newjack Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing has become a sociological classic, a gritty, eyewitness account of the escalating tragedy afflicting the American penal system. As a journalist-turned undercover prison guard, ...