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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
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Murphy's Boy 34 reviews Torey Hayden
Avon, 1983
will make you angry
+ quite a good read + Kevin..a true miracle!!! + Not bad + Great Read!
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Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood 32 reviews Julie Gregory
Bantam, 2004
Loved this book!
+ Sad + Sickening + Sickened
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Asylum: From The Inside 3 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 ...
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The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness 49 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?
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Life Inside: A Memoir 14 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 ...
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Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 102 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, ...
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One Child 168 reviews Torey L. Hayden
Avon, 1981
Quite The Tearjerker!
+ Excellent Book!! + Very Emotional and Inspiring + Touching and inspiring + BEST nonfiction book in the worldd
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Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness 38 reviews Greg Bottoms
University Of Chicago Press, 2005
Angelhead
+ Compassion? + Dark and Disturbing + Disturbing and dramatic
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Nobody's Child 7 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!!
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Asylum: From The Inside 3 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 ...
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Nobody's Child 7 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!!
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One Child 168 reviews Torey L. Hayden
Avon, 1981
Quite The Tearjerker!
+ Excellent Book!! + Very Emotional and Inspiring + Touching and inspiring + BEST nonfiction book in the worldd
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Life Inside: A Memoir 14 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 ...
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Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood 32 reviews Julie Gregory
Bantam, 2004
Loved this book!
+ Sad + Sickening + Sickened
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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
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The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness 49 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?
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Murphy's Boy 34 reviews Torey Hayden
Avon, 1983
will make you angry
+ quite a good read + Kevin..a true miracle!!! + Not bad + Great Read!
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Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness 38 reviews Greg Bottoms
University Of Chicago Press, 2005
Angelhead
+ Compassion? + Dark and Disturbing + Disturbing and dramatic
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Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 102 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, ...
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