The The Center Cannot Hold
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The The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R Saks
A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as "a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy" (Time). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others), as well as the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.Saks is a research clinical associate at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and a lecturer at the University of Southern California Law School and the University of California. She obtained her J.D. after graduating from Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. Yale Law School, to be exact. She is a member of the boards of numerous mental health foundations and has written three books and over two dozen articles. Will Vinet, her husband, and she live in Los Angeles.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781401301385 |
| ISBN 10 | 140130138X |
| Title | The The Center Cannot Hold |
| Author | Elyn R Saks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
| Year published | 2007-08-14 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Books for a Better Life (Inspirational Memoir) 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |