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LIAR by Rob Roberge

December 2, 2016

EXCRUCIATINGLY HONEST MEMOIR of a life marked by both intense creativity and by mental illness, addiction.

Grade: SOLID B

LIAR: A MEMOIR
Crown Publishing Group
2016

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DEATH BY VIDEO GAME by Simon Parkin

October 13, 2016

THE POWER OF VIDEO GAMES, from tragic (literally fatal obsessions) to uplifting (solace for the bereft). B PLUS

DEATH BY VIDEO GAME: DANGER, PLEASURE, AND OBSESSION ON THE VIRTUAL FRONTLINE
Melville House Publishing
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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CURE by Jo Marchant

April 29, 2016

THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION: how medical research is exploring its healing potential. Evidence-based reporting! B PLUS

CURE: A JOURNEY INTO THE SCIENCE OF MIND OVER BODY
Crown/Archetype
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE GILDED RAZOR by Sam Lansky

April 1, 2016

A YOUNG MAN’S ADDICTIONS—to drugs, alcohol, sex, self-dramatization—presented in an unsettling memoir. SOLID B

THE GILDED RAZOR
Gallery Books
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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THE SPLENDID THINGS WE PLANNED by Blake Bailey

May 26, 2014

A CANDID, RUEFUL MEMOIR of a difficult family life made harder by a brother’s addiction and mental illness. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE SPLENDID THINGS WE PLANNED: A FAMILY PORTRAIT
W. W. Norton & Company
2014

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INHERITANCE by Sharon Moalem

May 21, 2014

A DOCTOR AND GENETICS RESEARCHER’S informal overview of how our environment can affect our gene expression. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

INHERITANCE: HOW OUR GENES CHANGE OUR LIVES---AND HOW OUR LIVES CHANGE OUR GENES
Grand Central Publishing
2014

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THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MAD PROFESSOR, by Peter Kobel

August 8, 2013

FASCINATING TRUE CRIME story of a brilliant academic whose career was cut short by his high-profile felonies.

Grade: B PLUS

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MAD PROFESSOR: A TRUE TALE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER
Globe Pequot/Lyons
2013

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COMING CLEAN, by Kimberly Rae Miller

August 6, 2013

LIFE WITH HOARDING PARENTS, and its impact on a writer’s psyche, told with compassion, frankness, and love.

Grade: SOLID B

COMING CLEAN: A MEMOIR
Houghton Mifflin/New Harvest
2013

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MAY I BE HAPPY, by Cyndi Lee

May 20, 2013

A YOGA TEACHER, BUDDHIST practitioner shares thoughts for women on making peace with body and mind. Candid!

Grade: B MINUS

MAY I BE HAPPY: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, YOGA, AND CHANGING MY MIND
Dutton
2013

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RAISING CUBBY, by John Elder Robison

May 12, 2013

FIERCE, FUNNY, LOVING memoir of father and son—both creative, adventurous, and living with Asperger’s.

Grade: B PLUS

RAISING CUBBY: A FATHER AND SON'S ADVENTURES WITH ASPERGER'S, TRAINS, TRACTORS, AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES
Crown
2013

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