A YOUNG MAN’S EXPERIENCES of schizophrenia, told in his own words and by his journalist father. Deeply moving.

FASCINATING PERSONAL ACCOUNT of a journalist’s experience of “recovering” false memories of childhood abuse.

THOUGHTFUL, WARM-HEARTED, and snarky memoir of high-risk parenting by the mother of an extremely premature baby.

FUNNY/SAD/QUIRKY/HAUNTING memoir of a difficult childhood and coming of age as an outsider in rural Arkansas.

THE FUNNIEST BOOK yet about sleep disorders! A comedian’s jokey, frank memoir of these and other challenges.

THE IMPACT OF AIDS in Botswana, highlighted in moving personal stories and updates on medical, policy advances.

OPENHEARTED, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN history of cancer looks at research, clinical advances, patients’ stories.

SCIENCE WRITER’S MEMOIR of her daughter’s recovery from anorexia is a tough read, but a helpful resource.

CHATTY, breezy look at the business and culture of defying the aging process engages, but avoids the big questions. B PLUS

DRINKING PROBLEMS AT THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH by Beth Teitell
New York: William Morrow
October 2008