An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness (The Impossible Series)
By: Rachael Siddoway
4.30
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
An award-winning and best-selling memoir, An Impossible Life, tells the powerful true account of on…
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1. Mind Estranged: My Journey from Schizophrenia and Homelessness to Recovery
By: Bethany Yeiser
4.22
Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition
MIND ESTRANGED tells the story of Bethany’s life, from her years as a promising university student … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- mental health
2. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
By: Elyn R. Saks
4.31
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: she's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- mental health
"in my experience, the words “now just calm down"-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"some truths that were too difficult and frightening to know."-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not"-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"I needed to put two critical ideas together: that I could both be mentally ill and lead a rich and satisfying life."-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
3. My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
By: Mark Lukach
4.29
Format: 256 pages, ebook
A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and … read more
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- mental health
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- audiobook
4. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
By: Kay Redfield Jamison
4.06
Format: 663 pages,
The personal memoir of a manic depressive and an authority on the subject describes the onset of th… read more
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5. Less than Crazy: Living Fully with Bipolar II
By: Karla Dougherty , None
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Bipolar II is a form of bipolar disorder in which a person, when in a manic cycle, is crippled by a… read more
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6. Through Gates of Splendor
By: Elisabeth Elliot
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
In 1956, five young men, including Elliot's husband, Jim, traveled into the jungles of Ecuador to e… read more
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7. Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
By: Catherine Gildiner
4.46
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her m… read more
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- audiobook
- memoir
- mental health
- nonfiction
- self help
"Anger is a defense, not a feeling, ....analyze what feeling the anger was covering."-Catherine Gildiner, Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
8. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
By: Meg Kissinger
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illnes… read more
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
9. Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1)
By: Tom J. Bross
4.25
Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition
Don’t Call Me Jupiter is a true coming-of-age memoir of psychedelic adventure about growing up in a… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"One of my nipples is noticeably larger than the other two."-Tom J. Bross, Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1)
10. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
By: Jonathan Rosen
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” — The New York Times … read more
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"It's true I didn't love the job, but I did want the money. If I was too incompetent for ordinary work, I would have to do something extraordinary or face destruction."-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
"Money had replaced community mental healthcare the way medication had replaced state hospitals. Medication did not go looking for those who resisted taking it, and money could not administer itself. …"-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
11. The Lost English Girl
By: Julia Kelly
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more
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- audiobook
12. Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir
By: Rachel Louise Snyder
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For decades, Rachel Louise Snyder has been a fierce advocate reporting on the darkest social issues… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"I didn't intentionally gravitate towards stories of women. I was interested in human rights, which often boiled down to this question: who was winning and who was losing? And over and over again, cou…"-Rachel Louise Snyder, Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir
13. The Women of the Copper Country
By: Mary Doria Russell
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was … read more
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- audiobook
14. Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)
By: Allen Eskens
4.16
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his ow… read more
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- audiobook
"There are no miracles, my friend. God's hand is in everything; it's only when we can't explain it that we call it a miracle."-Allen Eskens, Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)
15. I Was Told It Would Get Easier
By: Abbi Waxman
3.70
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Squashed among a bus full of strangers, mother-daughter duo Jessica and Emily Burnstein watch their… read more
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- audiobook
"Sometimes limits are their own form of freedom."-Abbi Waxman, I Was Told It Would Get Easier
"Beauty always fades, but it lasts so much longer if you lay a thick layer of intelligence and integrity underneath it."-Abbi Waxman, I Was Told It Would Get Easier
"Regret is one of those emotions that outpunches reality: Even if you 100 percent could not have done things differently, it still pops up and takes a jab."-Abbi Waxman, I Was Told It Would Get Easier
"Looking across the table at Alice, I realized a lack of eye contact was a constant for teenagers. It's not that they won't look at you, it's that they have many other things to look at and, to be hon…"-Abbi Waxman, I Was Told It Would Get Easier
16. A Little Pinprick (Rainey Paxton, #1)
By: Paige Dearth
4.47
Format: 453 pages, Kindle Edition
Rainey Paxton was born addicted to heroin. In the fragile first hours of Rainey’s life, hospital… read more
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"A little pinprick changed my whole life. That’s all it takes—it’s that quick."-Paige Dearth, A Little Pinprick (Rainey Paxton, #1)
17. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
By: Barbara Butcher
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
18. Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future
By: Tyler Zed
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Growing up amid addiction and chaos in a Minnesota trailer park, Tyler Zed and his two brothers bro… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
19. The Consequence of Anna
By: Kate Birkin
4.16
Format: 568 pages, Paperback
The Instant #1 BESTSELLER, reminiscent of The Thorn Birds, The Light Between Oceans, and Lady Chatt… read more
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- mental health
"The whole world is a hungry stomach with teeth."-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna
"A face with no freckles is like a flower with no bloom."-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna
"What is a moment in a day but a grain of sand . . . until that moment means everything in the world?"-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna
20. Everything is Perfect: A Memoir
By: Kate Nason
4.17
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
Seven years into her second marriage, Kate Nason discovered her husband was cheating on her. Then, … read more
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- memoir
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21. Bones: Anorexia, OCD, and Me
By: Jen Dixon
4.24
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
Bones is a candid account of life with crippling anorexia and OCD and survival against all odds. Th… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- mental health
22. Damaged: After the coma, after the headlines, the story of a family
By: Janet Smuga
4.12
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Damaged is a story of survivor's guilt coupled with resentment tempered by love. It reveals the cha… read more
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23. Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life
By: Michael Caine
3.91
Format: 289 pages, Audiobook
Now in his 85th year, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares wisdom and stories from his remarkable … read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
24. Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a True Story (Samantha Mallon, #1)
By: C.L. Heckman
4.10
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
After years of torture, a mentally and physically abused daughter finally stands up to her abusers,… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Tell Me About It: Memoir of a Psychotherapist
By: Pinny Brakeley Bugaeff
3.88
Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition
When Pinny started work as a psychotherapist, little did she imagine the shocking stories her clien… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- memoir
- mental health
"...if people ever knew who walks among us freely, they’d never leave their homes."-Pinny Brakeley Bugaeff, Tell Me About It: Memoir of a Psychotherapist
"I'd imagined my job would involve playing jump rope and weaving lanyards, but, instead, I'd landed inside a jail for kids."-Pinny Brakeley Bugaeff, Tell Me About It: Memoir of a Psychotherapist
26. The Bright Unknown
By: Elizabeth Byler Younts
4.35
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Two young friends embark upon an epic journey across 1940s middle America in search of answers, a f… read more
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- audiobook
"Of course, we don't say words like insane or mad in the progressive 1990s. We say mentally ill. Mad means something different now too. Words are veils and masks, and there's always something more on …"-Elizabeth Byler Younts, The Bright Unknown
27. What the Man in the Moon Told Me: Living With Bipolar II A Memoir
By: Frank Stanton
4.40
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
Frank Stanton was a man accustomed to dealing with dark depressions but his first experience with m… read more
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- nonfiction
- mental health
28. Safe, Wanted, and Loved: A Family Memoir of Mental Illness, Heartbreak, and Hope
By: Patrick Dylan
4.45
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of seven awards, including a National Indie Excellence Award and Best Indie Book Award."Anyo… read more
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
29. Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country
By: Merryl Hammond
4.12
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live with bipolar disorder? Ever agonized about whether yo… read more
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- mental health
30. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant
By: Stephanie Kiser
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more
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31. An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness (The Impossible Series Book 1)
By: Rachael Siddoway
4.30
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
Award-winning memoir An Impossible Life tells the powerful true account of one woman's descent into… read more
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- self help
- memoir
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- nonfiction
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