No One Cares About Crazy People
By
Ron Powers
Read by
Ron Powers
Release:
03/21/2017
Release:
03/21/2017
Runtime:
14h 50m
Runtime:
14h 50m
Quantity:
“Powers’ voice is resonant and strong with an undercurrent of melancholy and an overlay of fury, making it a raw and searing experience for the listener, too….Both sons are accomplished guitarists, and multiple snippets of their magical musical performances enhance the narrative.”
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Washington Post Top 10 Book of Books We Loved
Longlisted for the Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice
A Washington Post Notable Book of Nonfiction for 2017
Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
A People Magazine Best Book of 2017
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2017
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2017
New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia.
From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted.
Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic.
A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood.
"Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change." -- New York Times Book Review
From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted.
Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic.
A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood.
"Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change." -- New York Times Book Review
Release:
2017-03-21
2017-03-21
Runtime:
Runtime:
14h 50m
14h 50m
Format:
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
1.15 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781478940906
9781478946380
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