Depression Books

If you are into goverment, and tired of hearing all of the excuses given for excess taxes, among other things, then this book is a must read.

I read the book and I can't say enough good things about it. As I read it, I kept nodding my head in response to what Dr. Kramer was writing. She was describing so perfectly thoughts and feelings that I have had myself about depression. The book is easy to read and so down to earth. Dr. Kramer describes depression as it really is, so simply, so perfectly. This book is intended for people with depression, family and friends of people with depression, and anyone who wants to know more about the subject. It is a well-written, easily understood, and very well-informed book.

Rebecca Rossi is 45 years old. Her three teenage boys "...are riding a wild roller coaster of hormones." She no longer loves, nor trusts her husband since his affair with his secretary last year. Her never-to-be-satisfied mother-in-law lives with them. She can't sleep and the feeling that she must escape prevails.

In her new page-turner of a novel, The Jeweled Path, author Catherine MacDonald takes the reader on an emotional ride through the downside of life. A life that even the strongest antidepressants can't help. While taking her oldest son to college, Becca learns about the jeweled path from another middle-aged mom. "It's the path all of us must travel. It is the journey of transformation at midlife. At midlife, the Self demands to be known."

The Jeweled Path is the story of a revelation and transformation. Catherine MacDonald writes, oh so wisely and well, about the discovery of truth, beauty, enrichment, and happiness by finding trust and letting go of illusions and false beliefs. Instead of going home, Becca decides to stop and take a week for herself, to try to get her life together.

In this time by herself, Rebecca Rossi faces challenges as never before, meets people who seem to be put in her path and learns lessons about herself that she had long forgotten. The scenario unfolds like a dress rehearsal of her next life, a rehearsal plotted and authored by a higher power.

The Jeweled Path resonates with truth. Catherine MacDonald weaves a story the reader can identify and align with. Here is a saga filled with spirituality and metaphysical magic that will get you to keep turning pages. Most of all, though, The Jeweled Path will get you to think!

This wonderful book arose from a writing competition organised by the Black Dog Institute in 2006 about personal experiences of living with depression.

Some 634 people entered this competition: sufferers, family members and friends. Each of us wrote, from our different perspectives, on a very personal level sharing our insights and our journeys. The nett result is an inspiring collection of anonymous (but not impersonal) excerpts. I am sure that a number of us, reading through the book is search of our own contributions, have gathered additional insights along the way.

Whether you suffer from depression personally, have a family member or friend who suffers or just want to know more about the mysteries and personal manifestations of depression, this book has something to offer. Depression can be such an isolating experience: reading the inspirational stories of others can be incredibly uplifting.

Just remember, you are not alone.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

While Bipolar illness is a dangerous psychiatric disorder, often leading to suicide if untreated, it also has an upside for civilization. While it is obvious that not all individuals with bipolar illness(aka manic depression)possess genius, there are those who do....probably in the same proportion as in the rest of society.

However, this book argues that if you compare two individuals of equal talent and equal intelligence, the one who has bipolar illness is more likely to produce works of genius because of the spurts of energy and insight that come with the illness.

A great illustration of this is the movie 'Amadeus' in which Mozart and Salieri are rival composers, but the obviously manic Mozart keeps frustrating Salieri because of the surpassing beauty of his compositions while Salieri's are brilliant but not extraordinary.

"Key to Genius" gives a startling psychohistory of 4 geniuses including Mozart and Sir Iassic Newdon. Using source documents, we see contemporary reports of these geniuses which clearly fit the DSM-IV description of manic depressive illness. We see the inflated ego of Sir Iassic Newton not sleeping for a week. The remarkable 'vision' of Mozart's Jupiter symphony entirely conceived in a split second of insight.

This book leaves one with incredible insight as to the unromantic nature of the suffering of bipolar illness, yet gives one enormous respect towards the human spirit for those few who can harness its energy, and survive its dangers. Of course there are those who do
not survive, and the book shows that Van Gogh was bipolar, not schizophrenic. Yet before he succumbed to depression, he gave the world a legacy of art that supercedes any individual genius, and shows us the best of human nature and reminds us the genius in each of us.

I just had the pleasure of meeting this author at a the Michigan Reading Associations Annual Conference and these books, the entire series are just great. They have beautiful pictures and are a very easy read (@800 words). They are also broken up into short "chapters" so even children who have a difficult time reading feel as if they have accomplished something.

This is of course about Kit, the 1930's girl who suddenly is faced w/ dramatic changes wrought by unthinkable economic Depression. In this volume, we follow Kit on several new short adventures. Lively and entertaining, each story has a "Looking Back" section enlarging on real-life history that relates directly to the tale with photos and information.

American Girl stories have a theme: Ways any girl might have coped & felt is projected onto an endearing character help bond the young reader with a topic (history) that might not have much appeal at all for her otherwise. With so much glitz and Cheap inane Bratz-like merchandise mass marketed to impressionable girls these days, American Girls stories and products are one of the all-too-few wholesome & interesting products geared directly to girls between ages 7 - 12, the early grades. There is enough real drama and historical content to make each reading session a learning experience that is amazingly enjoyable. These are not preachy, a punishment to read, or boring - and neither is it Barbie goes to Victorian America. Do we REALLY want 10 & 11 year-old girls contemplating dressing up for dates and wearing Jessica Simpson outfits -albeit vicariously? Many of us don't, yet it has become the norm and we don't want to "deprive" our daughters.

I firmly believe these materials can be used as a tool to help preserve and prolong what makes being a kid innocent & magical, rather than trying to rush them mentally into their teens & beyond. AG books are one of the best ways for young girls to gain an understanding of what life was like in America at several different points. These Short Story Collections infuse the original 6 stories about each historical character. These are not revisionist histories for adults (although charming & engaging) to dispute political vantage-points, although some think that's what is to be done with these. Instead, they're about growing up long ago. Same types of familiar emotions- while experiencing different things going on in the world, and not dumbed down. They are intelligent and discuss real things that have happened - a perfect jumping point for further and later independent study.

Like my title says... Cute story and Excellent illustrations. I need to find this artist and have them paint pictures for me.

This is one of the best Depression-Era stories involving a youth group that I have read or seen on Film. This book has FILM ME written all over it. It is a story of a group of young kids that hop railroad cars during the height of the Depression and learn the struggles of the real world as they battle hobos and truth, while they eventually recognize the need to be loved is a truth that cannot be defeated.

It is available in most larger libraries, usually in good condition or better.

cuando lei este libro hasta llegue a sonar unas cuantas veces con estar en la carretera polvosa camino a otra comunidad donde pudiese conseguir un mejor empleo, y durmiendo en una hooverville. la historia es fascinante y es tan buena que la novela no parece las paginas parecen cortas. la familia que emigra, la lucha por un trabajo, la muerte, el crecimiento y distaciamiento de la familia. esta novela pinta un cuadro dramatico aunque lleno de hermosura narrativa de la gran depresion de los anos treinta, narrada en un lenguaje humano. es una de las mejores de este autor. muy recomendada..

LUIS MENDEZ