On the Verge of Madness
On the Verge of Madness

Author: George Wilhite

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-06-30

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1435719654

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Spinetinglers.com has given this collection of Supernatural Horror Fiction a four star review and shortlisted it for its 2009 Book of the Year! In the lead-off novella, "Victor Chaldean and the Portal," the title character has grown frustrated and desperate in his attempts to solve the mysterious disappearance of his wife. When he begins having strange visions, he accepts the aid of a psychologist studying the paranormal. This leads him on a journey of discovery and arcane knowledge of realms beyond the simple realities of life and death. The novella is followed by seven stories, all of them finding their protagonists "On the Verge of Madness" . . .

On the Verge of Insanity
On the Verge of Insanity

Author: Nienke Bakker

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300222456

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Being ill isn t a cause for joy, I nevertheless have no right to complain about it, for it seems to me that nature sees to it that illness is a means of getting us back on our feet, of healing us, rather than an absolute evil. --Vincent van Gogh to John Peter Russell, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, February 1, 1890"

Art and Madness
Art and Madness

Author: Anne Roiphe

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0307473961

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Coming of age on Park Avenue in the 1950s, Anne Roiphe had an adolescence entrenched in privilege, petticoats, and social rules. Young women at the time were expected to give up personal freedom for devotion to home and children. Instead, Roiphe chose Beckett, Proust, Sartre, and Mann as her heroes, and became one of the girls draped across the sofa at parties with George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, and William Styron, sometimes with her young child in tow. For a time she was satisfied to play the muse, but at the age of twenty-seven, divorced and finally freed of the notion that any sacrifice was worth making for art, she began to write. Here, in her clear-sighted, perceptive, and unabashed memoir, Roiphe shares with astonishing honesty the tumultuous adventure of self-discovery that finally led to her redemption.

A Madness of Sunshine
A Madness of Sunshine

Author: Nalini Singh

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0593099087

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New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh welcomes you to a remote town on the edge of the world where even the blinding brightness of the sun can’t mask the darkness that lies deep within a killer.… On the rugged West Coast of New Zealand, Golden Cove is more than just a town where people live. The adults are more than neighbors; the children, more than schoolmates. That is until one fateful summer—and several vanished bodies—shatters the trust holding Golden Cove together. All that’s left are whispers behind closed doors, broken friendships, and a silent agreement to not look back. But they can’t run from the past forever. Eight years later, a beautiful young woman disappears without a trace, and the residents of Golden Cove wonder if their home shelters something far more dangerous than an unforgiving landscape. It’s not long before the dark past collides with the haunting present and deadly secrets come to light.

Schizo: The Liberatory Potential of Madness
Schizo: The Liberatory Potential of Madness

Author: Irina Lyubchenko

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-07-22

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1848884605

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‘Schizo’: The Liberatory Potential of Madness presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the potential of madness as a force for liberation from societies of control.

Women and Madness
Women and Madness

Author: Phyllis Chesler

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2018-09-04

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 164160039X

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Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. Now back in print, this completely revised and updated edition adds perspectives on eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more.

Infectious Madness
Infectious Madness

Author: Harriet A. Washington

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0316277797

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A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious Madness, Washington presents the new germ theory, which posits not only that many instances of Alzheimer's, OCD, and schizophrenia are caused by viruses, prions, and bacteria, but also that with antibiotics, vaccinations, and other strategies, these cases can be easily prevented or treated. Packed with cutting-edge research and tantalizing mysteries, Infectious Madness is rich in science, characters, and practical advice on how to protect yourself and your children from exposure to infectious threats that could sabotage your mental and physical health.