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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

January 16, 2023

invisible

I don’t often discuss personal issues in this blog, but for those of you who have been around long enough, you know I have multiple sclerosis. Recently, I read a book that resonated so deeply with me ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, health, medical, memoir

Good Morning, Monster

April 21, 2021

monster

Good Morning, Monster is not only the title of Catherine Gildiner’s book, but what one of her patients actually heard every day of her childhood. And not in a loving ‘you’re grumpy’ or ‘you’ve got ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: psychology, social issues

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

September 9, 2019

maybe you

Sometimes a book comes my way not from reviews or recommendations, but from simple proximity—I see it at the library and decide to read it. Very often these are some of my favorite books. This is the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: life, marriage, memoir, relationships

Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

November 23, 2016

salt sugar fat

  My timing for this review may be a bit off as tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a day of food, but Salt Sugar Fat is not about home cooked meals. Instead, it is a depressing tour of tour of the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: food, health, Random House

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

December 5, 2012

Brain on Fire

You are an outgoing, ambitious journalist already writing for The New York Post at age twenty-four. Suddenly, you start feeling a little off—no appetite, fatigue, and you’re pretty sure people are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, Free Press, medical, memoir

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