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English
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With an all-new illustrations, experience this classic pioneering tale of science fiction by H.G. Wells.
West Sussex. A mysterious man in a long-sleeved trench coat, gloves, and a wide-brimmed hat arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Hall's inn. His face is almost entirely concealed (much like most of his personality and identity), except for a fake pink nose. He keeps to himself, working in his rooms during the day, only leaving at night.
Griffin's peculiar...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Language
English
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If someone you know is living and working with schizophrenia, their life is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. Baldwin makes a comprehensive attempt to explain why, in spite of near-miraculous advances in medication and treatment, persons with mental illness fare worse than almost any other disadvantaged group in the labor market. She looks at societal factors that affect employment outcomes for persons with serious mental illness, and then...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak Two sisters--Miranda, the older, responsible one, always her younger sister's protector; Lucia, the headstrong, unpredictable one, whose impulses are huge and, often, life changing. When their mother dies and Lucia starts hearing voices, it is Miranda who must find a way to reach her sister. But Lucia impetuously plows ahead, marrying a big-hearted,...
7) Creep
Publisher
Sony Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Looking for work, Aaron a videographer, who is low on cash and full of naivete, answers a Craigslist ad. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.
9) Elyse
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
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Memory and hallucination intertwine to expose a history of trauma, revealing Elyse is Catatonic and institutionalized in a State Hospital.
10) Ordinary people
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Conrad returns home from a mental institution, where he was sent after his brother's accidental death and his own ensuing suicide attempt. To begin a new life, he must learn to accept himself and those close to him.
11) Ward no. 6
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Russian
Description
A bold contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's legendary short story, Ward no. 6 chronicles one man's descent into madness. Updating the 1892 tale to the present day, the film is shot in a real mental institution on the outskirts of Moscow, and features interviews with actual patients.
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Publisher
Westcliff Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book explains mental illness from a Biblical worldview. It may serve as a guide for christian counselors working with schizophrenia and related problems such as depression, why God allows suffering, mental illness vs. demon possession"--Google Books description.
This project's research question was: what are the spiritual/emotional needs among evangelical relatives of persons with schizophrenia, and which Bible truths are effective in ministering...
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Alex Delaware novels volume 29
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English
Description
"The City of Angels has more than its share of psychopaths, and no one recognizes that more acutely than the brilliant psychologist and police consultant Dr. Alex Delaware. Despite that, Constance Sykes, a sophisticated, successful physician, hardly seems like someone Alex needs to fear. Then, at the behest of the court, he becomes embroiled in a bizarre child custody dispute initiated by Connie against her sister and begins to realize that there...
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"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."--
16) Armageddon
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Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Français
Description
A repairman named Louis Carrier uses his newly inherited fortune to launch a campaign of terror that will make him a household name. Becoming more and more mentally unstable, Carrier threatens the police and various government institutions while operating under the alias "Armageddon." A psychologist from Interpol heads the investigation and prepares a trap at an international conference of world leaders in Paris.
17) Unhinged
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.
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English
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From Philip K. Dick, the Hugo Award—winning author of The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? the basis for the film Blade Runner Clans of the Alphane Moon explores the meaning of mental illness through the actions of people with clinical disorders and those of the doctors tasked with curing them.
For years, the third moon in the Alphane system was used as a psychiatric hospital. But when war broke out between Earth...
19) The fisher king
Series
Criterion collection volume 764
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Parry is a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights, and damsels in distress. Jack is New York's number one shock deejay, until the day his off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy that ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors, Parry.
20) Supermarket
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning debut novel from one of the most creative voices of our generation, Bobby Hall--a.k.a. Logic. Flynn is stuck--depressed, recently dumped, and living at his mom's house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job, routine hours, a steady check. Work isn't work when it's saving you from yourself. But things aren't quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn's world begins to...
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