The Center Cannot Hold
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The Center Cannot Hold

by Elyn R. Saks

2007•Biography•352 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthtroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is moving, weighty and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthTroubled leads

Subjects

NonfictionPsychologyEducatorsSchizophrenicsMental illnessSchizophreniaCase studiesCollege teachers

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Author
Elyn R. Saks
Published
2007
Pages
352
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