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Jill is currently reading:

Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill

by Robert Whitaker

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, mental-illness, psychology, psychotherapy

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Feb 07, 2012 10:50am

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Jill is currently reading: Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill by Robert Whitaker	My rating:
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Jill liked David Runge's review of Flying Leap: " Charming and dramatic. Twists reality without asking you to suspend disbelief too far. "
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Jill gave to: Sarah by JT LeRoy read in January, 2003	My rating:
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Jill gave to: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by JT LeRoy read in January, 2005	My rating:
Harrowing.
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Jill marked as to-read: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jill marked as to-read: Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships by Diane Vaughan	My rating:
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Jill marked as to-read: Lowboy by John Wray	My rating:
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Jill marked as to-read: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jill recommended Just Kids to Kim Seely Just Kids by Patti Smith	My rating:
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Jill marked as to-read: Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (An Evergreen book) by Legs McNeil	My rating:
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Knitters, knitters, knitters! A place to talk knitting, rate knitting books, worship your favorite designers, list your knitting links.

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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

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This is an open group for students, amateurs, and professionals of psychology. It is intended to connect mental health professionals from all fields ...more

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