What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Non-fiction book titled "Asylum" from journalist who goes undercover in a mental institution, published around 1950s-1960s. [s]
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Mikayla wrote: "The Half-A-Doctor: Memoirs from My Asylum. ?"No, unfortunately, this isn't it. Thanks anyway!
Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates? This could be your edition:
Ayshe wrote: "Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates? This could be your edition:[bookcover:Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other..."That's it! That's exactly the one! Thank you so much. This thread is solved :)
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Nelly Bly was a journalist, and she did the same thing.
What's the Name of That Book???
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Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates (other topics)Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates (other topics)
Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates (other topics)
The Half-a-Doctor: Memoirs from My "Asylum" (other topics)
The Half-a-Doctor: Memoirs from My "Asylum" (other topics)
Considering I have the title, you'd think a simple Google search would help, but nope! I am really mostly trying to figure out what the author's name is at this point. I can't seem to find anything. Unfortunately, just searching "Asylum" in Goodreads brings up way too many results, and I will just go ahead and rule out the William B. Seabrook one that pops up in the results. I know it's not that one.
I read this book some time between 2007-2009 for a college psychology class, but it takes place around the 1950s-1960s. I'm so sure it is called "Asylum", although there may have been a sentence following a colon after it.
The book was written by a journalist who went undercover, and admitted himself into a mental institution, and reported his findings there. I cannot remember any specific scenes that occurred within the book. I remember it being written in a very dry, journalistic style. It was maybe something between 300-400 pages. I'm pretty sure the cover was a black-and-white photo of a man holding a cigarette with his hands on his forehead. It was sort of like he was face-palming with a cigarette between his fingers. Although this may have been the cover for only one edition of the book.
Thanks in advance for your help!