{"product_id":"no-one-cares-about-crazy-people-my-family-and-the-heartbreak-of-mental-illness-in-america-paperback","title":"No One Cares about Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the centuries of torture of lunatiks at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change. -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Powers\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eFlags of our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrue Compass\u003c\/i\u003e -- both #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Hardcover Nonfiction bestsellers. His biography of Mark Twain -- \u003ci\u003eMark Twain: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e -- was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He lives with his wife Honoree Fleming, Ph.D., in Castleton, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47956912931064,"sku":"9780316341134","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/a213aS96WnFTVzVwaVFESVpWWnpOQT09.webp?v=1770285104","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/no-one-cares-about-crazy-people-my-family-and-the-heartbreak-of-mental-illness-in-america-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}