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I'm re-reading a few right now, including:
*[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Interrupted-Susanna-Kaysen/dp/0679746048/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265555785&sr=8-1"]Girl, Interrupted[/ame] by Susanna Kaysen. The memoir is different from the film, which are brilliant in their own rights. This book also makes a great gift.
*[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Gracefully-Insane-Americas-Premier-Hospital/dp/1586481614/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265555823&sr=1-1-spell"]Gracefully Insane: Life and Death Inside America's Premier Mental Hospital[/ame] by Alex Beam is a wonderful investigation into McLean, the mental institution where notables--such as Sylvia Plath, James Taylor, & Susanna Kaysen--visited for treatment. The discussion on (and interviews concerning) 1960s youth culture at McLean is particularly insightful.
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You can’t change that system by just getting your own rights, tinkering with the engine and leaving. You have to take on the whole machine.
--Riki Anne Wilchins
Hold on to the lessons, let go of the pain.
--Leslie Feinberg
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