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I just finished Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters by Matt Kaplan. I listened to an interview with this author on NPR in October and ordered the book. I finally got to it in the pile last weekend and I loved it. Kaplan takes a look at the history of monsters and what social or scientific themes may have led to their creation. It's interesting, well researched, and wittily written.
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I just finished "Sante Fe Edge" by Stuart Woods and was riveted by the combo of smut and crime. LOL
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Omg, that book you mentioned was so good and so obscure, so it was funny to see your post on it. Would you mind linking me to the books you read on BPD and giving your own brief reviews? As a therapist I'm always particularly fascinated by BPD. I also dated someone with BPD in college and that contributed to my interest in lesbians with BPD.
My fave books on Borderlines are: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Need-Tourniquet-Borderline-Personality/dp/158005305X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356198959&sr=8-1&keywords=girl+in+need+of+a+tourniquet"]Girl in Need of a Tourniquet: Memoir of a Borderline Personality: Merri Lisa Johnson: 9781580053051: Amazon.com: Books[/ame] This one is by a woman with BPD. It has an odd writing style and is very quote heavy. At first I decided it wasn't a good book, and then in retrospect I found that aspects of it did have a memorable impact, and I decided I liked it. It's a lesbian memoir. and [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Borderlines-A-Memoir-Caroline-Kraus/dp/0767914287/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356198999&sr=8-2&keywords=caroline+borderlines"]Borderlines: A Memoir: Caroline Kraus: 9780767914284: Amazon.com: Books[/ame] This is a memoir with a lesbian twist of sorts by a woman who was best friends with and somewhat romantically involved with a woman with BPD. Excellent writing. Quote:
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jus' finished "quail fried rice", by jill carroll (was a decent read)
am now readin' "murder, murder, deja vu", by polly iyer (it's rivetin')
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Reading two books from the library: "Home" by Toni Morrison, and "I am Forbidden" by Anouk Markovits. Just finished "The Cross in the Closet" by Timothy Kurek, and "Licking the Spoon" by Candace Walsh.
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[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Queer-Pleasant-Danger-Memoir/dp/0807001651"]Here [/ame] is the book that started getting me interested in Borderline.
It is a book by the writer of My Gender Workbook, Kate Bornstein. Mostly it's about her journey through Borderline PD and her encounters with being a into Scientology. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Borderline-Recovery-Personality-Dialectical/dp/157224710X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356217096&sr=1-1&keywords=borderline+and+the+buddha"]Here[/ame] is the only book on BorderlinePD the I didn't breeze through because i wanted to savor every morsel of the book. The book that chronicles a girls relationships and how she was able to recover from the disorder with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Activism, and taking refuge in Buddha. You also said you had interest in Bipolar Memoirs which I have not read many on but I have one last recommendation for a therapist to read. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Rage-Against-Meshugenah-Takes-Balls/dp/B00342VERO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356217484&sr=1-1&keywords=rage+against+the+meshugenah+why+it+take s+balls+to+go+nuts"]Rage Against The Meshuganah: Why it Takes Balls to go Nuts[/ame]. An excellent book on Depression from one mans perspective. |
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RE: the previous post right next to this one by falloutmk
Wow, thank you so much for this. I have the one by Kate but haven't read it yet. BPD AND scientology?! I'm sure to have a literary orgasm! I really liked Kate's other memoir from many years ago: Gender Outlaw and also her book of alternatives to suicide for gay freaks (paraphrasing). Those were both total keepers. She was the guest speaker at our LGBT synagogue this year, and it was my first time seeing her in person. Love her! I've seen "Borderline and the Buddha" but been on the fence about it. It got great reviews but I was not interested in reading it if a whole lot was on the DBT process because I felt it might feel too much like work to me. Is there a lot of technical stuff on DBT in it? Haven't read the third book, though I like the title . You mentioned you read some other books that are not on BPD but similar. I'm curious what sort of stuff?
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[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Gone-Girl-Novel-Gillian-Flynn/dp/030758836X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356274337&sr=8-1&keywords=gone+girl"]Gone Girl: A Novel [/ame]by Gillian Flynn
Seriously twisted (and twist-filled) story; very compelling, I've not finished it yet but I'm finding it hard to put down. If you think you may want to read the book, don't read many reviews because even with the best intentions they are full of spoilers.
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i borrowed the chess machine by robert lohr from the library
i don't know if it's good yet but the description sounds awesome "Based on a true story, The Chess Machine is the breathtaking historical adventure of a legendary invention that astounded all who crossed its path Vienna 1770: Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange and amazing invention, the Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what the Habsburg court hails as the greatest innovation of the century is really nothing more than a brilliant illusion. The chess machine is secretly operated from inside by the Italian dwarf Tibor, a God-fearing social outcast whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. Von Kempelen and his helpers tour his remarkable invention all around Europe to amaze and entertain the public, but despite many valiant attempts and close calls, no one is able to beat the extraordinary chess machine. The crowds all across Europe adore the Turk, and the success of Baron von Kempelen seems assured. But when a beautiful and seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the automaton, the Mechanical Turk falls under a cloud of suspicion, and the machine and his inventor become the targets of espionage, persecution, and aristocratic intrigue. What is the dark secret behind this automaton and what strange powers does it hold? The Chess Machine is a daring and remarkable tale, based on a true story, full of envy, lust, scandal and deception." |
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some trashy (free) suspense novel on me kindle. and i like it... lol
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