The best minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
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An acclaimed author investigates the forces that led his closest childhood friend, a paranoid schizophrenic with brilliant promise who defied the odds and graduated from Yale Law School, to kill the woman he loved, in this exploration of the ways in which we understand--and fail to understand--mental illness.
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9780143132899
9781594206573
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| Grouping Title | best minds a story of friendship madness and the tragedy of good intentions |
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| Last Grouping Update | 2025-08-07 22:18:18PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-07 22:57:38PM |
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Friendships
Homosociality
Laudor, Michael
Male friendship -- United States
Men's friendships
New York (State) -- Biography
Rosen, Jonathan, -- 1963- -- Friends and associates
Schizophrenics -- United States -- Biography
Homosociality
Laudor, Michael
Male friendship -- United States
Men's friendships
New York (State) -- Biography
Rosen, Jonathan, -- 1963- -- Friends and associates
Schizophrenics -- United States -- Biography
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The best minds : a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
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The best minds : a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions / Jonathan Rosen
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The best minds
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a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
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Friends and associates
Friendships
Homosociality
Laudor, Michael
Male friendship
Men's friendships
Rosen, Jonathan
Schizophrenics
Friendships
Homosociality
Laudor, Michael
Male friendship
Men's friendships
Rosen, Jonathan
Schizophrenics
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