The best minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
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New York : Penguin Press, 2023.
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Book
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562 pages ; 25 cm
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East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
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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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English
ISBN:
9781594206573, 1594206570, 9780143132899, 014313289X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-539) and index.
Description
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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APA Citation (style guide)
Rosen, J. (2023). The best minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rosen, Jonathan, 1963-. 2023. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rosen, Jonathan, 1963-, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions. Penguin Press, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rosen, Jonathan. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions. Penguin Press, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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