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Phil's Companions to Depression
TreblinkaTreblinka by Jean-Francois Steiner
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Exactly how much can the human body and spirit endure? Perhaps one of the most incredible, inspiring and terrifying stories ever committed to paper.
Man's Search for MeaningMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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Possibly one of the wisest books on the human psyche ever written. A copy of this should be given to everyone with depression
Mr. Blue: Memoirs of a RenegadeMr. Blue: Memoirs of a Renegade by Edward Bunker
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Bunker is a great writer and stoic. This brilliant memoir is his testimony of a corrupted violent life spent in institutions and solitary confinement. One of my favorite books.
DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders): Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ... Manual of Mental Disorders (Paperback))DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders): Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ... Manual of Mental Disorders (Paperback)) by American Psychiatric Association
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American shrink?s diagnostic manual. It makes you feel pretty good just flicking through, looking at what everyone else is suffering from.
Post Office: A NovelPost Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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Work getting you down? Charles Bukowski?s drunken memoir of working for the US post office should feel somehow warm and familiar. Also read Ham on Rye and Factotum.
Eat Yourself SlimEat Yourself Slim by Michel Montignac
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It feels good to take control. Eat Yourself Slim is the only diet book I?ve ever read. It?s very scientific, and reads like a good visit to the truth doctor in the company of a sarcastic aunt.
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You ThinkMind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think by Christine A Padesky
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A tried and trusted workbook for people with depression and anxiety. I've bought this for lots of friends suffering with everything from general anxiety disorders to serious addictions to grief
365 Tao: Daily Meditations365 Tao: Daily Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao
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Ancient chinese self acceptance via California. Pick it up, read a page, put it down. Probably one of the most accessible practical applications of the Tao. Which is nice. Now breathe out
The Hotel on the Roof of the World: Five Years in Tibet (Summersdale Travel)The Hotel on the Roof of the World: Five Years in Tibet (Summersdale Travel) by Alec Le Sueur
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Sometimes you forget to enjoy yourself. This book is laughing tea out of your nose funny. Do not read it on the train or in the park, or they really will come after with butterfly nets.