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Details the childhood of Julie Gregory, which was ruled by a mother with the condition known as Munchausen, whereby parents portray their children as constantly sick so they can get attention for themselves.

Michael Gates Gill shares how a job at his local Starbucks helped him rebuild his life after he lost his job and his family, sharing how the job taught him about what was truly important and offering an inside look at life behind the Starbucks' counter.

Kelly Corrigan recounts her battle with breast cancer, which occurred at the same time her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and intermixes stories about her childhood and her unique relationship with her father.

Using real-life accounts, describes some of the experiences faced by teenage girls who suffer from anorexia nervosa.

Talented athlete and high school senior Dane is admitted to a facility to undergo therapy for Guillain-Barr? syndrome and is forced to reevaluate his life and attitude when the treatment doesn't seem to be working.

The author, now a counselor, describes the beginning of his compulsive exercise and starvation in his teens and chronicles his battle with anorexia, discussing his hospitalizations and therapy.

A graphic memoir in which Marisa Acocella Marchetto chronicles her eleven-month battle with breast cancer, from diagnosis to cure.

Reprint of a nineteenth-century novel about James Wait, the only black mate aboard the ship Narcissus.

The author tells the story of the slow death of her beloved mother, novelist Mary Durant, due to Alzheimer's, and tells how she was almost destroyed in the process of trying to care for her mom and having to witness the devastating losses brought on by the disease.