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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2020-04-07
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 038554376X
- Book Title
- Hidden Valley Road : inside the Mind of an American Family
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Science
- Topic
- Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, Medical, Mental Health, Life Sciences / Biology, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Item Weight
- 24.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR PEOPLE'S #1 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF GQ 's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New York Times , The Washington Post, NPR , TIME , Slate , Smithsonian, The New York Post, and Amazon The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038554376x
ISBN-13
9780385543767
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038301209
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hidden Valley Road : inside the Mind of an American Family
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, Medical, Mental Health, Life Sciences / Biology, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rc514.K648 2020
Reviews
"A marvel of reportage, research, and style, Hidden Valley Road raises the bar on what is possible in narrative nonfiction. Robert Kolker dives into the exceptional story of one family besieged by humanity's most mysterious malady. Kolker writes about the Galvin family with elegance and insight while weaving together the decades long quest to understand the genetics of schizophrenia, somehow creating a story that is as haunting and intriguing as a great gothic novel. This book is a triumph, an unforgettable story that you should read right now." --Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender " Hidden Valley Road contains everything: scientific intrigue, meticulous reporting, startling revelations, and, most of all, a profound sense of humanity. It is that rare book that can be read again and again." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "An extraordinary case study and tour de force of reporting." --Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind "This broad-ranging, highly readable, and deeply unsettling book tells the story of a family beset with schizophrenia, and in doing so provides meaningful insights into the devastation caused by the disease. It is, equally, a study of the multiple ways in which familial denial can exacerbate the inherent pain of mental illness, and of the courage required both of those who are themselves diagnosed with it and of those who choose to help and support them." --Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree "This book tore my heart out. It is a revelation--about the history of mental health treatment, about trauma, foremost about family--and a more-than-worthy follow-up to Robert Kolker's brilliant Lost Girls ." --Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and Give Me Your Hand "In a narrative that is at once gripping and humane, Kolker tells an ultimately hopeful story of one family's small victories and the slow progress of research that may someday benefit millions." --Marin Sardy, author of The Edge of Every Day "A sweeping yet profoundly intimate story of one family's breathtaking challenges with schizophrenia and humanity's long history of misbegotten efforts to make sense of, and treat, the condition. Like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , this masterfully researched and utterly engrossing book shines a light on individuals who were foundational to medical study--and subjected to questionable ethics. Your heart will break, your sympathies will swell, and the Galvins will stay with you forever." --Rachel Simon, author of Riding the Bus with My Sister, "A marvel of reportage, research, and style, Hidden Valley Road raises the bar on what is possible in narrative nonfiction. Robert Kolker dives into the exceptional story of one family besieged by humanity''s most mysterious malady. Kolker writes about the Galvin family with elegance and insight while weaving together the decades long quest to understand the genetics of schizophrenia, somehow creating a story that is as haunting and intriguing as a great gothic novel. This book is a triumph, an unforgettable story that you should read right now." --Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender " Hidden Valley Road contains everything: scientific intrigue, meticulous reporting, startling revelations, and, most of all, a profound sense of humanity. It is that rare book that can be read again and again." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "An extraordinary case study and tour de force of reporting." --Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind "This broad-ranging, highly readable, and deeply unsettling book tells the story of a family beset with schizophrenia, and in doing so provides meaningful insights into the devastation caused by the disease. It is, equally, a study of the multiple ways in which familial denial can exacerbate the inherent pain of mental illness, and of the courage required both of those who are themselves diagnosed with it and of those who choose to help and support them." --Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree "This book tore my heart out. It is a revelation--about the history of mental health treatment, about trauma, foremost about family--and a more-than-worthy follow-up to Robert Kolker''s brilliant Lost Girls ." --Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and Give Me Your Hand "In a narrative that is at once gripping and humane, Kolker tells an ultimately hopeful story of one family''s small victories and the slow progress of research that may someday benefit millions." --Marin Sardy, author of The Edge of Every Day "A sweeping yet profoundly intimate story of one family''s breathtaking challenges with schizophrenia and humanity''s long history of misbegotten efforts to make sense of, and treat, the condition. Like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , this masterfully researched and utterly engrossing book shines a light on individuals who were foundational to medical study--and subjected to questionable ethics. Your heart will break, your sympathies will swell, and the Galvins will stay with you forever." --Rachel Simon, author of Riding the Bus with My Sister "A stunning, riveting chronicle crackling with intelligence and empathy . . . Kolker tackles this extraordinarily complex story so brilliantly and effectively that readers will be swept away. An exceptional, unforgettable, and significant work that must not be missed." -- Booklist, starred review "Riveting and disquieting . . . Kolker deftly follows the psychiatric, chemical, and biological theories proposed to explain schizophrenia and the various treatments foisted upon the brothers. Most poignantly, he portrays the impact on the unafflicted children of the brothers'' illness, an oppressive emotional atmosphere, and the family''s festering secrets . . . A family portrait of astounding depth and empathy." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A powerful look at schizophrenia and the quest to understand it . . . A taut and often heartbreaking narrative . . . A haunting and memorable look at the impact of mental illness on multiple generations." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review, " Hidden Valley Road raises the bar on what is possible in narrative nonfiction. A marvel of reportage, research, and style, Robert Kolker dives into the exceptional story of one family besieged by humanity's most mysterious malady. Kolker writes about the Galvin family with elegance and insight while weaving together the decades long quest to understand the genetics of schizophrenia, somehow creating a story that is as haunting and intriguing as a great gothic novel. This book is a triumph, an unforgettable story that you should read right now." --Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender "An extraordinary case study and tour de force of reporting." --Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind "This broad-ranging, highly readable, and deeply unsettling book tells the story of a family beset with schizophrenia, and in doing so provides meaningful insights into the devastation caused by the disease. It is, equally, a study of the multiple ways in which familial denial can exacerbate the inherent pain of mental illness, and of the courage required both of those who are themselves diagnosed with it and of those who choose to help and support them." --Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree
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Lccn
2019-028466
Dewey Decimal
616.8980092
Dewey Edition
23
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