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Nobody's Child
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Nobody's Child
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marie Balter
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By (author) Richard Katz
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Coping With Personal Problems |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780201608168
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Classifications | Dewey:362.2092 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hachette Books
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Imprint |
Da Capo Press Inc
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Publication Date |
21 June 1992 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Marie Balters courageous story of hope and healing has inspired millions around the country. After spending the first twenty years of her adult life in a mental hospital, she gradually emerged from the terror of the back wards, eventually to attend graduate school at Harvard University and become a leading champion for the mentally ill.
Author Biography
Marie Balter, M.Ed. is a writer, lecturer, and advocate for the mentally ill. She is the winner of America's Award, the ordinary person's Medal of honour." Richard Katz, Ph.D. clinical psychologist and anthropologist, is the author of Boiling Energy: Community Healing among the Kalahari Kung. He teaches full time at Saskatchewan Indian Federated College in Canada, and at Harvard Medical School.
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