ISBN-13: 9781439241653 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 442 str.
A History of Insanity is the story of two families, the super-rich Haupts with their pharmaceutical empire, and the Richards, pioneers in the treatment of mental illness for a hundred years. Sex, drugs, crime lords, movie stars, and all kinds of crazy people in a funny, exciting tale that travels the world through the centuries. From humanity's earliest examples of insanity to a future of mind control and limitless possibility, this compelling page turner will draw you into a story that takes place in mansions and hovels, over oceans, mountains, forests, cities and beyond. This great book will make you laugh, cry and think. Adventure, comedy and a love story combined in a new kind of narrative, written with passion and beauty. "Cuckoo's Nest" meets Hist. of W. Civ.