This is to endorse the above-named article and recommend it for publication. This book reveals a very personal and unique perspective on life from a man with a horrible mental illness. I have worked with the mentally ill for nearly 15 years and have never heard a more descripitve account of life with this illness. This book appeals to professionals who deal with the mentally ill, lay people, families of the mentally ill, and mental health clients alike. Mr. James ends his book with some very important advice for those who struggle with mental illness. This advice is extremely vauable, coming...

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

The Varieties of Religious Experience was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902. Reflecting the pluralistic views of psychologist turned philosopher William James, it posits that individual religious experiences, rather than the tenets of organized religions, form the backbone of religious life. James's discussion of conversion, repentance, mysticism, and hope of reward and fears of punishment in the hereafter--as well as his observations on the religious experiences of...