In the course of writing Mom's Marijuana I read many books by a wide variety of authors. I was eager not to write a book about cancer, but rather about the things we learn in the face of illness. You may judge for yourself if I achieved this, but in my humble opinion, these writers have.
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 A
literary giant, Anatole Broyard explores life, death, physicians,
and the literature of illness. |
 With
the skill of a seasoned sports writer, Mitch Albom writes from the
heart about dignity, perspective, and our purpose. |
 Oliver
Sacks examines the line between abled and disabled, scientific and
personal, after he seriously injures a leg. |
 Kay
Redfield Jamison writes with uncommon clarity about the seductions
and torments of bipoloar illness and life. |
In
a poetic book, Lauren Slater uses her patient's mental illnesses,
and her own, to explore universal themes18 April 2003
