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Old Sep 07, 2012, 05:32 AM
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What is the best book to get about bipolar that isnt full of say medical terminology. More in laymen terms. Im trying to find something my family can read too.
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Old Sep 07, 2012, 06:35 AM
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Love Has Its Ups and Downs - Bonnie Rice
Getolife Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 978-1435748910. Book Web Site.
Written by a long-time BPSO list member, this work is highly recommended for its insight into the workings of relationships where bipolar disorder is a factor.

Living Without Depression and Manic Depression: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability - Mary Ellen Copeland
Paperback, New Harbinger, 1994 ISBN: 1879237741. Read the Blurb. Book Web Site. A BPSO Review here!

Bipolar. . . Me? - John Barrett
eBook, Amazon Digital Services, 2012 ISBN: ASIN: B008WJZ97U. Read the Blurb.
Closing the Chasm: Letters from a Bipolar Physician to His Son - Benjamin Diven, MD
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Paperback, iUniverse.com, 2009, 172 pages. ISBN: 0595481094

A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness - Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman

Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke - Patty Duke and Kenneth Turan
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In My Head: Living My Life with Bi-Polar - Melody Hope
Paperback, Xlibris, 2008, 168 pages. ISBN: 1436335299. Read the Blurb.

Our website here also has a list of books to read!!!!!
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Old Sep 07, 2012, 06:59 AM
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Thank you very much
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Old Sep 07, 2012, 07:31 AM
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those are great books
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