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Sebastian Junger
Rave The Washington Post Junger takes us on what may be the wildest and most frightening ride of his career ... Junger’s experience, and the vast amount of reporting he brings to near-death experiences (NDEs), could easily set off a cacophony of screams in academic medicine.
Bethanne Patrick
Positive The Washington Post Patrick...courageously reveals her lifelong challenge with depression ... Much as I admired this book, I did have a couple of quibbles ... Although one of Patrick’s gifts to us is her honesty, at times the book felt repetitive and too one-note. But these are small complaints for an author who is brave and who has diligently pursued a better future for herself and her two daughters.
Frank Bruni
Positive The Washington Post Bruni helps us see how hardship might allow for a deeper understanding than a life \'untouched by significant turmoil\' ... My favorite chapter in this book is the one about Bruni’s dog ... If I had one quibble with this moving and inspiring book, it’s that not everyone has the resources or the fortitude to confront a serious illness the way Bruni has. Still, I hope that his readers can discover through this memoir the inner strength to face their inevitable challenges, a renewed understanding of what others would say on their invisible sandwich boards, and a deeper well of compassion and kindness.
Frank Bruni
Positive Portland Press Herald Throughout the book, Bruni not only tells us his story but introduces a number of people who have come to that fork, including his mother, who challenged \'doomsaying, defeatism and dark moods\' after being diagnosed with uterine cancer and went on to confound her doctors and model a positive way of living to her son ... Bruni’s book reminded me that it’s perspective that determines how we see the world ... If I had one quibble with this moving and inspiring book, it’s that not everyone has the resources or the fortitude to confront a serious illness the way Bruni has. Still, I hope that his readers can discover through this memoir the inner strength to face their inevitable challenges, a renewed understanding of what others would say on their invisible sandwich boards, and a deeper well of compassion and kindness.