The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan

The Great Pretender

Susannah Cahalan

400 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science informative medium-paced

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"One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine (NPR).Doctors have s...

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