Book description
A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy (Time). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others), as well as the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.
Manly Reno
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Esquire
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Mammoth 2
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Pink Nightmare
Thank you for making my reading goals more achievable and enjoyable. The automatic extraction of artwork and metadata keeps my audiobook library organized and visually appealing.
Pockets
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Celtic Charger
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Marine Dre
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Pearl Girl
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Spunky Comet
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Indestructible Potato
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NightDream
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Roller Girl
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Red Delicious
Automated artwork and metadata retrieval add a professional touch to my audiobook library. This was a competent audiobook production with no major flaws. The narrator's voice was pleasant enough and the audio quality was acceptable, though not exceptional. While the performance didn't particularly stand out, it served its purpose adequately for my daily commute.
QuestWeaver
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Despair
With a vast genre selection, I've broadened my horizons and explored new topics. This app's convenience has turned my daily chores into moments of literary escape. is a breeze. It's incredibly convenient for building my collection.
Divine Quasar
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BearDrift
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Trixie
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Gr8 Flick
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QuantumQuill
Audiobooks have transformed my daily walks into a time of inspiration and learning. I love how this app's chapters, bookmarks, and controls give me full control over my audiobook journey. This app has made audiobook listening an integral part of my daily routine โ it's a habit I cherish. Great app for listening to lectures and speeches. Highly useful! I love the download options. ListenBook gives me so many ways to get my audiobooks onto my device.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience