The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
Well, this is not light reading, but it is interesting and packed with information. Solomon includes glimpses of his own life with Depression, but he also shares pieces of hundreds of interviews with others who suffer from the illness, as well as doctors and psychologists who work with depressive patients. He covers everything from the history of the disease to what is being done in the political sphere to help mental illness. As I was reading, I was struck by the clarity of Solomon's prose. At 571 pages, not one word seems superfluous. This is not for the faint of heart or the casual psychology scholars. For those who have a real interest in the topic, I couldn't recommend a textbook any more.
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