The police found Janice Jensen bathed in blood, sitting on the floor, calmly munching grapes. Her family lay dead by her side and Janice seemed unaware of the carnage around her. To forensic psychiatrist Simon Rose, there was no question she had killed them. But was she criminally responsible-orhellip;

This book identifies and analyzes twenty cultural "choke points" that have each contributed to cultural decline in America. The book defines how these choke points have contributed to the destruction of our foundational institutions. We will study these foundational institutions and why they are essential to a healthy national culture. When they collapse, so does the culture. Based upon this analysis we can assign the exact year cultural disintegration began in America.

Is insanity a myth? Does it exist merely to keep psychiatrists in business? In Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences, Dr. Szasz challenges the way both science and society define insanity; in the process, he helps us better understand this often misunderstood condition. Dr. Szasz presents a carefully crafted account of the insanity concept and shows how it relates to and differs from three closely allied ideas—bodily illness, social deviance, and the sick role.

The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, the Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role! Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before, how to use humour; create mystery; how to develop a distinct style; and how to evaluate the place, the relationships and the competition. In fact, Audition is a necessary guide to dealing with all the "auditions" we face in life. This is the bible on the subject.

In the riveting tradition of Jonathan Kellerman comes a thriller about a forensic psychiatrist who must determine whether a woman who savagely slays her husband and baby is sane, insane--or just plain evil.