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The Dinosaur Man: Tales of Madness and Enchantment from the Back Ward
The Dinosaur Man Tales of Madness and Enchantment from the Back Ward Author:Susan Baur Everyone has a story. The stories that make up this book are neither ordinary nor extraordinary. They derive from Baur's work with schizophrenic patients, many of whom have been hospitalized for years at a place disguised for this telling as "Mountain Valley Hospital." Some patients are painfully aware that they are ill. Many are u... more »nable to distinguish between experienced and imagined events (the subject of Baur's dissertation was memory). Throughout the work, Baur is both participant and observer, as she brings into focus those among us who are frequently forgotten.« less