August, 1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, & anticipation is at a fever pitch.
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Lewis Wolpert had a severe depressive episode, & despite a happy marriage & successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When he recovered, he wrote this book, an investigation into the causes & treatments of this disease. This edition features an introduction, in which Lewis Wolpert discusses his struggle with depression.