Famed Professor of Psychiatry Jamison charts her own experience of Bipolar Affective Disorder in this inspiring and fascinating autobiography.

123 – “Manic-depression is a disease that both kills and gives life.  Fire, by its nature, both creates and destroys […] Mania is a strange and driving force, a destroyer, a fire in the blood.  Fortunately, having fire in one’s blood is not without its benefits in the world of academic medicine, especially in the pursuit of tenure”