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title: "THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD"
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# THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD

**Price:** SAR 105
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- **What is this?** THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD
- **How much does it cost?** SAR 105 with free shipping
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## Description

A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as "a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy" ( Time ). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others), as well as the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.

Review: Five Stars - Insightful look into the mind of a schizophrenic
Review: Annoying Highlighters - There are some kind of highlightings in some of the pages. Little annoying.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #296,228 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7,832 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books) #15,987 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,328 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by K***K on 1 July 2017*

Insightful look into the mind of a schizophrenic

### ⭐⭐⭐ Annoying Highlighters
*by P***R on 13 October 2023*

There are some kind of highlightings in some of the pages. Little annoying.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is good
*by E***T on 11 June 2026*

Interesting and well written enlightened view of psychosis

## Frequently Bought Together

- Hachette The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
- Surviving Schizophrenia, 7th Edition: A Family Manual

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*Last updated: 2026-10-10*