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Climate Change and Food Security: Africa and the Caribbean

Elizabeth Thomas-Hope

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Global climatic change has resulted in new and unpredictable patterns of precipitation and...

Selling Shakespeare: Biography, Bibliography, and the Book Trade

Adam G. Hooks

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Selling Shakespeare tells a story of Shakespeare's life and career in print, a story centered on the...

Building Efficient Management and Leadership Practices: The Contemporary Relevance of Chester I. Barnard's Thought in the Context of the Knowledge-Based Economy

Stefania Zanda

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This book examines the relationships among, leadership, the quality of the management process and...

Reflections from the Monkey Deck: Cruising the World by Freighters

Clive Wilkinson

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Clive Wilkinson's Reflections from the Monkey Deck is a personal account of freighter travel in the...

The One-China Policy: State, Sovereignty, and Taiwan's International Legal Status

Frank Chiang

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Taiwan and the one-China policy is a global issue that appears set to grow in importance in the...

Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach

Bob Bertolino

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Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach is written for...

Jessica Erdas (463 KP) rated Brain on Fire (2016) in Movies

Jun 26, 2018

Based on a true story

Based on the life and book by the same name by Susannah Cahalan, this movie follows the events of a 21 year old girl who suddenly begins experiencing strange flu-like symptoms. She goes to a doctor who tells her that all of her tests came back clear and there's nothing wrong with her. As she continues to work through the strange symptoms, they become increasingly severe. She begins to have seizures, psychotic episodes of paranoia, and is diagnosed with one mental illness after another. None of which explain why Susannah was previously a perfectly healthy 21 year old girl or what brought on the strange symptoms. Her family pushes to find answers where the team of doctors believe she belongs in a psychiatric facility. The movie is a little slow paced but I believe it was necessary to really encompass the severity and impact of the situation that Susannah and her family experienced. Definitely worth a watch.