Insane Asylum

The Gathering

The Gathering

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When Veronica`s older brother Liam is discovered drowned, his pockets filled with stones, Veronica goes into a state of crisis. Her fragile marriage begins to come unglued and old memories resurface: sexual abuse, insane asylums, and family secrets.


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Punishment in America

Punishment in America

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From the Salem witch trials to death row, a gripping analysis of the evolution of punishment practices, policies, and problems in America. Workhouses. Insane asylums. Prisons. Strait-jackets. Solitary confinement. The death penalty.


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Dimension X: Dr. Grimshaw's Sanatorium (Dramatized)

Dimension X: Dr. Grimshaw's Sanatorium (Dramatized)

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Patients at an insane asylum appear to be undergoing a strange physical transformation....


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Memoir from Antproof Case

Memoir from Antproof Case

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Mark Helprin tells the story of an old man who is writing the memoirs of his extraordinary life. The man`s life includes periods spent as a fighter pilot, an investment banker, and an inmate in an insane asylum. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.


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Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

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In 1884 the German judge Daniel Paul Schreber (1842-1911) suffered the first of a series of mental breakdowns that would eventually lead to his permanent confine in an insane asylum. He accused his doctors of soul-murder and composed this memoir t...


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Every Good Boy Deserves Favor and Professional Foul

Every Good Boy Deserves Favor and Professional Foul

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Stoppard`s latest plays deal with the contrasting circumstances of a political prisoner and a mental patient in a Soviet insane asylum, and with assorted moral problems. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


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