Winner of the National Book Award and an American Library Association Notable Book for 2002. For 19 million Americans, clinical depression is a tragic and debilitating problem. With uncommon candor, wit, and erudition, Solomon examines this disease in personal, cultural, and scientific terms, elaborating on various ways of coping – from Hippocrates to today. "A message of limitless hope... Read with compelling immediacy, this is an audio you won't forget."—AudioFile