Books like The lunatic by Anthony C. Winkler

Edith Grossman's acclaimed English translation of Miguel de Cervantes’ classic "Don Quixote" brings the famed knight-errant and his loyal squire Sancho Panza to life in 16th‑century Spain.

Jon Ronson's investigative inquiry into psychopathy examines the tools, practitioners, and personalities behind the science—and reveals how the lines between study and madness can blur.

A young woman rebels against her mother and aunt, discovering a magical place where she can be who she truly wants to be.

Anne Shirley embarks on a new adventure as she leaves her old life in Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

A woman's rise from poverty to political influence, inspired by stories told by a storyteller's daughter.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

A Modern-Day Gunfighter and a Woman's Touch in the Colorado Wilds

From Kay Redfield Jamison - an international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at American universities - a remarkable personal testimony: the revelation of her own struggle since adolescence with manic-depression, and how it has shaped her life. Vividly, directly, with candor, wit, and simplicity, she takes us into the fascinating and dangerous territory of this form of madness - a world in which one pole can be the alluring dark land ruled by what Byron called the "melancholy star of the imagination," and the other a desert of depression and, all too frequently, death. A moving and exhilarating memoir by a woman whose furious determination to learn the enemy, to use her gifts of intellect to make a difference, led her to become, by the time she was forty, a world authority on manic-depression, and whose work has helped save countless lives.

Elyn R. Saks, a distinguished professor and lawyer, chronicles her lifelong battle with schizophrenia, detailing how she overcame challenges to build a respected career in law, psychology, and psychiatry.

A chambermaid at the New Yorker Hotel discovers that the enigmatic room‑3127 occupant, Nikola Tesla, has turned his brief stay into a scientific laboratory, weaving a tale of invention and mystery during Tesla’s final week.

Two sisters open a bed-and-breakfast, but must adapt to a rural lifestyle to run it, facing challenges and romance along the way.