Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Andy Warhol was a Hoarder

Book Jacket for: Andy Warhol was a hoarder : inside the minds of history's great personalitiesClaudia Kalb explores a number of mental illness through the lens of well know personalities in Andy Warhol was a Hoarder.  Each chapter explores the life of someone focusing on the mental illness they are suspected of suffering from by way of illustrating the illness in question.  The chapter on Andy Warhol for example explores hoarding, while the chapter on Marilyn Monroe explores borderline personality disorder.  The use of famous people helps de-stigmatize the illness in a way or at least make it a bit more approachable.  The book as a whole is quite interesting and teaches the uniformed about the hows and whys of a number of common mental illnesses. Recommended.