Memoirs, practical guides, and the science — curated by our community, including books by members who chose to speak openly about living with bipolar disorder.
Tracy Kidder
The inspiring biography of Paul English — beloved BSC community leader and co-founder of Kayak — who grew up in working-class Boston, built a travel empire sold for nearly $2 billion, and navigated the journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder.
Find this book →Sara Schley
International business consultant Sara Schley — a leader in our group — kept her Bipolar II diagnosis secret for decades while leading organizational transformations worldwide.
Find this book →Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gregg Martin
General Gregg Martin led thousands of combat engineers to Baghdad in 2003 — not yet knowing the Iraq War was triggering late-onset bipolar disorder.
Find this book →Tracy Kidder
The inspiring biography of Paul English — beloved BSC community leader and co-founder of Kayak — who grew up in working-class Boston, built a travel empire sold for nearly $2 billion, and navigated the journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder.
Find this book →Sara Schley
International business consultant Sara Schley — a leader in our group — kept her Bipolar II diagnosis secret for decades while leading organizational transformations worldwide.
Find this book →Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gregg Martin
General Gregg Martin led thousands of combat engineers to Baghdad in 2003 — not yet knowing the Iraq War was triggering late-onset bipolar disorder.
Find this book →Kay Redfield Jamison
One of the most celebrated memoirs ever written about mental illness. Dr. Jamison — a world-renowned psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins — weaves her personal battles with manic depression together with her clinical expertise.
Find this book →Kay Redfield Jamison
Jamison explores the historical overlap between manic-depressive illness and artistic genius — with appropriate caution about retrospective attribution.
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Jamison explores what it means to heal — not just manage — a troubled mind, examining modern psychiatry and the role of love and community.
Find this book →Julia Ross
A science-backed plan for addressing dietary and biochemical roots of mood instability — a complement to traditional treatment, not a replacement.
Find this book →Ellen Forney
Cartoonist Ellen Forney tells her story of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 30 in this acclaimed graphic memoir.
Find this book →Ellen Forney
A practical, illustrated guide to managing bipolar disorder day-to-day — mood tracking, medication, wellness toolbox, and resilience.
Find this book →Andy Dunn
The co-founder of Bonobos on building a major company while secretly battling bipolar disorder.
Find this book →Terri Cheney
Hollywood entertainment lawyer Terri Cheney on concealing severe bipolar disorder for years — visceral, no-holds-barred.
Find this book →Nassir Ghaemi
Ghaemi's provocative argument about leadership and mood disorders — read with the usual caution about historical interpretation.
Find this book →Aimee Daramus
A compassionate guide for families and loved ones — diagnosis, treatments, and day-to-day realities in plain language.
Find this book →Julie A. Fast & John Preston
A structured program for managing bipolar disorder — medication adherence, lifestyle, mood charting, and crisis planning.
Find this book →Julie A. Fast & John D. Preston
For partners and spouses — managing episodes, boundaries, intimacy, and caregiver burnout.
Find this book →John D. Gartner
An argument about hypomanic temperaments and entrepreneurial culture — provocative, not prescriptive.
Find this book →David J. Miklowitz
The gold-standard clinical guide for people with bipolar disorder and their families.
Find this book →Marya Hornbacher
One of the most honest accounts of severe bipolar illness ever published — visceral power and dark wit.
Find this book →Andy Behrman
Years of hidden mania behind a larger-than-life personality — and eventually, electroconvulsive therapy.
Find this book →Frederick Goodwin & Kay Redfield Jamison
The definitive clinical textbook — for readers who want deep understanding of the illness and treatment options.
Find this book →Christopher Aiken & James Phelps
For symptoms in the softer bipolar spectrum — cycling moods, recurrent depression, or hypomania that may not fit strict Bipolar I or II.
Find this book →Jaime Lowe
Journalist Jaime Lowe on lithium — the simple salt at the cornerstone of bipolar treatment.
Find this book →Terri Cheney
Cheney's follow-up to Manic — practical concepts framed as Instructions for Use, Troubleshooting, Maintenance.
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