bCritical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand the tragic epidemic of suicide--a powerful book that will change people's lives--and, doubtless, save a few iNewsdayi.b p The first major book in a quarter century on suicide--and its terrible pull on the young in particular--iNight Falls Fasti is tragically timely suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans between the ages of fifteen and forty-five. pFrom the author of the best-selling memoir, iAn Unquiet Mindi--and an internationally acknowledged authority on depression--Dr. Jamison has also known suicide firsthand after years of struggling with manic-depression, she tried at age twenty-eight to kill herself. Weaving together a historical and scientific exploration of the subject with personal essays on individual suicides, she brings not only her remarkable compassion and literary skill but also all of her knowledge and research to bear on this devastating problem. This is a book that help