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Through the eyes of others, Carly Schwartz seems to have everything going for her: top editor at the world's biggest news site, fancy college degree, a seemingly endless parade of friends and parties. But she's been struggling with crippling, suicidal depression since she was a teenager, and by her late…
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1 author picked I'll Try Anything Twice as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Carly’s memoir is one of searching, seeking, and healing.
Her journey leads her to the jungles of Panama, where she becomes entangled with a charismatic leader. For those of us who have found our lives intertwined with a magnetic leader, it often takes time to understand the tactics of control and manipulation we experience.
Carly’s book explores the need to find ourselves in the darkest of times and reclaim our lives and our voice. Her story deeply resonated with both of us, as we longed to belong.
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