The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté (Hardcover)(NEW)

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté  10% of the purchase price of this book goes to support adult literacy through ProLiteracy--thank you! "A sweeping analysis of the relationship between illness, trauma, and capitalism...Maté marshals an impressive amount of research to outline an original and persuasive vision of health focused on environmental influences and the interplay between the mind and body." --Publishers Weekly   From the front inside cover: By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more th