Tomorrow, my friend Danny's book comes out.
I can not say enough about this book.
I feel like many books have been written about women's depression, most about post-partum depression, but little has been written about male depression.
In RAGE AGAINST THE MESHUGENAH, Danny bravely talks about his battle with depression.
He talks about feeling a lack of connection with his new son, and distracting himself with his job, only to be laid off with no warning. 4 days later was September 11th, 2001. What followed was Danny's downward spiral into a debilitating depression, and how he clawed his way back out.
Rage is raw and brutally honest. It is the book equivalent of standing in gym class naked. And yet, Danny manages to effectively use humor to talk about his depression without depressing you.

As someone who has suffered from bouts of depression for years, I really related to what Danny had to say. It's funny, some people think that admitting that you suffer from depression makes you weak, especially if you are a man. I think it is just the opposite. I think Danny is brave. Because he was willing to talk about what he went through, I think he will help countless people. People who will see that they are not alone. People who who will see that it is possible to be happy again.

If you, or someone you care about has ever suffered from depression you should buy this book.

Even Willa loves this book:

You can buy the book by clicking on the link in my side-bar (on the right), or by going directly to Amazon by clicking here
or, even though the book's official release isn't until tomorrow, August 4th, 2009, some book stores (like Barnes and Noble) have already started selling it.

If you take a picture with the book, be sure to add it to Danny's Flickr group.