Dr. Gary Small and his wife, Gigi Vorgan, New York Times bestselling co-authors of the Memory Bible will discuss their latest novel, “The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases” in Mission Viejo on Tuesday, May 24.
Reservations are available for the Writer’s Present program that starts at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 200 Civic Center.
Small is a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute and directs the Memory and Aging Research Center and the UCLA Center on Aging. He is one of the world’s leading experts on brain science and has published numerous books and articles. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world’s top innovators in science and technology, and he frequently appears on The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20 and CNN. His research has made the headlines of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today, among other publications.
The book follows his 30-year career and captures his patients’ most bizarre stories including naked headstands, secret double lives, mysterious hysterical blindness, fainting schoolgirls and self-amputations. The book is meant to be entertaining and help those who may fear psychiatrists to overcome their fears and get help if needed.
Small and Vorgan are infectious storytellers and the public is bound to enjoy their special presentation. The program includes a book sale and signing after the event.
The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library. For more information and to make a reservation, call 949-830-7100, ext 5105. Information about Small is available at www.drgarysmall.com.
