01401cam a2200325 i 4500 1262059917 TxAuBib 140425s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014012743 9780804137478 0804137471 (OCoLC)19665 TxAuBib rda Baird, Mimi, author. He wanted the moon : the madness and medical genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and his daughter's quest to know him / Mimi Baird, with Eve Claxton. First edition. New York : Crown Publishers, [2015] ©2015. 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The author pieces together the story of her absent father's life, beginning with his advancements in isolating the biochemical root of manic depression, which he then began to suffer from himself, leading to years of institutionalization and confinement. Baird, Perry Mental health. Manic-depressive persons United States Biography. Manic-depressive illness United States History. Physicians United States Biography. Bipolar Disorder Personal Narratives. Claxton, Eve, author.