When I was first diagnosed, my husband purchased a book for me called Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Walking the Tightrope of Manic Depression
After our move three years ago, I finally found the book in a box down in the basement and I am so happy I did! This is really an excellent book. Good for those who have been diagnosed or even for friends or family members.
It is really chock full of excellent information. I urge you all to check it out from a library or even pick it up from your book store.
Here is a link to the amazon page for it.
You can even click to see some of the pages!
http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Disorder-Demystified-Mastering-Depression/dp/1569245584 
