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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Emil Frankl, VIKTOR E. FRANKL

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of those he treated in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot... (more)

Sybil

The classic true story of a woman posessed by sixteen personalities

by Flora Rhea Schreiber

The incredible true story of Sybil Dorsett, a survivor of child abuse who was diagnosed with the first multiple personality disorder, reveals that she played host to sixteen separate and distinct personalities before making the long journey to recovery. Reissue.

The Gift of Therapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

Anyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of The Gift of Therapy, a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers. From his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in The Gift of Therapy. This remarkable guidebook for successful therapy is, as Yalom remarks, "an... (more)

Love's executioner, and other tales of psychotherapy

Love's executioner, and other tales of psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

The collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as he struggles to reconcile his all-too human responses with his... (more)

When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession (Perennial Classics)

When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession (Perennial Classics)

by Irvin D. Yalom

In nineteenth-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era. Josef Breuer, one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis, is at the height of his career. Friedrich Nietzsche, Europe's greatest philosopher, is on the brink of suicidal despair, unable to find a cure for the headaches and other ailments that plague him. When he agrees to treat... (more)

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated

by David D. Burns

FEELING GOOD FEELS WONDERFUL The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs.In FEELING GOOD, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life. Now, in this updated edition,... (more)

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients

by Sheldon B. Kopp

A synthesis of myth, philosophy and literature that illuminates the true nature of psychotherapy and the journey toward self-discovery. Recounts the author's personal pilgrimage for self-understanding.

The Road Less Traveled

A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

by M. Scott Peck MD

Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, with a new Introduction by the author,... (more)

Lying on the Couch: A Novel

by Irvin D. Yalom

From the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with... (more)

Letters to a Young Therapist

by Mary Pipher

Intimate and inspiring lessons from beloved author and therapist Mary Pipher. Mary Pipher's groundbreaking investigation of America's "girl-poisoning culture," Reviving Ophelia , has sold nearly two million copies and established its author as one of the nation's foremost authorities on family issues. In Letters to a Young Therapist , Dr. Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years as a therapist,... (more)

Going Under

by Kathe Koja

Because all my life had been a chrysalis, with you, Ada and Marshall and our house; even though we did other things and saw other people, the summers at the lake, and all those homeschoolers’ parties, it was still always just – us. Hilly and her brother, Ivan, have been homeschooled by their parents. All their lives it has been just the two of them – Ivan and Hilly, brother and sister, pilot and copilot. Until... (more)

Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities

Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities

by M.S.W. Freedman, Jill

W. Norton. Offers a fundamental understanding of the narrative approach to therapy and illustrates some of the potential applications of the technique. Based upon both narrative and social construction metaphors and the concepts of David Epston and Michael White. For therapists.

The Road Less Travelled

by M.Scott Peck

Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually. Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of... (more)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)

Since the DSM-IV® was published in 1994, we’ve seen many advances in our knowledge of psychiatric illness. This Text Revision incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature review of research about mental disorders published since DSM-IV® was completed in 1994. Updated information is included about the associated features, culture, age, and gender features, prevalence, course, and familial... (more)

I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

by Hal Straus, Jerold J. Kreisman

"AM I LOSING MY MIND?" People with Borderline Personality Disorderexperience such violent and frightening mood swingsthat they often fear for their sanity. They can beeuphoric one moment, despairing and depressed thenext. There are an estimated 10 million sufferersof BPD living in America today -- each displayingremarkably similar symptoms: a shaky sense of identity sudden violent outbursts oversensitivity to... (more)

Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

by Maxwell Maltz

Positive wisdom and helpful insights on how to be a successful person Happiness and success are habits. So are failure and misery. But negative habits can be changed--and Psycho-Cybernetics shows you how! This is your personal audio guide to the amazing power of Psycho-Cybernetics-- a program based on one of the world s classic self-help books, a multimillion-copy bestseller proven effective by readers... (more)

Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy

Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

An early work by the author of the bestselling Love's Executioner and the pseudonymous patient that he treated. "A riveting story of people whose strengths and weaknesses are mutually shared."--Alex Comfort

A Lifetime of Secrets

by Frank Warren

The award-winning PostSecret project's most profound and stunning postcards to date For the past three years Frank Warren has invited people of all backgrounds and nationalities to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have never before revealed. He has shared these PostSecrets on his award-winning blog, www.PostSecret.com, in an internationally traveling art exhibit, and in three... (more)

On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy

On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy

by Carl R. Rogers

The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy with his concept of "client-centered therapy." His influence has spanned decades, but that influence has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers's work today. New... (more)

Client Centred Therapy (Psychology/self-help)

Client Centred Therapy (Psychology/self-help)

by Carl R. Rogers

Presenting the non-directive and related points of view in counselling and therapy, this book defines the progress recently made in the development of the techniques and basic philosophy of counselling.

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by Viktor Emil Frankl, VIKTOR E. FRANKL

The classic true story of a woman posessed by sixteen personalities

by Flora Rhea Schreiber

by Irvin D. Yalom

by Irvin D. Yalom

by Irvin D. Yalom

by David D. Burns

by Sheldon B. Kopp

A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

by M. Scott Peck MD

by Irvin D. Yalom

by Mary Pipher

by Kathe Koja

by M.S.W. Freedman, Jill

by M.Scott Peck

by Hal Straus, Jerold J. Kreisman

by Maxwell Maltz

by Irvin D. Yalom

by Frank Warren

by Carl R. Rogers

by Carl R. Rogers