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  • JUMPING AT SHADOWS: The Triumph of Fear and the End of the American Dream. by Abramsky, Sasha.
    Abramsky, Sasha.
    JUMPING AT SHADOWS: The Triumph of Fear and the End of the American Dream.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Nation Books, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at the science and psychology behind fear-based politics: "Why is an unarmed young black woman who knocks on a stranger's front door to ask for help after her car breaks down perceived to be so threatening that he shoots her dead? Why do we fear infrequent acts of terrorism more far more common acts of violence? Why does a disease like Ebola, which killed only a handful of Americans, provoke panic, whereas the flu--which kills tens of thousands each year--is dismissed with a yawn?. . . a journey through a divided nation, where everything from immigration to disease, gun control to health care has become fodder…

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    New York: Nation Books, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at the science and psychology behind fear-based politics: "Why is an unarmed young black woman who knocks on a stranger's front door to ask for help after her car breaks down perceived to be so threatening that he shoots her dead? Why do we fear infrequent acts of terrorism more far more common acts of violence? Why does a disease like Ebola, which killed only a handful of Americans, provoke panic, whereas the flu--which kills tens of thousands each year--is dismissed with a yawn?. . . a journey through a divided nation, where everything from immigration to disease, gun control to health care has become fodder for fearmongers and conspiracists, . . . exposing deeply ingrained strains of racism, classism, and xenophobia within our culture, as well as our growing susceptibility to the toxic messages of demagogues." SIGNED and dated on the title page. Index. 324 pp. ISBN: 978-1568585192.

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    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 74071
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  • OUR AGE OF UNREASON: A Study of the Irrational Forces in Social Life. by Alexander, Franz M.D. (1891-1964)
    Alexander, Franz M.D. (1891-1964)
    OUR AGE OF UNREASON: A Study of the Irrational Forces in Social Life.

    Edition: Revised Edition.

    Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1951). Hardcover - A book originally published in 1942 by this Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology. Bibliography, index. 335 pp.

    Condition: Very good in gray boards, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79673
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • Allport, Gordon W.
    BECOMING: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New Haven, CT: Yale University Press 1963.

    Condition: Good only. (edge wear, crease along edge front cover, water stain on front and back covers, prev. owner's name, underlining on a few pages)

    Book ID: 14499
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • THE KISS OF THE SNOW QUEEN: Hans Christian Andersen and Man's Redemption by Woman, by [Andersen,Hans Christian] Lederer, Wolfgang
    [Andersen,Hans Christian] Lederer, Wolfgang
    THE KISS OF THE SNOW QUEEN: Hans Christian Andersen and Man's Redemption by Woman,

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of one of Hans Christian Andersen's most haunting and enigmatic tales, one which interweaves psychological analysis of the fairy tale with an account of Andersen's life. Includes the text of the story in an appendix, notes, index. xiii, 262 pp. ISBN: 0-520057740.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86097
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  • Berecz, John, PhD.
    ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WOMEN: An Examination of Sexual Styles from Presidents Truman to Clinton.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Atlanta, GA: Humanics, (1999.). SIGNED first edition - 'Our US presidents 1945 through 1999 and what made them tick. New understandings of our presidents personalities, sexual styles and their women are presented in a most intriguing way.' A serious look at the subject - and at the variety of relationships from the more than 50 year marriage of George Bush Sr to his high school sweetheart - a match which appears to be a comfortable and genuinely loving one - to the philandering of Clinton and the support provided by Hilary despite his behavior. 359 pages. ISBN: 0-89334-2890.

    Condition: INSCRIBED by the author on the first page with the words 'Vote well.' Fine (as new) in glossy wrappers.

    Book ID: 28444
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  • Berecz, John, PhD.
    ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WOMEN: An Examination of Sexual Styles from Presidents Truman to Clinton.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Atlanta, GA: Humanics, (1999.). SIGNED first edition - 'Our US presidents 1945 through 1999 and what made them tick. New understandings of our presidents personalities, sexual styles and their women are presented in a most intriguing way.' A serious look at the subject - and at the variety of relationships from the more than 50 year marriage of George Bush Sr to his high school sweetheart - a match which appears to be a comfortable and genuinely loving one - to the philandering of Clinton and the support provided by Hilary despite his behavior. 359 pages. ISBN: 0-89334-2890.

    Condition: SIGNED by the author on the first page with the words 'Vote well.' Fine (as new) in glossy wrappers.

    Book ID: 28443
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  • Bettelheim, Bruno.
    CHILDREN OF THE DREAM: Communal Child-Rearing and American Education.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Macmillan, 1969. dj. Hardcover - Looks at the child-rearing and educational practices of the Israel kibbutzes and their ramifications for Americans - both poor and middle class. Bibliography, index. 363 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 27537
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  • SOCIETY AND DRUGS: Drugs I: Social and Cultural Observations & STUDENTS AND DRUGS: Drugs II: College and High School Observations (2 volume set) by Blum, Richard H. and Associates
    Blum, Richard H. and Associates
    SOCIETY AND DRUGS: Drugs I: Social and Cultural Observations & STUDENTS AND DRUGS: Drugs II: College and High School Observations (2 volume set)

    Edition: First edition.

    San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - A publication of the Institute for the Study of Human Problems, Stanford University. Each volume has a bibliography and index. xvi, 400 pp. xix, 399 pp. ISBN: 0-87589-0334; 0-87589-0342.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jackets.

    Book ID: 58588
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  • A SECOND WAY OF KNOWING: The Riddle of Human Perception. by Bolles, Edmund Blair.
    Bolles, Edmund Blair.
    A SECOND WAY OF KNOWING: The Riddle of Human Perception.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Prentice-Hall, (1991) dj. SIGNED Hardcover first edition - A book which probes the limits of our understanding of the human mind. NSCRIBED on the front endpaper: "Larry Owens, best wishes to a serious bookman" and dated in 1995. References, selected bibliography, index. xxiii, 212 pp. ISBN: 0-13-4715829.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67725
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  • NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children. by Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed by Po Bronson. Sources and references. 327 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56917
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  • NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children. by Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. SIGNED on the title page by Po Bronson. Sources and references. 327 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 57005
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  • NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children. by Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    Bronson, Po and Ashley Merriman.
    NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). First edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. Sources and references. 327 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 59089
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  • A MINDFUL YEAR: 365 Ways to Find Connection and the Sacred in Everyday Life. by Campbell-Danesh, Dr. Aria and Dr. Seth J. Gillihan.
    Campbell-Danesh, Dr. Aria and Dr. Seth J. Gillihan.
    A MINDFUL YEAR: 365 Ways to Find Connection and the Sacred in Everyday Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ashland, OR: Blackstone Publishing, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by two psychologists which joins "the age-old wisdom of mindfulness with cognitive behavioral science the best-tested set of practices for alleviating stress and anxiety." With a separate page for each day, it includes "365 reflections and invitations to be mindful in specific ways. They range over paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and actions; noticing our bodies from our hands to our feet; noticing our sensory capacities and our desires and disappointments; noticing the way we may start each day with a hope, a rush to do,' or a dread." Foreword by Alice Boyes. xiii, 383 pp. ISBN: 978-1982501839.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 78802
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  • THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness. by Chernin, Kim
    Chernin, Kim
    THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book - "A deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful and thought-provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies -" A book which is arguably even more relevant now than when it was written. Notes. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0148845.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 71277
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  • THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness. by Chernin, Kim
    Chernin, Kim
    THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book - "A deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful and thought-provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies -" A book which is arguably even more relevant now than when it was written. Notes. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0148845.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 62557
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  • SLEEP THIEVES: An Eye-opening Exploration Into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep. by Coren, Stanley.
    Coren, Stanley.
    SLEEP THIEVES: An Eye-opening Exploration Into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Free Press, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at our increasingly sleep-deprived society - Coren "demonstrates that reducing sleep decreases the quality and quantity of one's work. . . sleep deprivation weakens the immune system, leaving the body more vulnerable to infection and illness, even death. He looks specifically at the effects of sleep deprivation on truck drivers, airline pilots, air traffic controllers, hospital interns and residents, and shift workers such as police and firefighters. A 1988 figure he cites gives the cost of sleep-related accidents in the US that year as $56.02 billion, and he presents persuasive evidence that the major disasters of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and the Exxon Valdez were all…

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    New York: Free Press, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at our increasingly sleep-deprived society - Coren "demonstrates that reducing sleep decreases the quality and quantity of one's work. . . sleep deprivation weakens the immune system, leaving the body more vulnerable to infection and illness, even death. He looks specifically at the effects of sleep deprivation on truck drivers, airline pilots, air traffic controllers, hospital interns and residents, and shift workers such as police and firefighters. A 1988 figure he cites gives the cost of sleep-related accidents in the US that year as $56.02 billion, and he presents persuasive evidence that the major disasters of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and the Exxon Valdez were all caused by human beings with too little sleep. Tucked in among the sobering data are several charts and tables, quizzes to help one analyze one's own sleep habits and needs, and some tips on overcoming jet lag and getting a good night's sleep." Notes, bibliography, index. xi, 304 pp. ISBN: 0-684823047.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82880
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • Cortina, Frank Michael.
    FACE TO FACE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of treating four, long-dependent, apparently unreachable, drug addicts - Roxy, a 52 year old heroin addict and con man; Mae, a discarded prostitute; Gerard, who clings to silence; and Connie who uses words to hide and distort reality. 301 pp. ISBN: 0-231036353.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 39355
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  • Coster, Geraldine.
    YOGA AND WESTERN PSYCHOLOGY: A Comparison.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Oxford University Press, 1934. Hardcover first edition - The author divides this work into three parts entitled: analytical therapy; yoga; and a comparison. She discusses in some detail both the similarities and differences found between the two. 248 pp. plus a 1 p bibliography. Although this has been recently issued in paperback, the hardcover first edition is rather uncommon.

    Condition: Very good+ in orange cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (prev owner's stamp on front endpaper, a little fading to the spine.)

    Book ID: 35097
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  • MOVING BEYOND A.D.D./A.D.H.D.: An Effective, All Natural, Holistic, Mind-Body Approach. by Debroitner, Rita Kirsch and Avery Hart.
    Debroitner, Rita Kirsch and Avery Hart.
    MOVING BEYOND A.D.D./A.D.H.D.: An Effective, All Natural, Holistic, Mind-Body Approach.

    Edition: Second edition, first printing.

    Kill Devil Hills, N.C.: Transpersonal Publishing, (2007). SIGNED - "A book which offers strategic information and hope for parents of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. children by taking a holistic, mind-body approach to the disorder. In this second edition, the authors give up-to-date information about current drug therapies with penetrating insights about their use and abuse, challenging readers to either integrate holistic and conventional medical approaches or abandon alopathics for a natural, effective approach for 'moving beyond'." INSCRIBED on the first page by the author, Rita Kirsch Debroitner. Notes, bibliography, index. xviii, 320 pp. ISBN: 978-1929661190.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83410
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  • PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. by Evoy John J., S.J., and Van F. Christoph S.J.
    Evoy John J., S.J., and Van F. Christoph S.J.
    PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE RELIGIOUS LIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Sheed and Ward, (1963) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book based on a series of lectures (called Understanding Human Nature) given to nuns in 1960. It "deals in dialogue form with the application of psychological studies to the life of nuns." viii, 247 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket. (stamp on front endpaper, light sunning to edges of boards, toning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 84107
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  • REMINISCENCE, MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY: A Case Study in Experimental Psychology. by Eysenck, Hans J. and C. D. Frith,
    Eysenck, Hans J. and C. D. Frith,
    REMINISCENCE, MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY: A Case Study in Experimental Psychology.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York & London: Plenum Press, (1977). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with numerous charts. Includes bibliography and index. xxi, 430 pp. ISBN: 0-306309246.

    Condition: Ex-library with few markings (front endpaper removed, tape ghosts on boards) and otherwise tight and clean in dark blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84531
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • SHOUTING AT THE SKY: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild. by Ferguson, Gary.
    Ferguson, Gary.
    SHOUTING AT THE SKY: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of a season spent in the desert wildlands of Utah with one of the best of the wilderness programs for teenagers, a book which gives an insight into how young lives can go terribly wrong and a story of individuals - counselors and participants alike, grown-ups and youths - sharing the struggle to find themselves. SIGNED on the half title page. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-312200080.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (slightly overopened after half title page)

    Book ID: 84163
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  • WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES. by Fowler, Karen Joy.
    Fowler, Karen Joy.
    WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Fowler's tenth novel, one which Barbara Kingsolver called "a novel so readably juicy and surreptitiously smart, it deserves all the attention it can get." The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Award, the first American novel to be on that list. Liz Jensen in her Guardian review said "While one family's breakdown, rooted in an act of injustice, forms the bedrock of this astonishing work, the novel's real triumph is that the repercussions of the Cooke parents' broken pact with their chimpanzee child extend, by association, to the family of man and its dysfunctional relationship with the entire zoosphere. Many a novel has devoted itself to exploring variations of Larkin's lament…

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    New York: Putnam, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Fowler's tenth novel, one which Barbara Kingsolver called "a novel so readably juicy and surreptitiously smart, it deserves all the attention it can get." The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Award, the first American novel to be on that list. Liz Jensen in her Guardian review said "While one family's breakdown, rooted in an act of injustice, forms the bedrock of this astonishing work, the novel's real triumph is that the repercussions of the Cooke parents' broken pact with their chimpanzee child extend, by association, to the family of man and its dysfunctional relationship with the entire zoosphere. Many a novel has devoted itself to exploring variations of Larkin's lament about what mums and dads do to their kids. But if any other book has done it as exhilaratingly as the achingly funny, deeply serious heart-breaker that is Fowler's 10th novel, and made it ring true for the whole of mankind, I've yet to read it. This is a moral comedy to shout about from the treetops." SIGNED on the title page. 308 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in glossy white wrappers (some toning to edges of textblock). An uncommon advance issue, and especially so signed.

    Book ID: 76980
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  • INTRODUCTION TO PYSCHO-ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS: Four Lectures. by Freud, Anna.
    Freud, Anna.
    INTRODUCTION TO PYSCHO-ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS: Four Lectures.

    Edition: First English edition.

    London: George Allen & Unwin, (1931.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Four lectures given before the teachers at the Children's Centres in Vienna, translated from the German by Barbara Low. Index. 117 pp. and 2 pp advertisements.

    Condition: Near fine in orange cloth in a good dust jacket (prev owner's name, price-clipped, tears to bottom and top of spine of dj.).

    Book ID: 50812
    Keywords: education, Psychology
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  • Friedenberg, Edgar Z.
    THE VANISHING ADOLESCENT.

    Edition: Paperback.

    New York: Dell, 1967. Nice older paperback of this classic (50c cover price.) Introduction by David Reisman.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 11476
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  • SMART COOKIES DON'T CRUMBLE: A Modern Woman's Guide to Living and Loving Her Own Life. by Friedman, Sonya.
    Friedman, Sonya.
    SMART COOKIES DON'T CRUMBLE: A Modern Woman's Guide to Living and Loving Her Own Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "exposes the rationales s that keep women from taking the chances, from grabbing the opportunities that could change their lives" at any age. Based on both the author's personal stories and the narratives of other women from her years as a psychologist. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-399-130403.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 61342
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  • DOMINUS: A Woman Looks at Men's Lives. by Gittelson, Natalie.
    Gittelson, Natalie.
    DOMINUS: A Woman Looks at Men's Lives.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - Although this was written in the early years of the feminist movement, the basic premise behind this book is still relevant - that is, many men were touched and some damaged by the women's liberation movement - even if you disagree with her conclusions. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-374141770.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (vertical crease to spine of dj, chipping at top)

    Book ID: 83505
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  • DOMINUS: A Woman Looks at Men's Lives. by Gittelson, Natalie.
    Gittelson, Natalie.
    DOMINUS: A Woman Looks at Men's Lives.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1978) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although this was written in the early years of the feminist movement, the basic premise behind this book is still relevant - that is, many men were touched and some damaged by the women's liberation movement - even if you disagree with her conclusions. SIGNED on the front endpaper. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-374141770.

    Condition: Very near fine in near fine dust jacket ('MD'stamped on bottom edge of textbock, short closed tear to back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 86919
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  • REALITY THERAPY: A New Approach to Psychiatry. by Glasser, William, M.D.
    Glasser, William, M.D.
    REALITY THERAPY: A New Approach to Psychiatry.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - An introduction to a behavior related therapy approach, accepting responsibility and making changes, vs psychoanalysis. Rather controversial when first published. but not considered a seminal work. Foreword by O.H. Mowrer. 166 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 51119
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  • POSITIVE ADDICTION. by Glasser, William M.D.
    Glasser, William M.D.
    POSITIVE ADDICTION.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The fifth book by the author of 'Reality Therapy' and 'Schools Without Failure', one which shows readers how to gain strength and self-esteem through positive behavior, including running and meditation. SIGNED on the front endpaper. Index. 159 pp. ISBN: 0-060115580.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some toning to the dj)

    Book ID: 87016
    Keywords: Psychology
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