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  • THERE IS NO PRINCE AND OTHER TRUTHS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU: A Guide to Having the Relationship You Want. by Graman, Marilyn and Maureen Walsh with Hillary Welles.
    Graman, Marilyn and Maureen Walsh with Hillary Welles.
    THERE IS NO PRINCE AND OTHER TRUTHS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU: A Guide to Having the Relationship You Want.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Life Works Books (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book based on Life Works' two-day workshops, "Having what you want with a man." SIGNED by author Marilyn Graman on the half title page. Includes exercises and list of resources. 279 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-971854874.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76998
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  • Gross, Martin L.
    THE PYSCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: A Critical Analysis of Pyschiatry, Psychotherapy, Pyschoanalysis and the Pyschological Revolution.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - Notes, index. 369 pages.

    Condition: Good only in a good dustjacket (rem mark, some water damage mostly affecting back cover and interior of dj.)

    Book ID: 16452
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION: A Philosophical Examination of Gestalt Theory and Derivative Theories of Perception. by Hamlyn. D. W.
    Hamlyn. D. W.
    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION: A Philosophical Examination of Gestalt Theory and Derivative Theories of Perception.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1957) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Studies in Philosophical Psychology series, edited and with a preface by R. F. Holland. Bibliography, index. vii, 119 pp.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 87035
    Keywords: Philosophy, Psychology
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  • FUNDAMENTALS IN SEXUAL ETHICS: An Enquiry into Modern Tendencies by Herbert, S.
    Herbert, S.
    FUNDAMENTALS IN SEXUAL ETHICS: An Enquiry into Modern Tendencies

    London: A & C. Black, Ltd. 1920. 350 pgs including index plus 2 pgs of advertisements.

    Condition: Near very good in dark red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine (corners bumped, wear to ends of spine, previous owner's stamp on front pastedown.)

    Book ID: 8377
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • A TERRIBLE LOVE OF WAR. by Hillman, James.
    Hillman, James.
    A TERRIBLE LOVE OF WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Penguin, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - An important book by this noted psychologist, one which "examines the origin, needs, and rewards of war, filling the void of why no one understands why war is constant in history by asking such questions as why humans need enemies." The four chapter titles summarize the themes of this book: War is normal, war is sublime, war is inhuman, relition is war. Notes, bibliography, index. 256 pp. ISBN: 1-594200114.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (previous owner's name).

    Book ID: 72180
    Keywords: history, Psychology
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  • PERSONALITY PATTERNS OF PSYCHIATRISTS: A Study of Methods for Selecting Residents, Vol. I. by Holt, Robert R.. PhD and and Lester Luborsky, Ph.D.; introduction by Robert P. Knight, M.D.
    Holt, Robert R.. PhD and and Lester Luborsky, Ph.D.; introduction by Robert P. Knight, M.D.
    PERSONALITY PATTERNS OF PSYCHIATRISTS: A Study of Methods for Selecting Residents, Vol. I.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Basic Books, (1958) dj. Hardcover - Based on a 10 year research study for 466 applicants for psychiatric training at the Mennigner Institute. Menninger Clinic Monograph Series No. 13. Bibliographical references, index. xii, 386

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74700
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D. by Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D.

    Edition: First edition.

    Printed at Thai Watana Panich, Bangkok: By the author, nd (ca 1962). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this 'millionaire socialist,' pacifist and author of numerous psychology books and periodicals, founder of several schools for boys using Montessori principles and more. He was jailed and fined for his strident anti-war views, pro-union activities, and investigated for his associations with such social reformers as Upton Sinclair and Emma Goldman, although he comments in this book that with the rise of Hitler and Mussolini's dictatorships he reluctantly renounced his previous pacifist views (p 141). Includes a 9 page list of the 'personalities in this history.' INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "with the compliments of" and dated May 19, 1962. 205 pp.

    Condition: Very good in green leatherette boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover (tear to sides of top of spine, newspaper photograph of Hopkins pasted on front endpaper, bookplate)

    Book ID: 88172
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  • ANIMUS AND ANIMA; Two Essays, by Jung, Emma (1882-1955)
    Jung, Emma (1882-1955)
    ANIMUS AND ANIMA; Two Essays,

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    New York: Analytical Psychology Club of New York, (1957). First edition - Includes 'On the Nature of the Animus' translated by Cary F. Baynes and 'The Anima as an Elemental Being' translated by Hildegarde Nagel. Frontispiece portrait of Emma Jung. Notes following each essay. 94 pp.

    Condition: Very good in stiff card covers (toning to covers, contents clean)

    Book ID: 87459
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  • SCREAM: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear. by Kerr, Margee.
    Kerr, Margee.
    SCREAM: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Public Affairs, (2015). First edition - The author is a professor and a sociologist who works for ScareHouse in Pittsburgh - in this book she explores why and how we seek out terror, even when there is plenty to fear in real life. Photographs, notes. x, 245 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67372
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  • Krafft-Ebing, Richard von.
    PYSCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS.

    New York: Bell Publishing Co. 1965. dj. Hardcover - A translation in modern Engish of this classic work on sexual abberation, originally published in German in the late 19th century. Translated and with an introduction by Franklin S. Klaf.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (bookplate on front pastedown.)

    Book ID: 20820
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • Krumboltz, John D.; Bijou, Sidney W.; McDaniel, H.B.; Wrenn, C. Gilbert; Shoben, Edward Joseph, Jr.
    REVOLUTION IN COUNSELING: Implications of Behavioral Science

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1966.

    Condition: NF (little edge wear, name written on first page)

    Book ID: 10808
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • THE ART OF CONSCIOUS CREATION: How You Can Transform the World. by Lapin, Jackie.
    Lapin, Jackie.
    THE ART OF CONSCIOUS CREATION: How You Can Transform the World.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Charleston, SC: Elevate / Advantage Media Group, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A book which gives you techniques to 'Consciously Create' both a happier, more fulfilling, personal life and how to use these skills on behalf of the planet. INSCRIBED on the title page. Includes some very simple and specific actions to get you started. Bibliography, suggestions for further reading. 210 pp. ISBN: 978-1601940094.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 87077
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  • HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR FEARS. by Leahy, M. P., MD.
    Leahy, M. P., MD.
    HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR FEARS.

    Edition: Second edition, a trade paperback.

    Hollywood: Wilshire Publishing, (1962.). New foreword by Melvin Powers for this edition, Includes many examples of curing fears through the power of suggestion (sometimes called waking hypnosis) Index, 165 pp plus 6 pp publisher's ads,

    Condition: Good overall - some creasing and wear to the covers, prev owner's name.

    Book ID: 58693
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  • HELPING ME HELP MYSELF: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone. by Lisick, Beth.
    Lisick, Beth.
    HELPING ME HELP MYSELF: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008). SIGNED first edition - The author, who describes herself as a skeptic, documents her attempt to leave her "comfort zone" and to get to self-improvement and empowerment with many of the most popular self-help gurus. SIGNED on the title page. 264 pp.

    Condition: Fine in printed white wrappers.

    Book ID: 67845
    View cart More details Price: $21.50
  • HELPING ME HELP MYSELF: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone. by Lisick, Beth.
    Lisick, Beth.
    HELPING ME HELP MYSELF: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008). SIGNED first edition - The author who describes herself as a skeptic, documents her attempt to leave her "comfort zone" and to get to self-improvement and empowerment with many of the most popular self-help gurus. INSCRIBED on title page " -- You're perfect!' 264 pp.

    Condition: Fine in printed white wrappers.

    Book ID: 80336
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  • THE LOVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN (Little Blue Book Number 203) by [Little Blue Book] Ellis, Havelock (and Sigmund Freud)
    [Little Blue Book] Ellis, Havelock (and Sigmund Freud)
    THE LOVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN (Little Blue Book Number 203)

    Edition: Small booklet.

    Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, n.d. (ca 1930s.). Contains three brief essays - 'The Love Rights of Women' and The Objects of Marriage' by Ellis, and 'The Sexual Enlightenment of Children' by Freud. Frontispiece of Ellis. 22 pp. This series of tiny pocket books began in 1919, originally reprinting works from fiction to socialist and philosophical tracts to advice manuals and humor. It later expanded to include original works as well.

    Condition: Very good in stapled wrappers (usual toning to the pages,)

    Book ID: 56273
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  • 21 GAMES FOR THE MIND THAT WON'T SHUT THE @#&* UP! by Lynne, A. T.
    Lynne, A. T.
    21 GAMES FOR THE MIND THAT WON'T SHUT THE @#&* UP!

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Sausolito, CA: Prime Number Press, (2010.). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page with the words "In Joy." Promotional postcard laid in. Index. 117 pp. ISBN: 9780982666630.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 54331
    Keywords: Psychology, self-help
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  • MENTAL SUBNORMALITY: Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Factors. by Masland, Richard L., Seymour B. Sarason and Thomas Gladwin.
    Masland, Richard L., Seymour B. Sarason and Thomas Gladwin.
    MENTAL SUBNORMALITY: Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Factors.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Basic Books, (1959.) dj. Hardcover - Three leading experts - a physician, a psychologist and a social scientist - present the results of a major research investigation sponsored by the N.A.R.C. (National Assocation for Retarded Children) into the causes of subnormality. References, index. 442 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good- dust jacket. (edgewear to dust jacket.)

    Book ID: 39920
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  • HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE. by Masters, William H. and Virginia E. Johnson.
    Masters, William H. and Virginia E. Johnson.
    HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE.

    Edition: 5th printing of the first edition.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1966.) dj. Hardcover - A pioneering work, now a classic in the field, the product of eleven years' research into the anatomy and physiology of human sexual response. Illustrated throughout with photographs, sketches and charts. References, glossary, index. Black and white illustrations throughout text. xiii, 366 pp.

    Condition: Very good+ tan boards in very good- dust jacket (some rubbing and short closed tears to dj.)

    Book ID: 87589
    Keywords: Psychology, sexuality
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  • LOVE AND WILL. by May, Rollo.
    May, Rollo.
    LOVE AND WILL.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Norton, (1969) dj. Hardcover - The psychotherapist's landmark study on modern love and sex. An important and influential book. Notes, index, 351 pp. ISBN: 0-393-010805.

    Condition: Very good+ in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, some rubbing to the dj)

    Book ID: 58614
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  • MY QUEST FOR BEAUTY. by May, Rollo.
    May, Rollo.
    MY QUEST FOR BEAUTY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Saybrook / Norton, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by this noted psychotherapist which chronicles his search for the wellsprings of human creativity from 1930s Greece to 1980s New York Central Park. Illustrated with sixteen full color paintings by May and many more full page drawings in black and white. x, 243 pp. ISBN: 0-933071019.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some foxing to the dj and edges of the textblock)

    Book ID: 82443
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  • THE CRIME OF PUNISHMENT. by Menninger, Karl.
    Menninger, Karl.
    THE CRIME OF PUNISHMENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1968) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book that should be mandatory reading for all lawmakers - arguably more significant now than when the lectures upon which this book is based were given - the Isaac Ray Award Lectures at Columbia University from 1963 to 1966. "What happens to those labeled 'criminal' is a crime in itself . . .. because it defeats its own purpose. The crime of punishment is that punishment aggravates crime." INSCRIBED by Menninger on the front free endpaper and dated in 1969. Reference notes, index. xiii, 305 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a good dustjacket with several short tears, overall edgewear, original price of $8.95 still present.

    Book ID: 85447
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  • Miller, Ellen and Gary Sherman.
    SILENCE AND THE SOUL: Awakening Inner Wisdom.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover.

    Palo Alto, CA: Inner Harmonics Press, (2002.). SIGNED first edition -. ISBN: 1-886594-023.

    Condition: SIGNED on the title page by both authors. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (a new book.)

    Book ID: 31494
    Keywords: Psychology
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  • HERE ALL DWELL FREE: Stories To Heal the Wounded Feminine. by Nelson, Gertrud Mueller.
    Nelson, Gertrud Mueller.
    HERE ALL DWELL FREE: Stories To Heal the Wounded Feminine.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "shows us how the wisdom of folk mythology offers us both the diagnosis of our ills and the healing prescription we seek for our feminine natures. Nelson takes two Grimm's fairy tales and demonstrates how they refect the dilemma of modern women, and men, as they struggle to free and heal the feminine within their own personalities and their very culture. In 'The Handless Maiden,' a miller's daughter sacrifices her flesh-and-blood hands to preserve her father's material, mechanical world. In 'Briar Rose,' a princess is cursed by a forgotten mother-goddess to sleep, deathlike, until her dormant feminine nature is awakened." SIGNED on the half title page.…

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    New York: Doubleday, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "shows us how the wisdom of folk mythology offers us both the diagnosis of our ills and the healing prescription we seek for our feminine natures. Nelson takes two Grimm's fairy tales and demonstrates how they refect the dilemma of modern women, and men, as they struggle to free and heal the feminine within their own personalities and their very culture. In 'The Handless Maiden,' a miller's daughter sacrifices her flesh-and-blood hands to preserve her father's material, mechanical world. In 'Briar Rose,' a princess is cursed by a forgotten mother-goddess to sleep, deathlike, until her dormant feminine nature is awakened." SIGNED on the half title page. Illustrated with small drawings by the author, bibliography. xiii, 364 pp. ISBN: 0-385421001.

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    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (scattered penciled underlining, name and small stamp on front endpaper).

    Book ID: 74046
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  • BOYS & SEX: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity. by Orenstein, Peggy.
    Orenstein, Peggy.
    BOYS & SEX: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (2020). SIGNED first edition - Based on interviews with young men, psychologists, academics, and experts in the field, this book is both an examination of sexual culture and a guide on how to improve it. It "dissects so-called locker room talk; how the word 'hilarious' robs boys of empathy; pornography as the new sex education; boys understanding of hookup culture and consent; and their experience as both victims and perpetrators of sexual violence." SIGNED on the title page. Notes, bibliography. 285 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82535
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  • Parker, Beulah
    A MINGLED YARN: Chronicle of a Troubled Family

    Edition: First printing.

    New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - Attractive copy of this classic psychological study of the development of mental illness (including one child who became schizophrenic) in a comfortable upper-middle class family. 333 pgs.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket with some edgewear.

    Book ID: 11485
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  • PEOPLE OF THE LIE: The Hope for Healing Human Evil. by Peck, M. Scott.
    Peck, M. Scott.
    PEOPLE OF THE LIE: The Hope for Healing Human Evil.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book by the author of the enormously popular 'The Road Less Traveled.' "In this book, ... Peck offers us the hope of overcoming evil, not by destroying it--for evil is a form of life at the same time as it is anti-life-- but by summoning the courage to confront it in all its ugliness and heal it through the combined powers of scientific understanding and those of love and faith." 269 pp. ISBN: 0-671-454927.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some sunning to spine of dj, minor edgewear.) A very popular book which is quite uncommon in the hardcover first edition, especially in decent condition.

    Book ID: 87176
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  • SADDLE UP YOUR OWN WHITE HORSE: 5 Principles Every Woman Needs to Know by Pelletier, Saundra.
    Pelletier, Saundra.
    SADDLE UP YOUR OWN WHITE HORSE: 5 Principles Every Woman Needs to Know

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Tilis Publishers, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Practical advice from a life and executive coach on how women can increase their sense of satisfaction and happiness - from mastering the 3 C's (courage, confidence and credit) to her motto (never confuse motion with action). SIGNED on the front endpaper. Resources, notes, index. 183 pp plus 4 ppl about the author. ISBN: 978-0979796104.

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

    Book ID: 87100
    Keywords: Psychology, self-help
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  • Polster, Miriam F.
    EVE'S DAUGHTERS: The Forbidden Heroism of Women.

    Edition: Later printing.

    San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, (1992.) dj. Hardcover - The author contrasts the condemnation given to Eve versus the admiration for Prometheus and demonstrates that it is important to recognize the heroism of women who break the rules. References, index, 207 pp. ISBN: 1-555424643.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 34858
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  • TEENAGERS: When to Worry and What to Do. by Powell, Douglas H.
    Powell, Douglas H.
    TEENAGERS: When to Worry and What to Do.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A useful resource, both optimistic and pragmatic, in which Powell, a psychologist at Harvard University Health Services, "constructs a framework 'zones of concern' of four descriptive categories of teenage behavior. Case studies presented are those representative of both temporary developmental difficulties, which fall within the range of 'normal,' and those that presage deep psychic disturbance. Powell advises parents to rely on common sense, to "be there" for their children (even when their offspring are beyond the teens)" (Publisher's Weekly). Notes, index. xi, 319 pp. ISBN: 0-385193254.

    Condition: Mear fine in a good dust jacket (edgewear to dj).

    Book ID: 76761
    View cart More details Price: $16.50