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The Healing Paradox

(Available June 18, 2013)
The Healing Paradox
Written by Steven Goldsmith, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781583946169
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The Healing Paradox
A Revolutionary Approach to Treating and Curing Physical and Mental Illness
Written by Steven Goldsmith, M.D.


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95

Why does Western medicine fail to cure chronic physical and mental illness? Why do so many treatments and drugs work only for a limited time before eventually losing effectiveness or producing harmful side effects?

Dr. Steven Goldsmith's answer is at once counterintuitive and commonsensical: the root of the problem is our... Read more >
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The Healing Paradox
A Revolutionary Approach to Treating and Curing Physical and Mental Illness
Written by Steven Goldsmith, M.D.


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95

Why does Western medicine fail to cure chronic physical and mental illness? Why do so many treatments and drugs work only for a limited time before eventually losing effectiveness or producing harmful side effects?

Dr. Steven Goldsmith's answer is at once counterintuitive and commonsensical: the root of the problem is our... Read more >
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Gender and Sexuality For Beginners

Written by Jaimee Garbacik
Illustrated by Jeffrey Lewis


Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $16.99

We should not need to prove our experiences, defend our realities, or negotiate basic human rights. But we do.

What does sexual orientation mean if the very categories of gender are in question? How do we measure equality when our society's definitions of "male" and "female" leave out much of the population?... Read more >
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Gender and Sexuality For Beginners

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Gender and Sexuality For Beginners
Written by Jaimee Garbacik, Illustrated by Jeffrey Lewis
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781934389690
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Gender and Sexuality For Beginners

Written by Jaimee Garbacik
Illustrated by Jeffrey Lewis


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $16.99

We should not need to prove our experiences, defend our realities, or negotiate basic human rights. But we do.

What does sexual orientation mean if the very categories of gender are in question? How do we measure equality when our society's definitions of "male" and "female" leave out much of the population?... Read more >
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Awakenings

Written by Oliver Sacks


Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99

Awakenings--which inspired the major motion picture--is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the... Read more >
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Migraine

Written by Oliver Sacks


Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99

The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image which migraineurs sometimes experience. Portrayals of these uncanny... Read more >
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Comedy
Comedy
Written by Henri Bergson
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ISBN: 9780307830777
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Comedy
An Essay on Comedy
Written by Henri Bergson


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $12.99

Henri Bergson — Laughter
George Meredith — An Essay on Comedy

Introduction & Appendix on The Meanings of Comedy by Wylie Sypher


     Laughter is a mystery—a mystery which defines man. Brought together in this volume are two classic studies of the nature of laughter and comedy. The great French philosopher Henri Bergson develops... Read more >
The Tools
The Tools
Written by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812983043
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The Tools
5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
Written by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $16.00

“This blew my mind more than anything else I’ve learned this year.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz
 
“Breakthrough material that ignites your own capacity to transform your life.”—Marianne Williamson
 
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Change can begin right now.
 
The Tools is a dynamic, results-oriented practice that defies the traditional approach... Read more >
Confessions of a Sociopath
Confessions of a Sociopath
Written by M.E. Thomas
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ISBN: 9780307956668
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Confessions of a Sociopath
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Written by M.E. Thomas


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb... Read more >
Confessions of a Sociopath
Confessions of a Sociopath
Written by M.E. Thomas
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307956644
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Confessions of a Sociopath
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Written by M.E. Thomas


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb... Read more >
Confessions of a Sociopath
Confessions of a Sociopath
Written by M.E. Thomas, Read by Bernadette Sullivan
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780385362382
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Confessions of a Sociopath
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Written by M.E. Thomas
Read by Bernadette Sullivan


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $40.00

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb... Read more >
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Confessions of a Sociopath
Confessions of a Sociopath
Written by M.E. Thomas, Read by Bernadette Sullivan
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Confessions of a Sociopath
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Written by M.E. Thomas
Read by Bernadette Sullivan


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $20.00

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb... Read more >
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Out of Character
Out of Character
Written by David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo
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ISBN: 9780307717764
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Out of Character
Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in All of Us
Written by David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $14.00

Have you ever wondered why a trumpeter of family values would suddenly turn around and cheat on his wife? Why jealousy would send an otherwise level-headed person into a violent rage? What could drive a person to blow a family fortune at the blackjack tables?
 
Or have you ever pondered what might...

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The Bonds of Love
The Bonds of Love
Written by Jessica Benjamin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307833303
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The Bonds of Love
Psychoanalysis, Feminism, & the Problem of Domination
Written by Jessica Benjamin


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2013
Price: $11.99

Why do people submit to authority and derive pleasure even others have over them? What is the appeal of domination and submission, and why are they so prevalent in erotic life? Why is it so difficult for men and women to meet as equals? Why, indeed, do hey continue to recapitulate... Read more >
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Anatomy of Violence
Written by Adrian Raine, Read by Jonathan Cowley
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ISBN: 9780385366311
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Written by Adrian Raine
Read by Jonathan Cowley


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $25.00

With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout

Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques... Read more >
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Anatomy of Violence
Written by Adrian Raine
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ISBN: 9780307378842
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Written by Adrian Raine


Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $35.00

With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout

Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques... Read more >
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Anatomy of Violence
Written by Adrian Raine
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The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Written by Adrian Raine


Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $18.99

With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout

Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques... Read more >
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Does the Woman Exist?
From Freud's Hysteric to Lacan's Feminine
Written by Paul Verhaeghe
Translated by Marc du Ry


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $16.99

This book describes how Freud attempted to chart hysteria, yet came to a standstill at the problem of woman and her desire, and of how Lacan continued along this road by creating new conceptual tools. The difficulties and upsets encountered by both men are examined.

This lucid presentation of the dialectical process... Read more >
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Hitler's Charisma
Hitler's Charisma
Written by Laurence Rees
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307377296
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Hitler's Charisma
Leading Millions into the Abyss
Written by Laurence Rees


Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $30.00

Fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to listen to dissenting voices, Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, and yet he commanded enormous support and was able to exert a powerful influence over those who encountered him. How did Hitler become such an attractive figure to millions of... Read more >
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Hitler's Charisma
Hitler's Charisma
Written by Laurence Rees
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ISBN: 9780307908131
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Hitler's Charisma
Leading Millions into the Abyss
Written by Laurence Rees


Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $14.99

Fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to listen to dissenting voices, Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, and yet he commanded enormous support and was able to exert a powerful influence over those who encountered him. How did Hitler become such an attractive figure to millions of... Read more >
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Brooklyn Zoo
Brooklyn Zoo
Written by Darcy Lockman
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ISBN: 9780307742520
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Brooklyn Zoo
The Education of a Psychotherapist
Written by Darcy Lockman


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $15.95

In her eye-opening, ruthlessly honest account, Darcy Lockman shares the stress, frustratation, and exhilaration of her clinical training as a psychologist in the midst of institutional dysfunction at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital.
 
After leaving her career in magazine journalism to become a psychotherapist, Darcy Lockman confronted a slew of challenges including...

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The Complete Short Stories and Sketches of Stephen Crane
The Complete Short Stories and Sketches of Stephen Crane
Written by Stephen Crane
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307816580
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The Complete Short Stories and Sketches of Stephen Crane

Written by Stephen Crane


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 3, 2013
Price: $13.99

For the first time all 112 of Stephen Crane’s short stories and sketches—including several that have not been included in any previous collection and two that are now in print for the first time—have been brought together in one volume.

Critics call Stephen Crane, who is best known for his Civil... Read more >
Beyond Gender
From Suject to Drive
Written by Paul Verhaeghe


Format: eBook, 166 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $17.99

In this volume, Paul Verhaeghe's lectures on the development of psychoanalytic theory between Freud and Lacan are reproduced as a written work of astonishing versatility, which stands at the vanguard of Lacanian studies. Beyond Gender examines Freud's discovery of the unconscious, and Lacan's elaboration of this discovery as a gap in... Read more >
Clinical Lacan

Written by Joel Dor


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $19.99

About this Book...

This companion text to Introduction the Reading of Lacan focuses on the concept of the psychic structures of desire. Using case examples, Dor explains the crucial difference between symptomsówhich can be phenomenologically graspedóand the actual psychic structure of the subjectówhich can be revealed only through the discourse of the... Read more >
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The Fifty-Minute Hour

Written by Robert Lindner
Introduction by Jonathan Lear


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $16.99

“A fascinating mixture of traditional psychoanalytic thinking with clinical strategies that even today would be considered creative and controversial, The Fifty-Minute Hour has never failed to capture the imagination. . . . No student’s education in psychotherapy is complete without reading this book. Decades after its original publication, it still stands... Read more >
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