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Loving, beautifully written work. The author helps us understand how she, a child of the Sixties, became the woman she is today. And in a series of luminous and evocative portraits she shows us how patients suffering from a broad range of maladies can be helped to gain insight into themselves and thus lead happier and more fulfilling lives.-Constance Rosenblum, author of Boulevard of Dre ams: Heady Times: Heartbreak, and HopeAlong the Grand Concourse in the Bronx When neither residence on an idyllic Greek island nor all-consuming romance can cure the restlessness of an empty self, Kolsky finds her way to the journey within, and she takes us along for the ride. This undaunted accounting from analysand to analyst is a testament to the enduring power of psychoanalysis to heal, and to the essential humanity we bring to the endeavor, whether on or off the couch.-Ashley Warner, MSW, LCSW, BCD-P, author, The Year After: A Memoir "In this jewel of a narrative of self-discovery, Beverly Kolsky takes us on a probing journey exploring the sweep of the psychoanalytic process in transforming her own life as well as her patients'. Those trying to decide whether psychoanalysis is for them will gain an appreciation ofits power, while those who have benefited from it will be inspired anew. The book is beautifully layered with evocative images of people, places, and moments in time in New York, London, and Greece and the nodal e vents in Kolsky's arc in be coming the pe rson she w as meant to be. -Edward Ross, LCSW, BCD, N .Y. Institute for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, Faculty and Training Analyst, Lighthouse Guild Inte rnational, Director of Behavioral HealthIn this intimate memoir, Beverly Kolsky takes us through an intriguing journey. The ghosts of her past, her losses and adventures, are unlocked through her own psychoanalysis. Empathic attunement to her patients guides her work as a psychoanalyst. We are enriched by the insights of this sensitive narrative. -Penny Rosen, MSW, LCSW, BCD-P, Past President AAPCSW, Board Member NPAP, NYIPSP,AAPCSWOn And Off The Couch is a beautifully written love letter to psychoanalysis and its power to transform a life. Kolsky gives us an insider's look into her own journey of becoming free and independent as a woman, and as a psychoanalyst. This compelling memoir reveals the author's devotion to her patients, the lucky beneficiaries of her own self exploration. We are fortunate that she found her voice, one worth listening to. -Lisa Sokoloff, MSW, LCSW, PsyA, Supervisor and Instructor IPS Pure Gold! Kolsky offers a profound universal remedy that highlights the vital force of psychoanalysis and brilliantly opens the gateway to the intricate world of inner reality. In today's complex world, On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst demonstrates the value of introspection in order to establish the equilibrium necessary to keep one afloat on the river of life. -Nuzhat Nada, Instructor, Human Development/Psychology On and Off the Couch illuminates the complex process of psychoanalysis, its goals, challenges, and benefits, as the author tells of her personal experience on both sides of the process. Using clear and easily understandable language, Kolsky also clarifies the differences between other forms of psychotherapy and counselling. Readers who have been practitioners of psychotherapy, those who have experienced therapy, as well as those who are students in the field of mental health, will find this an interesting, informative and engaging book. -Ginny B. Schwartz, Ph.D., Former Director of Counselling Services, St. Lawrence University

"Raymond Lawrence's remarkable book unearths for us the heretofore unexplored relationship between Anton Boisen, the founder of the pastoral psychotherapy movement, and Harry Stack Sullivan, the founder of modern interpersonal theory. Lawrence shares with us their improbable relationship, their considerable influence had on their professions, and why they have been forgotten. More than just a history, Raymond Lawrence's writing enlivens these men and shares critical insights they had about the human conditions. I loved the blending of the secular worlds of Freud and Sullivan with Boisen's religious and spiritual approach, an all-too-uncommon failing in modern psychodynamic theory."-Dr. F. Barton Evans III, author of Harry Stack Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy."This book is firmly grounded in both the practical and the spiritual necessities for recovery and growth. I highly recommend it."-Joanne Greenberg, author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"Dr. Raymond Lawrence meticulously depicts the way in which the lives of Dr. Harry Stack Sullivan and Rev. Anton T. Boisen converged as they both deemed psychotherapy as essential in the "cure of souls" in their respective vocations of medicine and religion."-Kimberley A. Turner, Ph.D., M.Div.Harry Stack Sullivan radically upended psychotherapy, not in any way derogatory to its creator, Sigmund Freud, but simply by making what Freud created even more radically humanistic... And the quarter-century collegial relationship between Sullivan and Anton Boisen meant that great numbers of religious leaders would have open access to both Freud and Sullivan by way of Boisen's Clinical Pastoral Training regimens."-Raymond J. Lawrence

Graeme Taylor has written the first full-length psychological study of the Dutch-American abstract painter Willem de Kooning. His particular focus is on the renowned Woman paintings of the early 1950's, among the most emotionally powerful images of the female figure of the 20th century. Utilizing recently available biographical details of the artist's childhood and adolescence, Dr. Taylor brings to bear his deep understanding of the most germane psychoanalytic theories of early infantile trauma, attachment theory, and the repetition compulsion to arrive at a sympathetic comprehension of de Kooning's relationship with his mother, his wife, his daughter, and the succession of lovers he maintained for the duration of his life. Dr. Taylor has a gift for conveying the essence of some highly sophisticated psychoanalytic perspectives, from Freud to Bowlby to Bollas and others, in a marvelously clear style, highlighting their relevance to understanding the unconscious determinants of de Kooning's obsession with the figure of the Woman, as well as the dynamics of his creative process in the making of these iconic images. It is a wonderful achievement and a worthy contribution, both to the literature of modern art and to the psychoanalytic study of the creative personality.-Steven Poser, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst, author, and award-winning painter, New YorkWillem de Kooning's Women: A Psychoanalytic Exploration reaches far beyond the title and takes the reader on a most fascinating journey from the depths of psychoanalytic theory to the aesthetic reality of the artist's mind. The author presents us with a comprehensive analysis of de Kooning's motivations behind his controversial "Woman paintings," utilizing several major psychoanalytic theories and concepts, as well as drawing on the neuroscientific contributions of the role of unconscious artistic creation based on the stored emotions and experiences of a lifetime. This book is a gift and Dr. Taylor's writing will appeal to those versed in critical art theory and/or psychoanalysis as well as anyone who simply garners enjoyment from the visual arts.-Ronald Turco, M.D., Past President, American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry; Past President, American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians; author of The Architecture of Creativity-Profiles Behind the Mask

Fealty and Fury analyzes the story of Recep Tayyip Erdo─ƒan within the sociocultural context where he was supported by, and inhibited from, certain experiences, their projection in the psychoanalytic domain, and the consequences that occurred through his adventure. A closer look at the Analyzes Analyzes psychology of leadership where individual & social psychology intersect, it provides a unified theoretical framework to understand the dynamics that shape Erdo─ƒan''s political identity, focusing on fragments of his family history and his psychological development. This also consists of the psychocultural dynamics specific to Anatolia, analyzing the political & social transformations in Turkey from the last period of Ottoman to our age and the right wing. This psychobiography of Erdo─ƒan, who has governed Turkey for 19 years, provides insights to understanding the typology of leadership in right-wing politics which has become highly opular in the world today. This is more than a personal story. Though the case seems to be restricted to Turkish politics & conditions specific to Turkey, we can interpret it as a global symptom which gives us an idea of how the new era will be in world politics. Fealty and Fury discusses what this symptom symbolizes as the return of the repressed.

Irene Hoge Smith's The Good Poetic Mother charts the profound journey she has undertaken to unravel the complicated strands of feeling regarding the wild, talented, difficult mother who abandoned her as a child.

Irene Willis has written a book of poems that are so disarming, as if each poem was born out of an artlessness as elemental as spontaneous speech itself. But this is, of course, aesthetic artifice at its most refined, the art of getting out of one''s own way as one writes, so that the dye on the dyer''s hand is never noticed--Eugene Mahon. MD