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R.D.Laing: A Biography (Hardcover)

by John Clay (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 308 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; First edition (4 Jul 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340590491
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340590492
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,345,375 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A biography of Britain's most famous and controversial psychoanalyst. The book traces Laing's colourful life from his childhood in Glasgow to the heights of fame. It also charts the evolution of his ideas and influence on psychiatry.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but wait for the paperback, 29 Aug 2003
If you've the slightest interest in psychology, you'll have heard of Ronnie David Laing, Britain's answer to Timothy Leary, who blazed the trail for today's integrationist therapy and links the revolutionary thought of Freud and 'modern' analysis. This book is a detailed account of his life without being turgid, but about halfway through you get the distinct feeling that all John Clay is doing is regurgitating other sources - was he in a hurry to finish it? Or maybe it's just that Laing's deterioration as an alcoholic made him less interesting to a mainstream psychologist. If you've read Harry Thompson's(?) bio of similar sixties icon/eighties wino Peter Cook you'll know what I mean; that was fascinating all the way through - towards the end of this Clay seems to lose interest in his subject. A stimulating read, nevertheless, if only because Laing was such a massive personality. I could have done with deeper analysis of Laing himself - and who came first with that look, him or Peter Stringfellow?
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