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Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

by Irvin D. Yalom (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books (5 Nov 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0465042805
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465042807
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 370,423 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The risks and rewards of psychotherapy are examined by one of its finest practitioners through ten case studies of individuals with unique problems that nevertheless reflect on the whole human condition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!, 22 May 2006
This review is from: Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Paperback)
I have read this book 4 or 5 times over the past 12 years I have been a social worker. It makes me laugh at the silliness of myself as a professional and at the very unique people I have the honour (usually) of working with. It also at times brings tears to my eyes.
A great book for any helping professional.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A soft, deep touch, to the human soul., 17 Aug 1999
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In the last 10 years I read a lot about psychotherapy and most of the time I learned something new and useful. However, most often, the author would try to "sell you" his truth, his method as something truly superior to all the others. His method should be present in everybody's life like the water on our planet. Instead Dr. Yalom's book is full of stimulating doubts. The question we should ask ourselves to get our answers and live to the fullest. It's an honest, warm book
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5.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing and un-putdownable read, 9 Jan 2000
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This book was given to me as a gift from a friend who is a counsellor, at a particularly difficult time in my life. I found it easy to read and was able to engage with the stories, descriptions and interpretations made by Yalom. I also found it helpful to learn about facets of my own behaviour and presenting past. He writes in a humanistic way, enabling the reader to understand in lay terms the techniques of pyschotherapy. It would be particularly helpful to those who have an understanding of therapy from personal experience, but I believe that the stories of Yalom's patients and his subsequent work with them over time would appeal to many people who like 'human interest' tales. For me it was one of those (increasingly rare) books that I wanted to devour and not to end. I thoroughly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ouch - but WOW
Life changer.
Published on 5 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars excellet, i'd enjoyed and agree with yalom's style of work.
i readed 3 books, and really ideollogicaly i agree with yalom's work, i also want to establish a connection with him, cause i work with people who where in terrorists attacs and... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars a moving, funny, illuminating treatise on humaness
Through the lives of ten patients, Yalom writes of the four central harsh facts of life all humans must confront. A wonderfully written book ... Read more
Published on 24 May 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The most moving, surprising book I have ever read.
This is an eye-opener for anyone who has ever been in therapy. Yalom is brutally honest about his own prejudices and emotions experienced as a doctor conducting a course of... Read more
Published on 23 April 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A truely beautiful book
I loved this book because it illustrates so beautifully the inescapable challenges and contradictions at the centre of existence. Read more
Published on 2 April 1998

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