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- Publisher: Harpercollins
- ISBN: 0060928514
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101710448
- Release Date: August 1, 1997
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- #734 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Irvin D. Yalom (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Lying on the Couch" by Irvin D. Yalom to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Lying on the Couch"Browse more products related to "Irvin D. Yalom"Review"'Lying on the Couch' is a witty, gripping, and hugely entertaining novel." "...'Lying on the Couch' probes some sticky real-life issues between patients and therapists....[Dr. Yalom] raises important questions about truth-telling on both sides of the couch." Publisher's noteThe highly respected author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzche Wept combines the authenticity of case history with the true artistry of fiction to create a novel in which an idealistic San Francisco therapist "invents" a new therapy--and outwits the scroundrels and skeptics who would do him in. From the bestselling author of Love's Executionerand When Nietzsche Weptcomes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Finally, there is Ernest Lash. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy -- a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results. Exposing the many lies that are told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couchgives readers a tantalizing, almost illicit, glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves readers with a denouement of surprising humanity and redemptive faith. AnnotationTwo psychotherapists in the Bay Area face agonizing choices in which professional ethics and personal honesty clash. If You Enjoy "Lying on the Couch (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:
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