18 books like The hands of the living god

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No such thing as a bad day Hamilton Jordan · 2000 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Former White House chief of staff recounts his bouts with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer. Shares: Therapy, Treatment, Biography & Memoir

Psychology and morals J. A. Hadfield · 1923 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Originally published in 1923, this book had enjoyed constant and wide success, being reprinted fourteen times. In this new and thoroughly revised edition, published in 1964, the author has reconsidered his conclusions in the light of modern psychology of the time, and includes many case histories from his long experience as a psychiatrist. The book was important for its insistence that there is… Shares: Psychopathology, Psychoanalysis, Psychology

Dead Center Tom Shachtman · 2006 · ★ 3.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A city with eight million people has eight million ways to die For fifteen years, Shiya Ribowsky worked as a medicolegal investigator in New York City's medical examiner's office—the largest, most sophisticated organization of its kind in the world. Utilizing his background in medicine, he led the investigations of more than eight thousand individual deaths, becoming a key figure in some of… Shares: Medical, Case studies, Biography & Memoir

I'm OK, you're OK Thomas Anthony Harris · 1969 · ★ 3.8 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Moderate El análisis conciliatorio es un método para enseñar y para aprender que constituye un planteamiento novedoso al enfrentar al individuo con el hecho de que es responsable de lo que le ocurrirá en el futuro, cualquiera que haya sido su pasado. A partir de la distinción de tres elementos activos en la elaboración de la personalidad: el Padre, el Adulto y el Niño, se marca como objetivo el… Shares: Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychology

Brain on fire Susannah Cahalan · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The book narrates Cahalan's issues with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and the process by which she was diagnosed with this form of encephalitis. She wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the events of the previous month, during which time she would have violent episodes and delusions. Her eventual diagnosis is made more difficult by various physicians misdiagnosing her with several theories… Shares: Medical, Case studies, Biography & Memoir

Zur psychopathologie des alltagslebens (The psychopathology of everyday life) Sigmund Freud · 1904 · ★ 3.4 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Challenging One of Freud's key works which, along with 'Introduction to Psychoanalysis' and 'The Ego and the Id' laid the basic framework for his theories of psychoanalysis. Shares: Psychopathology, Psychology

In Stillness Conquer Fear Pauline McKinnon · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Moderate As a young mother of four, Pauline McKinnon's life was crippled from the debilitating condition of agoraphobia. Her chronic anxiety and acute fear of leaving the house continued for eight years while she searched in vain for a cure. Her meeting with eminent psychiatrist, Dr Ainslie Meares - who famously wrote Relief without Drugs - was the turning point. His pioneering method of Stillness… Shares: Treatment, Psychology

A rip in Heaven Jeanine Cummins · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It was a headline story in the New York Times and USA Today. It was covered by Court TV and profiled on the Ricki Lake Show. Now, here is the intimate memoir of a shocking crime and its aftermath...one family's immediate and unforgettable story of what victims can suffer long after they should be safe. Shares: Case studies, Biography & Memoir

Working with Autobiographical Memories in Therapy Arnold R. Bruhn · 2019 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares: Therapy, Biography & Memoir

Kindheitserinnerung des Leonardo da Vinci Sigmund Freud · 1910 · ★ 3.5 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Challenging What might the world’s most notorious psychologist say about the mysterious expression of the Mona Lisa that has puzzled art critics for years? In Leonardo da Vinci Sigmund Freud psychoanalyzes the Renaissance painter. Freud explained, “Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep." Perhaps ahead of his time, da Vinci used his… Shares: Psychoanalysis, Case studies, Psychology, Biography & Memoir

Dealing with depression Parker, Gordon · 2005 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A revised edition of this bestselling user-friendly guide for sufferers of depression and those who care for them.'This unique book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on depression, focuses on a way of thinking about the complexity and diversity of the mood disorders that is both easy to understand and rings' true. Well-written and thought provoking, it is essential reading for… Shares: Treatment, Psychology

Forty studies that changed psychology Roger R. Hock · 1992 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Forty Studies That Changed Psychology explains 40 influential studies of human behavior during psychology's history. Each study includes an overview and history, and presents the theories underlying the research, research design and methods, results, and interpretation of findings. Sections explore the study's significance to the field, and discuss criticism and subsequent research as well as… Shares: Psychopathology, Psychology

Session by Session Guide to Life Story Work Gillian Shotton · 2020 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Life story work is a term often used to describe an approach that helps looked after and adopted children to talk and learn about their life experiences with the help of a trusted adult. This book is an essential step-by-step guide for carers and professionals seeking to carry out life story work with a traumatised or vulnerable child in their care.Underpinned by positive psychology and drawing… Shares: Treatment, Psychology, Biography & Memoir

Life, and how to survive it Robin Skynner · 1993 · ★ 4.1 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Life and How To Survive It is a self help psychology book written in a conversational form, with Cleese asking questions about relationships, and his therapist Skynner answering them. Shares: Therapy, Psychology

Abnormal psychology David H. Barlow · 1995 · ★ 3.5 · 704p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Balancing biological, psychological, social, and cultural approaches, David Barlow and V. Mark Durand's groundbreaking integrative approach is the most modern, scientifically valid method for studying abnormal psychology. In this Seventh Edition of their proven ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, Barlow and Durand successfully blend sophisticated research and an accessible writing style… Shares: Psychopathology, Psychology

Jenseits des Lustprinzips Sigmund Freud · 1920 · ★ 3.0 · 81p · ≈ 2h · Challenging p. 64 missing Shares: Psychoanalysis, Psychology

Ecrits Jacques Lacan · 1966 · ★ 4.2 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Presents an English translation of Jacques Lacan's most famous work, with translations of all the papers featured in the original French edition. Shares: Psychoanalysis, Psychology

The Miraculous Fever-tree Fiammetta Rocco · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 350p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A rich and wonderful history of quinine -- the cure for malaria. In the summer of 1623, ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants, engaged in electing a new Pope, died from the 'mal'aria' or 'bad air' of the Roman marshes. Their choice, Pope Urban VIII, determined that a cure should be found for the fever that was the scourge of the Mediterranean, northern Europe and America, and in 1631 a… Shares: Treatment, Biography & Memoir

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