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1	Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Through nine examples of ingenious experiments by some of psychology's most innovative thinkers, Lauren Slater explores the progress of the science of the mind in the 20th century. The experiments are narrated as stories: full of plot, wit and personality. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $9.97! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Prozac Diary more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist In this true account, author Lauren Slater reveals how the antidepressant drug Prozac helped her cope with clinical depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Although little was known about the effectiveness and possible side effects of Prozac in 1988--the FDA had approved it in December 1987--Slater was desperate to avoid an unproductive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist LYING is a memoir torn between honesty and aggrandizement in describing the slippery effects of epilepsy that Slater experienced (or didn't) during her adolescence and young adulthood. A unique spin on the memoir, it emphasizes the 'creative' part of creative nonfiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Welcome to my country more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Through writer and psychologist Lauren Slater we come to know Lenny, Moxi, Oscar, Marie, and other patients suffering from mental and emotional distress, and through them, come to understand more about the workings of the human mind and the human spirit. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Best American Essays more books like this by Lauren Slater (Editor), Robert Atwan (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by the bestselling writer Lauren Slater, this year's "Best American Essays" highlights provocative, lively writing from many of our brightest literary lights. Contributors include Adam Gopnik, Scott Turow, Marjorie Williams, Poe Ballantine, and others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas more books like this by Lauren Slater, Stephanie Knowles (Illustrator) add to wishlist An exploration of contemporary family dynamics, moral conundrums, and romantic love as revealed by a collection of original fairy tales for adults captures the value of stories and fables in culture as tools of healing and illumination as well as the role of the fairy tale in modern endeavors. By the author of Opening Skinner's Box. 20,000 first pr see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women more books like this by Lauren Slater (Editor), Jessica Henderson Daniel (Editor) add to wishlist Intended for female readership, this book explains the nature of mental health problems from a uniquely female point of view. With an open-minded, proactive approach similar to the classic OUR BODIES, OURSELVES, this is a guide for women as they chart the course of their own well-being. Adapted and assembled by a team of female physicians and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Love Works Like This: Moving from One Kind of Life to Another more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist In this remarkable book, the author of "Welcome to My Country" and "Prozac Diary" writes about how people discover what love truly is and make the decision to open their life to a child. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.24! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Love Works Like This: Travels Through a Pregnant Year by Lauren Slater add to wishlist 'Is even the most clenched heart capable of it?' Lauren Slater asks in this original and eloquent book about love. Slater, career-orientated and wilfully autonomous, charts her own personal journey and decision-making process in deciding to have a child. She starts with a list of the pros and cons. The cons list is long and includes 'less time for ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.24!
10	Love Works Like This: Travels Through a Pregnant Year by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Career-driven and independent-minded, Lauren Slater charts her progress through the complex months leading up to, and through, motherhood. Never less than candid, she begins with the process of her decision to have a child. The cons list is long and includes 'less time for friends', 'less time for work', 'less money' and 'Prozac (I'm on it)'. The ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $17.63!
11 view cover	Spasm more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Between the ages of 13 and 17, Lauren Slater was epileptic. Surgery stopped her seizures; but by then the psychological reflex was ingrained - the habit of invention to fill the gaps in her memory and experience. She'd learned to lie. She may even have lied about her epilepsy. She may never have had it at all. Her memoir is a work of non-fiction ... see all copies from $2.22! first editions
12 view cover	Spasm : a memoir with lies more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Between the ages of 13 and 17, Lauren Slater was epileptic. Surgery stopped her seizures; but by then the psychological reflex was ingrained - the habit of invention to fill the gaps in her memory and experience. She'd learned to lie. She may even have lied about her epilepsy. She may never have had it at all. Her memoir is a work of non-fiction ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $19.55!
13	Von Menschen Und Ratten by Lauren; Nohl Slater, Andreas add to wishlist see all copies from $33.93! new only from $40.58!
14	Prozac, Mon Amour by Lauren Slater add to wishlist see all copies from $53.72! new only from $53.72!
15 view cover	Opening Skinner's box : great psychological experiments of the 20th century by Lauren Slater add to wishlist In "Opening Skinner's Box", psychiatrist and writer Lauren Slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments. Beginning with the behaviourist B. F. Skinner, she describes his work with animals in the 1930s, in which he demonstrated the ... see all copies from $24.41!

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