BOOKS by Anthony Storr

Solitude: A Return to the Self more books like this

by Anthony Storr

At a time when psychological well-being is increasingly measured by the success of our relationships with others, Britain's premier psychiatrist offers this welcome reminder that true health and happiness is ultimately based upon an individual's ability to live in peace with oneself.

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Music and the Mind more books like this

by Anthony Storr

Why does music have such a powerful effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. Drawing on a wide variety of opinions, ...

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The essential Jung more books like this

by C. G. Jung, Anthony Storr

This compact volume of extracts from the 20 volumes of Jung's published writings, presents him clearly, in his own words and in precis. Jung's writing is the key to understanding 20th century psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Most of the terms of reference now used, such as "extrovert", "collective unconscious", "archetype" are Jungian.

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Feet of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus more books like this

by Anthony Storr

Anthony Storr, an Oxford psychologist, explores the psychological anomalies and charismatic similarities among both the great and infamous religious, political, and cult leaders of the past few centuries. Among the "gurus" he profiles are Ignatius of Loyola, Georgei Gurdjieff, Rudolf Steiner, Bhagwan Rajneesh, Jim Jones, David Koresh, Sigmund ...

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Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus more books like this

by Anthony Storr

An eye-opening investigation of charismatic "gurus" from Jesus to Freud to David Koresh, by the author of "Solitude: A Return to the Self". In "Feet of Clay", eminent psychologist Anthony Storr uncovers the personality traits that link these men and explores the incredible power they have wielded over their fanatical followers. 11 photos.

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Churchill's Black Dog, Kafka's Mice, and Othe Phenomena of the Human Mind more books like this

by Anthony Storr

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Churchill's black dog, Kafka's mice, and other phenomena of the human mind more books like this

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Freud: A Very Short Introduction more books like this

by Anthony Storr

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psycho-analysis into a general psychology, which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships.

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Essential Jung more books like this

by Anthony Storr (Editor)

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Art of Psychotherapy more books like this

by Anthony Storr

Here is perhaps the most human, common sense and revealing account of psychotherapy available: what it is; how it should be practiced; what it can achieve. Anthony Storr here presents the fruit of his 30 years experience teaching and practicing individual psychotherapy. In the ten years since it was first published the book has been widely read ...

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Solitude more books like this

by Anthony Storr

This study challenges the widely-held view that success in personal relationships is the only key to happiness. It argues that we pay far too little attention to some of the other great satisfactions of life - work and creativity. In a series of biographical sketches it demonstrates how many of the creative geniuses of our civilization have been ...

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Freud & Jung: a Dual Introduction / [By] Anthony Storr; [By] Anthony Stevens

by Anthony Storr

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Human destructiveness more books like this

by Anthony Storr

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Feet of clay : a study of gurus more books like this

by Anthony Storr

Scarcely a year goes by without reports of strange and generally dangerous cults which enthral their followers and lead them to cut themselves off from the world. Invariably led by gurus or "spiritual leaders", these cults often end in mass suicide or harm to innocent people. This book is an examination of those gurus and of their followers. It ...

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Hypnotism: A History more books like this

by Derek Forrest, Anthony Storr (Foreword by)

This work traces the history of hypnotism from its beginnings as "animal magnetism". It begins with a detailed description of Anton Mesmer's 1774 discovery and recounts the story of his life. The major alterations in Mesmer's theory made by a variety of early pioneers, including the supposed paranormal powers possessed by somnambulists, are then ...

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The Essential Jung: Selected Writings Introduced by Anthony Storr more books like this

by Carl Gustav Jung, Anthony Storr (Introduction by)

This volume presents the essentials of Jung's thought in his own words. To familiarize readers with the ideas for which Jung is best known, the British psychiatrist and writer Anthony Storr has selected extracts from Jung's writings that pinpoint his many original contributions and relate the development of his thought to his biography. Dr. Storr ...

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Sexual deviation. more books like this

by Anthony Storr

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Whispered Prayers: Portraits and Prose of Tibetans in Exile more books like this

by Stephen R Harrison (Photographer), Dalai Lama (Foreword by), Anthony Storr

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Jung : selected writings more books like this

by C. G. Jung, Anthony Storr

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Images of Destruction more books like this

by David Wigoder, Anthony Storr

The author recounts his attempts to overcome manic depression, which caused him to attempt murder and suicide, and describes his present treatment.

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Wht Jung Really Said more books like this

by E A Bennet, Carl Gustav Jung, Anthony Storr (Introduction by)

A superb overview of Jung's ideas on the mythological symbols and archetypes, which he believed operate in a culture's 'collective unconscious.'

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C. G. Jung more books like this

by Anthony Storr

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Churchill's black dog and other phenomena of the human mind more books like this

by Anthony Storr

A collection of essays from one of England's distinguished psychiatrists. Its theme is creativity. What internal dynamic forces artists, scientists and politicians to devote so much time and energy to creative invention? It examines the impulses which drove such figures as Churchill and Newton.

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The Exploding Self: The Creative and Destructive Nucleus of the Personality more books like this

by Joe Redfearn, Anthony Storr (Designed by)

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The school of genius more books like this

by Anthony Storr

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