books by Basic Books     books:     Basic Books      Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, Fifth Edition Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz Basic Books, 2005 Yalom Group Psychotherapy There is a newer edition but there was $45. difference-not work the extra. It's been a bible of group for my interns and myself, a psychiatric social worker with mentally ill offenders.             Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion Stuart Kauffman Basic Books, 2008 Awe-Inspiring I have been waiting for days to see some real reviews of this book come up. Tired of waiting--let me say this is a fabulous book. For the lay reader, it is quite a challenge (I am an artist). Nevertheless, it is well worth the effort. Stuart Kauffman's ideas are ...             The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom Jonathan Haidt Basic Books, 2006 Provides deep insight into human nature Anyone who routinely reads Amazon.com reviews will find that most focus on the following themes: (a) Readability of the book (b) Value of the content (c) The degree to which the reviewer agreed/disagreed with the premises, assumptions, arguments, and conclusions ...             Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy Thomas Sowell Basic Books, 2007 Knowing what leads to what in economics Sowell describes fundamental principles in language that anyone who has earned a high school degree can understand. He illustrates the principles with clear and compelling examples. The book contains a wealth of information that explains why good intentions so often ...             The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman, Donald A. Norman Basic Books, 2002 Ironic: Great Book - Bad Binding Without question, a wonderful piece of work! (I've given a dozen copies to students as inspiration.) However, the publisher's stinginess in neither providing adequate interior margins (between pages) nor adequately accommodating for the thickness of the book by ...             Economic Facts and Fallacies Thomas Sowell Basic Books, 2007 Must read This is the most informative book on government intervention in the economy and it's destructive results. Anyone who wants to know why we are where we are and where we are headed, must read this wonderful book by Thomas Sowell.             Death Benefits: How Losing a Parent Can Change an Adult's Life--For the Better Jeanne Safer Basic Books, 2008 Excellent Book, Free yourself of Guilt This book really touched my heart and after discussion with friends about it, I learned that so many shared the sentiments of the author but did not have the courage to talk about it because it would appear they don't love their parents or wish them dead. The author ...             Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Douglas R. Hofstadter Basic Books, 1999 A whole new world Just like other reviewers of this book, this one is seriously math-challenged. I thought I'd never make it to the end. I had to work hard sometimes. But it was one of the most worthwhile reading experiences of my life, indeed it was fascinating and I ended up ...             The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law Norm Goldstein Basic Books, 2007 AP Stylebook Advantages Ron Marlar (a retired USAF officer, college professor, school teacher, living currently in Florida) A primary advantage of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is the ease of finding style standards for journalistic writing. There are many ...             Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life Richard Florida Basic Books, 2008 Location drives nearly everything read why This is a wonderful book. R. Florida counters the theories of the The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. At the beginning, he outlines how just 40 Mega-Regions dominate the World economy. While those account for just 17% of the World's ...             Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It Arthur C. Brooks Basic Books, 2008 accurate, data based, & a good read This is a terrific report on the subject of subjective well-being. The data is accurate & well researched. This book is a good read. Sharon Albert Psy.D             Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Leonard Sax Basic Books, 2007 Incredibly Informative! Great book! I could not put it down. I have eight grandchildren, six of which are boys and I have been trying to put my finger on the pulse for quite some time; trying to figure out why are so many of our young African American males unmotivated nowadays. Dr Sax ...             The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook Child Psychiatrist's ... Bruce Perry, Maia Szalavitz Basic Books, 2007 Brilliant and heartening Assisted by a talented science writer, child psychiatrist Bruce Perry presents a series of heartbreaking stories of children severely damaged by trauma. But that's only one side of this remarkable book. The other side is how many of these profoundly damaged children ...             The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Third Edition Alice Miller Basic Books, 1996 A Significant Piece of the Puzzle Reading books about psychology, especially books dealing with childhood trauma, is a bit like looking into a shattered mirror. Some parts will accurately reflect aspects of one's own psyche; other parts will be too distorted to have any relevance. As far as mirrors go, ...             Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from National ReviewPM William Buckley Basic Books, 2007 Entertaining, personal, and worth returning to With the publication of the wonderful Florence King's "STET, Damnit!" in 2003 and WFB's "Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription" in 2007, National Review books are breaking new ground in the use of profanity in titles. Which is not a field in which I would have expected ...          products you might be interested in search for books psychiatrist, psychotherapy, reinventing, subscription, underachieving, unmotivated randomly chosen VHS: The Amazing G Spot and Female Ejaculation