| Freud: Inventor of the Modern Mind Contributor(s): Kramer, Peter D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061768898 ISBN-13: 9780061768897 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: A concise and seductive biography of the father of psychoanalysis is penned by a "New York Times" bestselling author and one of the top psychiatrists in practice today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.48" W x 8.12" (0.38 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Freud is a concise and seductive biography of the father of psychiatry. Dr. Peter D. Kramer, the author of Listening to Prozac and Against Depression offers a critical and sympathetic portrait, recognizing what is archaic in Freud's work and also what endures, interpreting him as not only a pioneer, but as a writer whose work will survive among the classics of literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kramer, Peter D.: - Peter D. Kramer, M.D., "possibly the best-known psychiatrist in America" (New York Times), is the bestselling author of Listening to Prozac, Should You Leave?, Spectacular Happiness, Moments of Engagement, and Against Depression. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is a professor at Brown University and maintains a private practice. |