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Alfred Adler
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Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was an Austrian physician, psychotherapist, and one of the founding fathers of modern psychology. In Understanding Human Nature, (1928), Adler sets out to acquaint the general public with the basics of Individual Psychology, which holds that the driving force of human behavior is the individual’s striving for power, partly to compensate for feelings of inferiority.
Each individual’s personality structure finds expression in their lifestyle, their goals and how they strive to attain them, but the individual cannot be considered apart from society as all the important issues of life are social.
The book demonstrates the practical application of psychological principles to the conduct of relationships and the organization of daily life. With reference to the nature of the psyche, Adler looks at different personality types and character traits, and explains how character develops; the emotions, feelings and moods that shape the personality are placed under the spotlight.
The purpose of the book is to identify mistaken behaviors and show how they undermine healthy relationships, in order to gently guide the individual towards adjustment.
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By: Erich Fromm
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Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology
- By: Carl J. Jung
- Narrated by: Robert Bethune
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Carl Jung's Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology gathers in one volume some of his most important and influential shorter writings, and also some pieces that, from our perspective almost a century later, seem quaint or even idiosyncractic. The volume provides wonderful insight into his mind and thought as he reached a position of prominence in the world of psychoanalysis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Case studies
- By August on 08-05-18
By: Carl J. Jung
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul
- By: Carl Jung
- Narrated by: Christopher Prince
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,800
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul is the classic introduction to the thought of Carl Jung. Along with Freud and Adler, Jung was one of the chief founders of modern psychiatry. In this book, Jung examines some of the most contested and crucial areas in the field of analytical psychology: dream analysis, the primitive unconscious, and the relationship between psychology and religion.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could have almost been an automated text reader
- By Chicken Love on 04-24-15
By: Carl Jung
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Civilization and Its Discontents, Totem and Taboo
- By: Sigmund Freud
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is remembered as the father of psychoanalysis. Civilization and Its Discontents (1930) is one of his key works, written three decades after his seminal book The Interpretation of Dreams. In it he considers the conflict between the needs of the individual acting both egotistically and altruistically in the pursuit of happiness and the myriad demands of civilised society and the ensuing tensions this clash of needs and demands generates.
By: Sigmund Freud
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The Interpretation of Dreams
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What are the most common dreams and why do we have them? What does a dream about death mean? What do dreams of swimming, failing, or flying symbolize? First published by Sigmund Freud in 1899, The Interpretation of Dreams considers why we dream and what it means in the larger picture of our psychological lives.
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1 out of 5 stars
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AMEN-RA’S ANALYSIS OF FREUD’S FLAWS & FRAILTIES
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By: Sigmund Freud
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Freud
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- By: Anthony Storr
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
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Sigmund Freud revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology, which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships. Anthony Storr goes one step further and investigates the status of Freud's legacy today and the disputes that surround it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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best for starters and reviewers
- By Graziela on 12-27-14
By: Anthony Storr
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Jung
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Anthony Stevens
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Abridged
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 383
Anthony Stevens argues that Jung's visionary powers and profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing Western society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very nice - will not be disappointed
- By Edgar on 12-15-05
By: Anthony Stevens
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How to Love
- By: Gordon Livingston
- Narrated by: James Jenner
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The internationally best-selling author of Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, Dr. Gordon Livingston here helps readers discover fulfilling happiness. By recognizing and understanding particular character traits in ourselves and others, we can all learn who best to love - and who best to avoid.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honest and right to the point
- By Elisabeth on 02-10-10
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The Denial of Death
- By: Ernest Becker
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,827
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,474
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie: man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than 30 years after its writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not for the closed-minded
- By Yhatze on 05-27-17
By: Ernest Becker
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Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart
- 30 True Things You Need to Know Now
- By: Gordon Livingston
- Narrated by: James Jenner
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 529
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 305
Full of things we may know but have not articulated to ourselves, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart is a gentle and generous alternative to the trial-and-error learning that makes wisdom such an expensive commodity. For everyone who feels a sense of urgency that the clock ticks and still we aren't the person we'd like to be, it offers solace, guidance, and hope.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This guy is a straight shooter
- By Julia on 11-13-05
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The Art of Living
- The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
- By: Epictetus, Sharon Lebell - translator
- Narrated by: Richard Bolles
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Epictetus, one of the greatest of the ancient thinkers, believed that the primary mission of philosophy is to help ordinary people meet the challenges of daily life and deal with losses, disappointments, and grief. His prescription for the good life: master desires, perform one's duties, and learn to think clearly about oneself and the larger community. This recording includes an interview with philosopher Jacob Needleman on the significance of Epictetus' work.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Atrocious reading of a vapid mistranslation
- By Joseph M. on 06-25-09
By: Epictetus, and others
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Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
- By: Viktor E. Frankl
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 244
Viktor Frankl is known to millions of listeners as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning explores the sometimes unconscious basic human desire for inspiration or revelation and illustrates how life can offer profound meaning at every turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unconscious Religiousness and the Ultimate Meaning
- By Mirek on 12-07-08
By: Viktor E. Frankl
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The Wisdom of Life, Counsels and Maxims
- By: Arthur Schopenhauer
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story5 out of 5 stars 77
'The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.' Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century because his humanistic, atheistic, if pessimistic views chimed with a new secularism that was emerging from a Western society dominated by religion. Despite his rather forbidding image (and a few outdated views), he is one of the most approachable German philosophers, and this is certainly evident in these two key works, The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims.
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5 out of 5 stars
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depressingly hopeful
- By Sebastian huerta on 06-22-17
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
- By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 336
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4 out of 5 stars 288
This collection brings together 12 of the finest short stories of prominent American feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. "The Yellow Wallpaper", Gilman's best-known work, was first published in 1892 and represents an important examination of 19th-century attitudes toward women's physical and mental health.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Feminist literature or Lovecratian horror?
- By David on 07-11-14
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The Myth of Mental Illness
- Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct
- By: Thomas S. Szasz MD
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good format for initial exposure to the material.
- By Anonymous User on 11-29-21
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Jung and golf balls.
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Living a modern life requires juggling a ton of information. But we were never taught how to manage this information effectively so that we can find what we need when we need it. In The PARA Method, Tiago Forte outlines a simple and intuitive four-step system that will help us sort all the information flooding our brains into four major categories—Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives—allowing us to manage our commitments while achieving our goals and dreams.
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Felt like a blog posts
- By Hamdy Ahmed on 08-21-23
By: Tiago Forte
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- Ann
- 10-20-24
Simply Appreciate
This was a wonderful listen for anyone interested in learning about the development of the soul
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- Timothy Lavelle
- 01-30-23
Needed for mental health practitioners
Great insight into how a striving for power is within many people’s goals. We have to be honest with ourselves.
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- john
- 04-27-21
bleak
The work seems deficient in offering supportive insight toward optimal potential for the human condition.
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- Marlee B
- 10-20-24
This is an out dated translation.
The 1992 translation provides a better perspective: this is an earlier translation that is difficult to follow from a contemporary perspective.
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- Reader
- 10-25-20
Unscientifically Freudian
Some good wisdom, but also lots of unscientific psychobabble.
See review on Thepowermoves.com for more
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- colin stewart
- 08-13-22
I liked it at first...
I like it at first but couldn't continue listening about halfway through when it became a feminist sob story
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