"Using her deep understanding of self-psychological theory and her own extensive clinical experience, Karen Krett offers us a scholarly yet down-to-earth examination of hope. For too long, hope has been promoted as an unmitigated virtue without any consideration of its dark side. Yet as Krett shows through revealing clinical examples, hope may also impede development and contribute to psychological suffering. Her book serves as a wonderful guide from hope s dark side to the light." Doris Brothers, Ph.D., author of "Toward a Psychology of Uncertainty: Trauma-Centered Psychoanalysis and Falling...

"Using her deep understanding of self-psychological theory and her own extensive clinical experience, Karen Krett offers us a scholarly yet down-to-earth examination of hope. For too long, hope has been promoted as an unmitigated virtue without any consideration of its dark side. Yet as Krett shows through revealing clinical examples, hope may also impede development and contribute to psychological suffering. Her book serves as a wonderful guide from hope s dark side to the light." Doris Brothers, Ph.D., author of "Toward a Psychology of Uncertainty: Trauma-Centered Psychoanalysis and Falling...

RAYMON AND SUNSHINE by Karen Krett: SYNOPSIS On Earth in 2262, Ramon Real, a 22-year-old comic artist who creates superheroes, is one of the Self-Contained-a designation for people once considered autistic. He is part of the InterGalactic Artists-which includes Benno, a giant, and Tonna and Charl, self-designed visual twins. They produce a monthly comic book, "Heroes of the Galaxy," extremely popular in the allmind, the 23rd century descendant of the Internet. When Sunshine-one of the most advanced line of self-replicating sentient androids-is hired as housekeeper for the Real home, a growing...