In this collection of psychoanalytic essays on a wide range of relatively unexplored subjects, the author evolves his own distinctive version of psychoanalysis as part of a wider cultural conversation. The essays combine literary and philosophical commentary with clinical vignettes.
In this collection of psychoanalytic essays on a wide range of relatively unexplored subjects, the author evolves his own distinctive version of psych...
Side effects are things we do not intend. This collection of essays examines how the things we don't mean, or mean perhaps to forget, prove to be those that are often most telling about our unconscious lives.
Side effects are things we do not intend. This collection of essays examines how the things we don't mean, or mean perhaps to forget, prove to be thos...
We all have two lives - the life we live and the life of our fantasies. But it is the life unlived - the person we have failed to be - that can trouble and even haunt us. This title delves into the gap between who we are and who we are not, to discover whether not getting what we want may be the unlikely key to the fully lived life.
We all have two lives - the life we live and the life of our fantasies. But it is the life unlived - the person we have failed to be - that can troubl...
Today many people seem to find the pleasures of kindness literally incredible. Instead of embracing the benefits of altruism, as a species we seem to be becoming deeply and fundamentally antagonistic to each other, with motives that are generally self-seeking. This text explains how and why this has come about.
Today many people seem to find the pleasures of kindness literally incredible. Instead of embracing the benefits of altruism, as a species we seem to ...
When might we know that enough is enough? Does the road of excess ever lead to the palace of wisdom? And should we be happy, or is there something better we can be? In 'On Balance', psychoanalyst Adam Phillips addresses a variety of urgent concerns centred around the idea of balance.
When might we know that enough is enough? Does the road of excess ever lead to the palace of wisdom? And should we be happy, or is there something bet...
Adam Phillips explores mankind's ongoing fascination with ideas of escape, looking at the great Harry Houdini and a case history of a little girl obsessed with hide and seek; at the notoriously reclusive poet Emily Dickinson and a man who believes it is his destiny to always be in flight, whether from women or his analyst. This is Adam Phillips' most captivating book to date.
Adam Phillips explores mankind's ongoing fascination with ideas of escape, looking at the great Harry Houdini and a case history of a little girl obse...
Want to create studio-quality work and get noticed? Just coming off Flash and looking for a Toon Boom intro? Are you a traditional pencil-and-paper animator? From scene setup to the final render, learn how to navigate the Toon Boom interface to create animation that can be published on a variety of platforms and formats.
Animate to Harmony guides you through Toon Boom's Animate, Animate Pro and Harmony programs, teaching you how to create high-quality 2D animation of all complexities. The main text focuses onfeatures that are common across all three programs while "Advanced...
Want to create studio-quality work and get noticed? Just coming off Flash and looking for a Toon Boom intro? Are you a traditional pencil-and-paper...
