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1) THE PSYCHODYNAMICS OF FAMILY LIFE. Diagnosis and Treatment of Family Relationships
Ackerman, Nathan W. (M.D.)

Basic Books (5th printing. April 1960). Small tear along spine edge repaired. A little chipping to spine head. Rear inside hinge reinforced with fine white tape. xvi & 379pp. The neurotic family. Recommended by Don D. Jackson, (M.D.). Text very good. Cloth. Chipped dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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2) THE PRIMITIVE MIND AND MODERN CIVILIZATION
Aldrich, Charles Roberts

Harcourt Brace 1931. Introduction by Bronislaw Malinowski. Foreword by C.G. Jung. Sogned by Joseph Bram, well-known NY University sociologist. Part of the International Library of Psychology, Philosophy and Scientific Method. xvii & 249pp. A little ink underlining on several pages else text block is in very good shape. Gilt lettering on spine. A few light spots on cover. Very small nicks in head of spine, light rubs to outside cover corners. Good and tight copy. No dust jacket. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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3) WITH FRIENDS POSSESSED, A Personal Story About Man to Man Friendship and Its Place in History of the Human Heart
Alexander, Holmes

Caxton Printers Caldwell, ID 1970. 270pp. Chipped and rubbed dust jacket. A little fading to top and bottom edges of cover. Autobiographical but uses invented names and the dialogue technique of fiction. Tells the stories of his varous friends at different times in his life. Very good. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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4) THE SAVAGE GOD. A Study of Suicide
Alvarez, A

Bantam (1973) (2nd Bantam printing). xiii & 287pp including notes and index. By British novelist and literary critic. Discusses Sylvia Plath's suicide and his own suicide attempt. Reviews the literature of suicide. Aging paper. Good. Trade paperback. 12mo.. (more information)

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5) THE WORLD WITHIN. Fiction Illuminating Neurosis of Our Time
Aswell, Mary Louise (ed)

Whittlesey House (1947). xxiv & 376pp. Introduction by Frederic Wertham. Each story has a brief biographical lead-in note by Ms. Aswell and a short analytical note by Dr Wertham appended. Stories and excerpts from Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Henry James, Marcel Proust, Kafka, Truman Capote, Eudora Welty, Faulkner among others. Tattered dust jacket in a clear plastic wrap. Very good. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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6) PLEASURES. Women Write Erotica
Barbach, Lonnie (Editor)

Perennial/ Harper & Row (1985). xxii & 345pp. Recommended by Lisa Duggan, Erica Jong. Three sections: The Relationship/ Qualiities of Erotic Moments/ The Forbidden. Very good. 1st paperback ed. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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7) FOR YOURSELF. The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality
Barbach, Lonnie Garfield

Anhor Books (1976). Bibliography. Index. xviii & 218pp. Near fine. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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8) MYSTERIOUS WORLDS. A Personal Investigation of the weird, the uncanny, and the unexplained
Bardens, Dennis

Cowles (1970). Publisher's card laid-in: With the Compliments of Cowles Book Company. xvi & 239pp. Photo portrait of author on rear panel of dust jacket. Fine. 1st edition. Cloth. Nicked dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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9) NEW WAYS IN DISCIPLINE. You and Your Child Today
Baruch, Dorothy Walter

McGraw-Hill (1949). 23rd printing. xiv & 280pp. In four parts: Making Discipline Easier, Handling Crucial Moments as He Grows, What You Can Do in Times of Peace to Reduce Times of Stress, Moving Ahead. If you can't afford a British Nanny. Of historical interest at least. Very good. Illustrations by Lois Fisher. Cloth. Worn dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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10) THE POWER TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE
Battista, O.A

Prentice Hall (1959). xi+ & 189+pp. Bookplate on endpaper. Near fine. Cloth. Chipped dj. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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11) HAVING IT YOUR WAY. The Strategy of Settling Everyday Conflicts
Bell, Robert

Norton NY (1977). Presentation note: 'To Mason and E(?), all the best.' Signed 'Robert' which appearts to be from author. ISBN: 0-393-01164-X. 189pp. Author specializes in game theory and cybernetics. near fine with dj. Drawings by Janet Webb. 1st edition. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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12) HYPNOTIC POWER. Its Cultivation, Use, and Application in Psychotherapy
Bennett, Colin

Dutton NY 1937. Rubbing to head and foot of spine. Private agency stamps on front and rear endpapers. 158pp. Good clean copy. No dj. 1st edition. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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13) COUNSELING IN CORRECTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Bennett, Lawrence A., Thomas S. Rosenbaum, Wayne R. McCullough

Human Sciences Press NY (1978). 94pp. Gilt lettering on cover. Volume 6 in the New Vistas in Counseling Series. Near fine. No dust jacketj. Hardback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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14) HOW TO BE SOMEBODY. Open the Door to Personal Growth
Bernhard, Yetta

Celestial Arts Millbrae, CA 1st printing, April 1975. 95+pp. Foreword by Virginia Satir. Very good. Illustrations. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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15) BREAKING OUT...of a job you don't like...and the regimented life
Biggs, Don

David McKay (1973). xx & 227pp. Corporation executives find other ways. Bibliography. Near fine. Cloth. Very good dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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16) IRON JOHN, A Book About Men
Bly, Robert

Addison-Wesley (6th printing, Jan. 1991). xi & 268pp. 'Male initiation and the role of the mentor.' The myth of Iron John describes a path through which a boy becomes an emotionally centered man. By American poet. Colored photo portrait of author on rear panel of dust jacket. Fine. Hardback. Fine dj. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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17) GODS IN EVERYMAN. A New Psychology of Men's Lives and Loves
Bolen, Jean Shinoda (MD)

Harper and Row (1989). xiv & 338pp. Appendix contains 'Who's Who in Greek Mythology,' God Archetype Chart, Chapter sources and notes, Bibliography, and Index. Emphasis on male archetypes by Jungian analyst: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apolllo, Hermes, Ares, Hephaestus, Dionysus. Fine. 1st edition. Hardback. Very good dj. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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18) BORNSTEIN'S MIRACLE MEMORY COURSE
Bornstein, Arthur

Jon-Scott Co. Los Angeles (3rd printing, 1971). Few marks outside. Name on fly: 'Thomas Gordon, *Jayne '75*' Foreword by Robert S. Bell of Packard-Bell Electronics. xvi & 239pp. Phone number written on rear endpaper. If he studied this book he wouldn't have had to write it down. (Size: 11' tall x 8½' wide). Very good. No dj. Illustrations. Hardback. 4to.. (more information)

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19) HOW TO RAISE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
Branden, Nathaniel

Bantam Books 11/1988. 164pp. Aging paper. Author in his youth was a close associate of the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Good. Paperback. 12mo.. (more information)

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20) MAN ABOVE HUMANITY, A History of Psychotherapy
Bromberg, Walter (M.D.)

Lippincott Phila. (1954). xiii & 342pp. Foreword by Winfred Overholser. Chipped dj with small piece missing. Index. 'The treatment of mental ills from medicine man to psychiatrist.'. Near fine. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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21) CLINICAL STUDIES OF PERSONALITY. Two volumes
Burton, Arthur and Robert E. Harris (Editors)

Harper Torchbooks (1st harper Torchbook ed. 1966). Vol. 2 has creases in covers. Several pages of umderlining and marginal marks. Volume 1. 'Personality Disorders in Adults.' xii & 373pp + Catalog of other Torchbook titles. Volume 2. 'Reactions Due to Brain Damage, Mental Retardation, ersonality Disorders in Children, Studies of Normal Persons.' v+ & p. 365-834. Index. Vol. 1 is very good, Vol. 2 is good. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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22) HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
Carnegie, Dale

Simon and Schuster 1948. 2nd printing. Chipped and taped dust jacket. Light cloth bunching imperfection on rear cover. xv & 306pp. Dale Carnegie's (1888-1955) courses and books on successful living from close to a century ago were wildly popular because the advice was sensible and useful. Probably still is. Very good. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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23) HANDBOOK OF PERCEPTION. Volume X. Perceptual Ecology
Carterette, Edward C. and Morton P. Friedman (Editors)

Academic Press 1978. xvii & 434pp + ads. In six parts: Introduction (Ecology and Culture)/ Sensory Disorders and Prosthetics (Deaf and Blind)/ Aesthetics/ Architecture, Music, Art, anf Cinema/ Odor and Taste/ Parapsychology. Volume 10 only. Near fine. No dust jacket. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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24) THE EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & OTHER MAGNIFICENT BRITISH ECCENTRICS
Caufield, Catherine

St Martin's Press (1981). Short biographies of eccentrics, a social position well established in England. 223pp. Cases are listed alphabetically. Include Jeremy Bentham, Sir Francis Galton, Victoria Sackville-West, Herbert Spencer, Orde Wingate among others. Very good. No dj. Drawings by Peter Till. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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25) IT'S ALL ARRANGED. IT'S ALL ARRANGED. Fifteen Hours in a Psychiatrist's Life
Chapman, A.H

Putnam's (1975). 256pp. One-page Publisher's press release laid-in. By the author of 'Put-offs and Come-ons' and 'Marital Brinkmanship.'. Very good. Cloth. Nicked dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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26) PUT-OFFS AND COME-ONS. Psychological Maneuvers and Stratagems
Chapman, A.H. (MD)

Putnam's (1968). 256pp. Near fine. no dj. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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27) ERIK H. ERIKSON, The Growth of His Work
Coles, Robert

Atlantic Monthly Pr/ Little Brown (1970). Rub on one outside corner, light bump on another. Bump to back edge of head of spine. xxi & 440pp. Good. No dust jacket. Frontis of Erikson. Hardback. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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28) THE GRAMMAR OF LIVING
Cooper, David

Pantheon (1974). . Fine. 1st Amer. ed. Cloth. Fine dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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29) PSYCHIATRY AND ANTI-PSYCHIATRY
Cooper, David

Ballantine 1st printing, March 1971. Darkening of paper. Good. Paperback. 12mo.. (more information)

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30) THE ORIGINS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Corah, Norman L. and Elliot N. Gale

Addison Wesley (1971). Name on half-title page: Roberta Di Benedetto. xiv & 448pp. Underlining and marginal markings on several pages. Cover edges neatly reinforced with clear tape. Light bump to rear upper outside corner. Reading copy. Trade paperback. 8vo.. (more information)

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