false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173305895m/271212.jpg 271212 3 Uniquely conceived and utterly refreshing, Peter Kramer (<I>Listening to Prozac</I>) breaks the mold of most advice books with <I>Should You Leave?</I> Expect no authoritative voice retreating behind labels or manufactured jargon. Instead, in a series of fictive sessions with imaginary advisees, Kramer illlustrates complex problems; each one lets him give a different style of advice--from Freud's to Ann Lander's. The central question pushes the limits of traditional "silent therapy": can a direct, simple response to any problem of the heart be valuable? <P> <I>Should You Leave?</I> moves fluidly between discussions of psychological theory and imaginative flights, revealing both a wide body of knowledge and compassion. Kramer's questions, framed with sensitivity <I>and</I> irreverence, challenge our cultural fixation on autonomy and assertiveness. Given these, how can intimacy thrive? 262935 1997 Should You Leave?: A Psychiatrist Explores Intimacy and Autonomy--and the Nature of Advice total:20|5:7|4:7|3:6| 20 81 34 5 5 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Feb 15 12:53:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:56:25 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 21 22:53:57 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 22:57:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Mar 16 17:05:21 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:09:33 -0700 2008
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