Loved this book!
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I have read this book 4 or 5 times over the past 12 years I have been a social worker. It makes me laugh at the silliness of myself as a professional and at the very unique people I have the honour (usually) of working with. It also at times brings tears to my eyes.
A great book for any helping professional.
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An absorbing and un-putdownable read
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This book was given to me as a gift from a friend who is a counsellor, at a particularly difficult time in my life. I found it easy to read and was able to engage with the stories, descriptions and interpretations made by Yalom. I also found it helpful to learn about facets of my own behaviour and presenting past. He writes in a humanistic way, enabling the reader to understand in lay terms the techniques of pyschotherapy. It would be particularly helpful to those who have an understanding of therapy from personal experience, but I believe that the stories of Yalom's patients and his subsequent work with them over time would appeal to many people who like 'human interest' tales. For me it was one of those (increasingly rare) books that I wanted to devour and not to end. I thoroughly recommend it.
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A soft, deep touch, to the human soul.
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In the last 10 years I read a lot about psychotherapy and most of the time I learned something new and useful. However, most often, the author would try to "sell you" his truth, his method as something truly superior to all the others. His method should be present in everybody's life like the water on our planet. Instead Dr. Yalom's book is full of stimulating doubts. The question we should ask ourselves to get our answers and live to the fullest. It's an honest, warm book
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Ouch - but WOW
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Life changer.
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excellet, i'd enjoyed and agree with yalom's style of work.
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i readed 3 books, and really ideollogicaly i agree with yalom's work, i also want to establish a connection with him, cause i work with people who where in terrorists attacs and i had experience i want to share with him, about parents who lost their children , or survivers, specially at the Israely embassy and jwesh community center in argentina 1992 and 1994.
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