Category: Books
Conundrums: A Critique of Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
Click Here to Read: Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry by Jeffrey Lieberman review – genial and triumphalist: This history of (American) psychiatry by a high-ranking insider is ultimately too partial and limited in scope by Lisa Appignanesi on the Guardian website on April 5, 2015.
Dictatorial and brilliant: Sigmund Freud, played by Viggo Mortensen in the film A Dangerous Method. Photograph: Sony/Everett/Rex
Death of a Yiddish Giant Remembering I.L. Peretz, who died 100 years ago this week
Click Here to Read: Death of a Yiddish Giant Remembering I.L. Peretz, who died 100 years ago this week By Eddy Portnoy on the Tablet Website on April 2, 2015.
Detail of micrographic portrait of Peretz. The image is comprised of the entire text of the poem Monish. (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
Howard Kaplan on Manuscript Smuggling and the KGB
Finding My Way: Junior Year, 1959 by Morris Dickstein
Click Here to Read: Finding My Way: Junior Year, 1959 by Morris Dickstein on the Columbia Today Website.
Click Here to Read: Interview with Morris Dickstein and other posts on Why Not Say What Happened on this website.
Click Here to Read: Reviews of Why Not Say What Happened,’ by Morris Dickstein on this website.
Click Here to Read: The Zionist Dream in the Poconos Excerpt from Why Not Say What Happened,’ by Morris Dickstein
‘Shrinks,’ by Jeffrey A. Lieberman with Ogi Ogas
Just Released! Below the Line in Beijing by Richard Seldin
Click Here to Purchase: Below the Line in Beijing by Richard Seldin from IPBooks.net.
In this unique exploration of love, psychoanalysis and male sexuality, the protagonist must struggle with a deteriorating marriage, the loss of his ability to speak English, a philandering alter ego and incessant fantasies about hooking-up with young women. All of these disorienting conflicts are played out at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. On the protagonist’s last day in Beijing, his alter ego persuades him to visit a high-end brothel where he is overcome with desire for a beautiful young prostitute. He must then choose between a life of carnal pleasure and love for his wife.
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‘Praise for Below the Line in Beijing:
“This compelling novel will hold you in its grip from beginning to end. Part mystery, part psychological thriller, Below the Line in Beijing is a terrific read and an auspicious Continue reading Just Released! Below the Line in Beijing by Richard Seldin
On The Passing of Fred Sander (from IPBooks)
by Lawrence L. Schwartz
In honor of the passing of Fred Sander, one IPBooks’ first and favorite authors, We would like to again feature his book, Created in Our Own Images.com.
My own personal contact with Fred spanned the better part of a year in 2010 as the production manager and typesetter for this book. I found him always to be warm, enthusiastic, and welcoming with a fun-loving spirit, and open to discussing ideas as we shared several articles and links along the way–and some long phone conversations–whether relating tangentially to the book, or at times just for fun.
This book brought to light a long-forgotten comedy by W.S. Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame) not published or produced since 1898, namely . . .
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Interview with Morris Dickstein
Click Here to Read: Interview with Morris Dickstein author of Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education on the Whole Megillal website on March 25, 2015.
Click Here to Read: Lured by Literature on this website.
Click Here to Read: Benjamin Balint’s Running Commentary on this website.
Click Here to Read: The Zionist Dream in the Poconos on this website.