Description
Each person fears death in their own way. Despite turning to the comforts of children, or wealth, or belief in a higher power, death anxiety is never completely subdued: it is always there, lurking in the hidden ravines of our minds.
In STARING AT THE SUN, master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom faces his own fear of death and examines its role in many patients' fears, stresses and depression. With characteristic wisdom and illuminating case histories, he shows how confronting and coping with death allows us to live in a richer, more compassionate way.
About the Author
Dr Irvin Yalom is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of many books, including Creatures of a Day and the bestselling Love's Executioner. He and his wife, the author Marilyn Yalom, live in Palo Alto, California.
Reviews
[Yalom is] an amazing storyteller, a gorgeous writer, a great, generous, compassionate thinker and - quite rightly - one of the world's most influential mental healthcare practitioners * GUARDIAN *
The idea that the anxiety of facing death can prompt an awakening to life strikes a powerful chord * THE BOOKSELLER *
Yalom writes like an angel about the devils that besiege us
Unlike many psychotherapists, Yalom writes like a dream * OXFORD TIMES *
The idea that the anxiety of facing death can prompt an awakening to life strikes a powerful chord * BOOKSELLER *
Book Information
ISBN 9780349426075
Author Irvin Yalom
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 22mm
