Reconciling science with religion is a longstanding, ongoing project in America. For most people today, electricity is still somewhat magical: they can neither produce it nor explain it. Two centuries ago, it was an awesome new discovery... Read More

What fusion does for cuisine, and crossover for musicians, the author does for self-help in this remarkable book. A Chicago psychoanalyst, Davis developed her theory of mind by combining ideas of Sigmund Freud and Ivan Pavlov. She builds... Read More

Thinking “outside the box” takes on new meaning when the box is ones own coffin. The author, former professor of business administration and principal of The Innovation Group, makes that challenge, among others, in this fine tribute... Read More

The most important sex organ is the mind, insist these authors, both psychologists (affiliated with the University of Minnesota and American University, respectively). Well-respected authors, teachers, and practitioners of sex therapy,... Read More

Close relationships require a measure of objectivity to balance emotional intensity and dependence. “Enmeshed,” a term used by family therapists, is the opposite of detachment and is the target of Casey’s probe. “Detachment is... Read More

Directed to the Christian man seeking a mate, this book can serve a wider audience. Its psychology, values, and wit will appeal to men and women of many persuasions. A psychotherapist and theologian, husband and father, Simpson wants to... Read More

Mental health has been summarized as the ability to both love and to work. Books about love and psychology are legion; here is one that fills a large gap on the other front. Miller, a psychologist and management consultant, has written... Read More

This couchbuster could be the tipping point for a second Freudian revolution. The first began in the privacy of a Viennese consulting room, where Sigmund Freud’s patient Anna O. coined the term “talking cure.” In a few decades,... Read More