New reviews from the last 4 weeks on Metapsychology Online:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=news

The Immeasurable Mind
The Real Science of Psychology
by William R. Uttal
Review by John D. Mullen, Ph.D.. on Jul 29th 2008

What is Intelligence?
Beyond the Flynn Effect
by James R. Flynn
Review by Christina Rawls on Jul 29th 2008

Advance Directives in Mental Health
Theory, Practice and Ethics
by Jacqueline M. Atkinson
Review by Tony O'Brien, RN, MPhil on Jul 29th 2008

The Geography of Bliss
One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
by Eric Weiner
Review by Patricia Ross, Ph.D. on Jul 29th 2008

Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
by Mary Roach
Review by Robert Scott Stewart, Ph.D. on Jul 29th 2008

Psychotic Depression
by Conrad M. Swartz and Edward Shorter
Review by Marion Ledwig, Ph.D. on Jul 29th 2008

Standing at Water's Edge
Moving Past Fear, Blocks, and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative
Immersion
by Anne Paris
Review by Sandra L. Ceren, Ph.D. on Jul 29th 2008

Undermining Science
Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration
by Seth Shulman
Review by Bob Lane, MA on Jul 29th 2008

The Best Seat in the House
How I Woke Up One Tuesday and Was Paralyzed for Life
by Allen Rucker
Review by Leo Uzych, J.D., M.P.H. on Jul 29th 2008

Lars and the Real Girl
DVD
by Craig Gillespie (Director)
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 29th 2008

Lizard Love
by Wendy Townsend
Review by Amy Ridley on Jul 29th 2008

Sicko
DVD
by Michael Moore (Director)
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 29th 2008

Group Genius
The Creative Power of Collaboration
by Keith Sawyer
Review by Justine Johnstone, Ph.D, on Jul 29th 2008

Heima
by Sigur Ros
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 29th 2008

Dialogues on Difference
Studies of Diversity in the Therapeutic Relationship
by J. Christopher Muran (Editor)
Review by Anca Gheaus, Ph.D. on Jul 22nd 2008

Polarities of Experiences
Relatedness and Self-definition in Personality Development, Psychopathology and
the Therapeutic Process
by Sidney J. Blatt
Review by Edmund O'Toole on Jul 22nd 2008

Encountering Nature
Toward an Environmental Culture
by Thomas Heyd
Review by Tyler Veak, Ph.D. on Jul 22nd 2008

Fear of Knowledge
Against Relativism and Constructivism
by Paul Boghossian
Review by Tatiana Patrone, Ph.D. on Jul 22nd 2008

On The Stigma Of Mental Illness
Practical Strategies for Research and Social Change
by Patrick W. Corrigan (Editor)
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 22nd 2008

Embracing Mind
The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality
by B. Alan Wallace and Brian Hodel
Review by Natalie F. Banner on Jul 22nd 2008

Escape Your Own Prison
Why We Need Spirituality and Psychology to be Truly Free
by Bernard Starr
Review by Melanie Mineo on Jul 22nd 2008

Photography and Philosophy
Essays on the Pencil of Nature
by Scott Walden (Editor)
Review by Mark Welch, Ph.D. on Jul 22nd 2008

5x7
by William Eggleston
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 22nd 2008

Saturday's Child
by Ray Banks
Review by Bruce MacDonald on Jul 22nd 2008

Beginner's Greek
A Novel
by James Collins
Review by Heather C. Liston on Jul 22nd 2008

Unaccustomed Earth
Stories
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 22nd 2008

Traumatizing Theory
The Cultural Politics of Affect in and Beyond Psychoanalysis
by Karyn Ball
Review by Petar Jevremovic on Jul 22nd 2008

The Mistress's Daughter
A Memoir
by A. M. Homes
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 22nd 2008

Understanding Treatment Without Consent
An Analysis of the Work of the Mental Health Act Commission
by Ian Shaw, Hugh Middleton and Jeffrey Cohen
Review by Tony O'Brien, RN, MPhil on Jul 14th 2008

Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents
Bridging Science and Practice
by Ric G. Steele (Editor), T. David Elkin, Michael C. Roberts (Editors)
Review by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D. on Jul 14th 2008

Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac
The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life
by Bruce Goldstein
Review by Miriam Gabriel, M.A. on Jul 14th 2008

Drunk the Night Before
An Anatomy of Intoxication
by Marty Roth
Review by Chiara Ambrosio, Ph.D. on Jul 14th 2008

Daughters of Madness
Growing Up and Older with a Mentally Ill Mother
by Susan Nathiel
Review by Sue Bond on Jul 14th 2008

The Mind in Nature
by C.B. Martin
Review by Christina Behme, M.Sc. on Jul 14th 2008

Why Think?
The Evolution of the Rational Mind
by Ronald de Sousa
Review by Angela Bird on Jul 14th 2008

Zip Zip My Brain Harts
Photographs by Angela Buckland
by Kathleen McDougal, Leslie Swartz, and Amerllia van der Merwe
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 14th 2008

Dialectics of the Self
Transcending Charles Taylor
by Ian Fraser
Review by Laxminarayan Lenka on Jul 14th 2008

Recovery from Schizophrenia
Psychiatry and Political Economy
by Richard Warner
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 14th 2008

Lifting the Weight
Understanding Depression in Men, Its Causes and Solutions
by Martin Kantor
Review by James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA on Jul 14th 2008

The Sister
A Novel
by Poppy Adams
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 14th 2008

Vegetarian Visitor 2008
Where to Stay and Eat in Britain
by Annemarie Weitzel
Review by Christian Perring on Jul 14th 2008


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