In the last month, we have published the following reviews:

available at

http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=li&cat=new_reviews

Nature
Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times
by Peter Coates
Review by Rob Loftis, Ph.D. on Jan 9th 2006

Songs from the Black Chair
A Memoir of Mental Interiors
by Charles Barber
Review by Sue Bond, M.A. on Jan 7th 2006

Development of Psychopathology
A Vulnerability-Stress Perspective
by Benjamin L. Hankin and John R.Z. Abela (Editors)
Review by Peter B. Raabe, Ph.D. on Jan 7th 2006

Handbook of Bioethics
Taking Stock of the Field from a Philosophical Perspective
by George Khushf (Editor)
Review by Irene E. Harvey, Ph.D. on Jan 6th 2006

Lunar Flow Yoga
With Shiva Rea
by James Wvinner (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 6th 2006

Sexual Intelligence
by Kim Cattrall
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 6th 2006

Mindfulness and Acceptance
Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition
by Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette and Marsha M.
Linehan (Editors)
Review by Meyen Hertzsprung, Ph.D. on Jan 4th 2006

Classifying Madness
A Philosophical Examination of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
by Rachel Cooper
Review by Duncan Double on Jan 4th 2006

Introduction to Yoga DVD
Gentle, for Extreme Beginners
by Daniel Swiers (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 4th 2006

The Artsy Smartsy Club
by Daniel Pinkwater
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 4th 2006

Karl Popper
Critical Appraisals
by Philip Catton
Review by Andrea Bellelli, M.D. on Jan 3rd 2006

Truth & Predication
by Donald Davidson
Review by Dominique Kuenzle on Jan 3rd 2006

Lost in the Forest
A Novel
by Sue Miller
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 2nd 2006

On Being Normal and Other Disorders
A Manual for Clinical Psychodiagnostics
by Paul Verhaeghe
Review by Leo Uzych, J.D., M.P.H. on Jan 2nd 2006

Hate and Love in Psychoanalytical Institutions
The Dilemma of a Profession
by Jurgen Reeder
Review by Samar Habl, M.D. and Lloyd A. Wells, Ph.D., M.D.
on Jan 1st 2006

Yoga In Bed
20 Asanas to do in Pajamas
by Edward Vilga
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jan 1st 2006

Heinz Kohut
The Making of a Psychoanalyst
by Charles B. Strozier
Review by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Ph.D. on Dec 31st 2005

Creatures Like Us?
A Relational Approach to the Moral Status of Animals
by Lynne Sharpe
Review by Tuomas Manninen on Dec 31st 2005

Since You Ask
A Novel
by Louise Wareham
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 30th 2005

The Making of a Therapist
A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey
by Louis Cozolino
Review by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmiu, Ph.D. on Dec 29th 2005

The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 29th 2005

Bipolar Disorder Demystified
Mastering the Tightrope of Manic Depression
by Lana R. Castle
Review by Gerda Wever-Rabehl, Ph.D. on Dec 27th 2005

The Power of Self-Coaching
The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want
by Joseph J. Luciani
Review by Dana Vigilante on Dec 27th 2005

Got Parts?
An Insider's Guide to Managing Life Successfully with
Dissociative Identity Disorder
by A.T.W.
Review by Tony O'Brien RN, MPhil on Dec 22nd 2005

Young Photographer
by Amy Adler
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 22nd 2005

American Mania
When More Is Not Enough
by Peter C. Whybrow
Review by S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD on Dec 22nd 2005

Bag Of Bones
by Stephen King
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 22nd 2005

Models of Madness
Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to
Schizophrenia
by John Read, Loren R. Mosher and Richard P. Bentall
(Editors)
Review by Tony O'Brien on Dec 22nd 2005

Metapolitics
by Alain Badiou
Review by Tony Milligan, Ph.D. on Dec 22nd 2005

Peaches
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Review by Amy Ridley on Dec 22nd 2005

The Diary of Pelly D
by L. J. Adlington
Review by Amy Ridley on Dec 22nd 2005

Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last
by Susan Juby
Review by Amy Ridley on Dec 22nd 2005

Lincoln's Melancholy
How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His
Greatness
by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 16th 2005

Smile of the Buddha
Eastern Philosophy and Western Art from Monet to Today
by Jacquelynn Baas
Review by Mark Welch, Ph.D. on Dec 16th 2005

Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia
Assessment, Neurobiology, and Treatment
by Robert L. Findling and S. Charles Schulz
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. on Dec 15th 2005

Don't Get Too Comfortable
The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread
Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and
Other First World Problems
by David Rakoff
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 15th 2005

Sloth
The Seven Deadly Sins
by Wendy Wasserstein
Review by Maria Antonietta Perna, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America
by Dyan Sheldon
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Philosophy the Day after Tomorrow
by Stanley Cavell
Review by Harry Witzthum, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Yoga Sanctuary
A Guided Hatha Yoga Practice For Home and on the Road
by Shiva Rea
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Doing It Down Under
The Sexual Lives of Australians
by Juliet Richters and Chris Rissel
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Advanced Sexual Techniques
by Linda Banner and Sinclair Intimacy Institute
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

100 Naked Girls
by Petter Hegre
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2005

Happy new year!

Christian Perring

Christian Perring, Ph.D.
Academic Chair, Division of Arts & Humanities, & Chair of Department of
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Dowling College
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