In the last 4 weeks, we have published the following
reviews:

available at

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

The Creating Brain
The Neuroscience of Genius
by Nancy C. Andreasen
Review by Nigel Leary on Jul 18th 2006

The Evolution of Morality
by Richard Joyce
Review by Christina Behme, MSc on Jul 18th 2006

Quality of Life and Human Difference
Genetic Testing, Health Care, and Disability
by David Wasserman, Jerome Bickenbach, Robert Wachbroit (Editors)
Review by Jackie Leach Scully, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

The Making of the Modern Self
by Dror Wahrman
Review by James Pratt on Jul 18th 2006

Multifamily Groups in the Treatment of Severe Psychiatric Disorders
by William R. McFarlane
Review by Robert L. Muhlnickel, M.S.W., Ph.D. (Candidate) on Jul 18th
2006

My Friend Leonard
by James Frey
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

Fatal Flaws
Navigating Destructive Relationships with People with Disorders of
Personality and Character
by Stuart C. Yudofsky
Review by Elisabetta Sirgiovanni, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

To Walk on Eggshells
by Jean Johnston
Review by Tony O'Brien, RN, MPhil on Jul 18th 2006

My Flesh and Blood
DVD
by Jonathan Karsh (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

Unholy Stories
Short Stories
by Carole David
Review by Tony O'Brien on Jul 18th 2006

Yoga Shakti
DVD
by Shiva Rea
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

Sexual Pleasure
Reaching New Heights of Sexual Arousal and Intimacy
by Barbara Keesling
Review by Dana Vigilante on Jul 18th 2006

Layley
by John Donegan
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 18th 2006

Psycho Thrillers
Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind
by William Indick
Review by Mark Welch, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

Bioethics Beyond the Headlines
Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?
by Albert R. Jonsen
Review by Lawrence D. Hultgren, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

The Roman Stoics
Self, Responsibility, and Affection
by Gretchen Reydams-Schils
Review by Edward Butler, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

The Moral Mind
by Henry Haslam
Review by Albert D. Spalding, JD on Jul 11th 2006

Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic
Updated and Revised
by Reneau Z. Peurifoy
Review by Dana Vigilante on Jul 11th 2006

Meditation in a New York Minute
Super Calm for the Super Busy
by Mark Thornton
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

The Mercy Room
A Novel
by Gilles Rozier
Review by Tony O'Brien on Jul 11th 2006

Voices Of Alzheimer's
Courage, Humor, Hope, and Love in the Face of Dementia
by Betsy Peterson (Editor)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

The Other Hollywood
The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry
by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osborne
Review by Dana Vigilante on Jul 11th 2006

The Why Café
by John Strelecky
Review by Tony O'Brien on Jul 11th 2006

Startled by His Furry Shorts
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by Louise Rennison
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 11th 2006

Perspectives on Imitation
From Neuroscience to Social Science
by Susan Hurley and Nick Chater (Editors)
Review by Shaun Gallagher, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Subjectivity and Selfhood
Investigating the First-Person Perspective
by Dan Zahavi
Review by Kamuran Godelek, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Reframing Disease Contextually
by Mary Ann G. Cutter
Review by Robyn Bluhm, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Ethics Expertise
History, Contemporary Perspectives, and Applications
by Lisa Rasmussen (Editor)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

On Hashish
by Walter Benjamin
Review by Claus Dierksmeier, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

People Like Ourselves
Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies
by Jacqueline Noll Zimmerman
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt)
A Dad's Advice for Daughters
by Philip Van Munching
Review by Anthony R Dickinson, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Disasters of War
by Henry Darger
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Tooth and Nail
by Ian Rankin
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jul 4th 2006

Moving Beyond Prozac, DSM, and the New Psychiatry
The Birth of Postpsychiatry
by Bradley E. Lewis
Review by Jennifer Hansen, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Curious Emotions
Roots of consciousness and personality in motivated action
by Ralph D. Ellis
Review by Liam Dempsey, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Asylum to Action
Paddington Day Hospital, Therapeutic Communities And Beyond
by Helen Spandler
Review by Duncan Double on Jun 27th 2006

Genes in Conflict
The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements
by Austin Burt and Robert Trivers
Review by Nicholas Ruiz III on Jun 27th 2006

50 Signs of Mental Illness
A Guide to Understanding Mental Health
by James Whitney Hicks
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Brute Rationality
Normativity and Human Action
by Joshua Gert
Review by Kostas Koukouzelis, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Accounts of Innocence
Sexual Abuse, Trauma, and the Self
by Joseph E. Davis
Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

The Little Monster
Growing Up With ADHD
by Robert Jergen
Review by Ben Lovett on Jun 27th 2006

Freud
by Jonathan Lear
Review by Andrea Bellelli, MD on Jun 27th 2006

Strength, Grace, Healing
Max Strom Yoga DVD
by Mitch Walker (Director)
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Songs of the Gorilla Nation
My Journey Through Autism
by Dawn Prince-Hughes
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006

Rosy Cole's Memoir Explosion
A Heartbreaking Story about Losing Friends, Annoying Family, and
Ruining Romance
by Sheila Greenwald
Review by Christian Perring, Ph.D. on Jun 27th 2006



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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