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31 produkter
Strictly Bipolar
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
125 kr
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Strictly Bipolar is Darian Leader's treatise on the psychological disorder of our times. If the post-war period was called the 'Age of Anxiety' and the 1980s and '90s the 'Antidepressant Era', we now live in Bipolar times. Mood-stabilising medication is routinely prescribed to adults and children …
What is Madness?
Häftad, 2012
129 kr
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What is Madness? is Darian Leader's probing study of madness, sanity, and everything in betweenWhat separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? And what if the difference is really between being mad and going mad?In this landmark work Darian Leader undermines common …
Is It Ever Just Sex?
Häftad, 2024
137 kr
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‘Insanely readable! I loved it’ Slavoj ŽižekA delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader‘It was just sex…’It’s a familiar claim. But it’s also an impossibility, as Darian Leader shows in this delightfully thought-provoking study.Our …
Autisms
Häftad, 2026
118 kr
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AN ESSENTIAL, URGENT GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AUTISM AND THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM FROM THE LEADING PSYCHOANALYST IN HIS FIELD Strikingly clear, humane and helpful, this is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand autism and the autistic spectrum. Drawing on many years of clinical experience …
Why Do People Get Ill?
Exploring the Mind-body Connection
Av Darian Leader, David Corfield
Häftad, 2008
171 kr
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'Well-argued, thought-provoking . . . will make you think twice before reaching for the painkillers' Daily MailHave you ever wondered why we get ill? Can our thoughts and feelings worsen or even cause conditions like heart disease, cancer or asthma? And what - if anything - can we do about it?Why …
New Black
Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
Häftad, 2009
153 kr
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The New Black is Darian Leader's compassionate and illuminating exploration of melancholyWhat happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the …
Hands
What We Do with Them – and Why
E-bok, 2016
108 kr
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A fresh, thought-provoking and wide-ranging study of how mankind uses its handsWhy do zombies walk with their arms outstretched? How can newborn babies grip an adult finger tightly enough to dangle unsupported from it? And why is everyone constantly texting, tapping and scrolling?For anyone curious …
Hands
What We Do with Them – and Why
Häftad, 2017
129 kr
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How much do you really know about your own hands?Throughout history , civilisations have been defined by the work of human hands: inventing tools, writing records, operating machinery, typing, texting, swiping. But beneath this known history is another, secret story: our hands are not the obedient …
Why Can't We Sleep?
Häftad, 2019
125 kr
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From the brilliant psychoanalyst behind Strictly Bipolar and What is Madness, a short and fascinating guide to the history of human sleep - and why we can't seem to sleep any more'Persuasive, absorbing and refreshingly sane... [A] bracing and important intervention in the debate... Leader points …
Jouissance
Sexuality, Suffering and Satisfaction
Häftad, 2021
224 kr
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Although the term 'jouissance' is common currency in psychoanalysis today, how much does it really tell us? While often taken to designate a fusion of sexuality, suffering and satisfaction, the term has fallen into a purely descriptive use that closes down more questions than it opens up. Although …
New Black
Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
E-bok, 2008
108 kr
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The New Black is Darian Leader's compassionate and illuminating exploration of melancholyWhat happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the …
Why Do People Get Ill?
Exploring the Mind-body Connection
Av Darian Leader, David Corfield
E-bok, 2008
125 kr
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'Well-argued, thought-provoking . . . will make you think twice before reaching for the painkillers' Daily MailHave you ever wondered why we get ill? Can our thoughts and feelings worsen or even cause conditions like heart disease, cancer or asthma? And what - if anything - can we do about it?Why …
What is Madness?
E-bok, 2011
108 kr
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What is Madness? is Darian Leader's probing study of madness, sanity, and everything in betweenWhat separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? And what if the difference is really between being mad and going mad?In this landmark work Darian Leader undermines common …
Why Can't We Sleep?
Ljudbok, 2019
118 kr
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Why Can''t We Sleep by Darian Leader. One in four adults sleeps badly. Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades and our bookshelves and browser histories are littered with experts promising to ''fix'' our insomnia. …
Strictly Bipolar
E-bok, 2013
57 kr
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Strictly Bipolar is Darian Leader's treatise on the psychological disorder of our times. If the post-war period was called the 'Age of Anxiety' and the 1980s and '90s the 'Antidepressant Era', we now live in Bipolar times. Mood-stabilising medication is routinely prescribed to adults and children …
Hands
What We Do with Them – and Why
Ljudbok, 2016
113 kr
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Hands, written and read by Darian Leader. A fresh, thought-provoking and wide-ranging study of how mankind uses its hands Why do zombies walk with their arms outstretched? How can newborn babies grip an adult finger tightly enough …
Why Can't We Sleep?
E-bok, 2019
74 kr
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From the brilliant psychoanalyst behind Strictly Bipolar and What is Madness, a short and fascinating guide to the history of human sleep - and why we can't seem to sleep any moreOne in four adults sleeps badly.Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades, as …
Is It Ever Just Sex?
E-bok, 2023
113 kr
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‘Insanely readable! I loved it’ Slavoj ŽižekA delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader‘It was just sex…’It’s a familiar claim. But it’s also an impossibility, as Darian Leader shows in this delightfully thought-provoking study.Our …
Why do women write more letters than they post?
Häftad, 1997
120 kr
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Why do men tend to keep love letters in files along with their other correspondence, whereas women keep them with their clothes? And if a letter is written but not posted, at whom is it really directed? As psychoanalyst Darian Leader shows, such questions go to the heart of sexual desire, which is …
Freud's Footnotes
Häftad, 2000
152 kr
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There are many footnotes to Freud, but Freud himself is never a mere footnote. What makes him so special? Each of Freud's works should make us ask the question, why did he write this? What footnotes do we need to put Freud in perspective, and to revive the neglected problems of psychoanalytic …
Stealing the Mona Lisa
Häftad, 2002
207 kr
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When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, thousands of people flocked to see where it had once been on display. Many of them had never seen the painting in the first place. What could have drawn these crowds to an empty space? And can this tell us something about why we look at art, …
Why do women write more letters than they post?
E-bok, 2014
112 kr
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Why do men tend to keep love letters in files along with their other correspondence, whereas women keep them with their clothes? And if a letter is written but not posted, at whom is it really directed? As psychoanalyst Darian Leader shows, such questions go to the heart of sexual desire, which is …
Nigel Cooke
Av Darian Leader, Tony Godfrey m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
416 kr
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An in-depth look at the work and career of this fascinating artist, who is having a profound impact on contemporary paintingNigel Cooke is known for his complex paintings, which thematically explore the meeting point between creative labour, consciousness, art history, consumer culture, and nature. …
Is It Ever Just Sex?
Ljudbok, 2023
174 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. A delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader ‘It was just sex…’ It’s a familiar claim. But it’s also an impossibility, as Darian Leader shows in this delightfully thought-provoking study. Our bodies aren’t just …
Autisms
An essential guide to understanding autism from leading psychoanalyst Darian Leader
E-bok, 2026
108 kr
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AN ESSENTIAL, URGENT GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AUTISM AND THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM FROM THE LEADING PSYCHOANALYST IN HIS FIELD Strikingly clear, humane and helpful, this is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand autism and the autistic spectrum. Drawing on many years of clinical experience …
Jouissance
Sexuality, Suffering and Satisfaction
Inbunden, 2021
675 kr
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Although the term 'jouissance' is common currency in psychoanalysis today, how much does it really tell us? While often taken to designate a fusion of sexuality, suffering and satisfaction, the term has fallen into a purely descriptive use that closes down more questions than it opens up. Although …
Jouissance
Sexuality, Suffering and Satisfaction
E-bok, 2021
254 kr
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Although the term ''jouissance'' is common currency in psychoanalysis today, how much does it really tell us? While often taken to designate a fusion of sexuality, suffering and satisfaction, the term has fallen into a purely descriptive use that closes down more questions than it opens up. …
Introducing Lacan
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
107 kr
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Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian analyst, "Introducing Lacan" guides the reader through his innovations, including his work on …
