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Love's Executioner

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: C.M. Carlson
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The collection of 10 absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as he struggles to reconcile his all-too-human responses with his sensibility as a psychiatrist. Not since Freud has an author done so much to clarify what goes on between a psychotherapist and a patient.

The audio version of the book includes an exclusive interview with Dr. Yalom.

©1989 Irvin Yalom (P)2013 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC Essays Psychology & Mental Health
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Yalom ist wie immer top. Tolle Geschichten, die zum Nachdenken anregen. Allerdings gibt es keine Pausen zwischen den Kapiteln, was das Zuhören ein wenig nervig macht.

Sehr tolles Buch zum Nachdenken

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The stories are amazing in depth and narrative and, while being very entertaining, give invaluable insight for young therapists and interested alike!
The only thing I really disliked in this audio book was, that there is nearly no timegap between the end of one chapter and the start of the following. Just a few more seconds to contemplate the chapters story and its life lessons (or just to hit the pause button ;-)) before being "thrown" into the next story would be perfect.
The speaker has an astonishingly vast repertoire of voices/characters. He enlivens each story and makes the audio book even more enjoyable to listen to.

A perfect merge between entertainment & education

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There was not a single pause for breath between chapters. These transitions were very unpleasant.

no pause between chapters

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It started lots of thinking. Made me reflect upon myself. This is a really inspiring work. Every case leade to more and more self-understanding.

My only criticism ist that there are no breaks between the chapters which left me in a feeling if ruptured affections. The third case had an epilog. That helped.

Very interesting

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Yalom der beste Geschichtenerzähler seiner Zunft gibt hier in 10 Geschichten Einblicke in sein Seelenleben und das seiner Klienten die mit Liebeskummer, Einsamkeit, Sinnlosigkeitsempfinden, Besessenheit ringen kurzum mit der enormen Anstrengung die es bedeutet ein Mensch zu sein. In der Einleitung skizziert Yalom seinen existentiellen Ansatz und schreibt vom Einfluß der vier letzten Dinge - Tod, Freiheit, Isolation, Sinnlosigkeit - auf das ganze menschliche Treiben. Alles was man Yaloms Büchern nachrühmen kann zeichnet auch diese erste Geschichtensammlung aus: Witzig, menschlich zutiefst verständig, philosophisch und literarisch angereichert, stilistisch brillant, unerschrocken, märchenhaft gut erzählt.
Was ist Psychotherapie in Ihrem Kern? "...ein liebevoller, zutiefst humaner Austausch zwischen zwei Menschen, wobei der eine ( im allgemeinen, aber nicht immer , der Patient) größere Schwierigkeiten hat als der andere..."(Yalom - Die Liebe und ihr Henker - so der Titel der deutschen Ausgabe)
Eine unwiderstehliche Geschichtensammlung. Mögen doch weitere Bücher von Yalom als deutschsprachige Hörbücher erscheinen.

Von den letzten vier Dingen

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