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Becoming myself: a psychiatrist's memoir
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Published:
New York : Basic Books, 2017.
Physical Desc:
viii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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616.8914 Y191b 2017
North Sacramento-Hagginwood
616.8914 Y191b 2017
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"Bestselling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a lapidary memoir Irvin D. Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In this profound memoir, he turns his writing and his therapeutic eye on himself. He opens his story with a nightmare: He is twelve, and is riding his bike past the home of an acne-scarred girl. Like every morning, he calls out, hoping to befriend her, "Hello Measles!" But in his dream, the girl's father makes Yalom understand that his daily greeting had hurt her. For Yalom, this was the birth of empathy; he would not forget the lesson. As Becoming Myself unfolds, we see the birth of the insightful thinker whose books have been a beacon to so many. This is not simply a man's life story, Yalom's reflections on his life and development are an invitation for us to reflect on the origins of our own selves and the meanings of our lives"--

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"Bestselling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a lapidary memoir Irvin D. Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In this profound memoir, he turns his writing and his therapeutic eye on himself. He opens his story with a nightmare: He is twelve, and is riding his bike past the home of an acne-scarred girl. Like every morning, he calls out, hoping to befriend her, "Hello Measles!" But in his dream, the girl's father makes Yalom understand that his daily greeting had hurt her. For Yalom, this was the birth of empathy; he would not forget the lesson. As Becoming Myself unfolds, we see the birth of the insightful thinker whose books have been a beacon to so many. This is not simply a man's life story, Yalom's reflections on his life and development are an invitation for us to reflect on the origins of our own selves and the meanings of our lives"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Yalom, I. D. (2017). Becoming myself: a psychiatrist's memoir. First edition. New York, Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Yalom, Irvin D., 1931-. 2017. Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir. New York, Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Yalom, Irvin D., 1931-, Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir. New York, Basic Books, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Yalom, Irvin D. Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir. First edition. New York, Basic Books, 2017.

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