The Drama of the Gifted Child (Third Edition)
The Search for the True Self
$28.09
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
24 December 1996
Summary
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answer—and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.
Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents’ expectations and win their love. Alice Miller writes, “When I used the word gifted in the title, I had in mind neither children who recei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465016907 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0465016901 |
| Author: | Alice Miller |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 24 December 1996 |
| Weight: | 112g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 135mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Art of Mentoring |
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Critics Review
“Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence…her examples are so vivid and so ordinary they touch the hurt child in us all”– The New York Magazine
“Narcissism has rarely been written about with the clarity and quiet insights of this modest, thought-provoking work.”–Washington Post“Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence…her examples are so vivid and so ordinary they touch the hurt child in us all.”–New York“An unpretentious little book with an amazing impact…Many readers find themselves portrayed with an accuracy and empathy that seem uncanny, as if the author had been a silent, unseen witness to their childhood [and] their innermost and secret selves.”–Vogue“Full of wisdom and perception.”–The New Republic
About The Author
Alice Miller
Alice Miller has achieved worldwide recognition for her work on the causes and effects of childhood traumas. Her books include The Drama of the Gifted Child, Banished Knowledge, Breaking Down the Wall of Silence, Thou Shalt Not Be Aware, and For Your Own Good. She lives in Switzerland.
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