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Lying on the Couch

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Tony Pasqualini
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Summary

From the best-selling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients.

Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Finally, there is Ernest Lash. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy - a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results.

Exposing the many lies told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives listeners a tantalizing, almost illicit glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing, and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves listeners with a denouement of surprising humanity and redemptive faith.

©2014 Irvin D. Yalom (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Great book

I loved this book. All the therapeutic approches that are used by the therapist iš fascinating

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Sorry it finished

Good stories, even better theories and analysis of the various personalities. Superb narration and character vocals. What more can I say, I simply didn't want it to end.

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fascinating read for any therapist

i loved and cherished every word. what a learning adventure! a must read for any therapist

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Truly excellent

Craft of story is brilliant, intricately woven, truly funny, intelligent and touching. Narration could be author it is so authentic.

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Perfect

Perfect narrator for this story! The story was incredible. So complex and interwoven. Absolutely loved it!

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Cheesy but fun

Enjoyed it. More fun as it went on, and characters’ lives became intertwined. Also ridiculous.

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Wonderful book

Yet another fantastic book by Dr Yalom. The reading was perfect too. Highly enjoyable book.

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Inteligent and humorous

I really enjoyed the inside view into the world of psychoanalysis. The characters were well penned out.

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yalom never fails to deliver.

I love hearing Yaloms books. Great listen, well worth the credit. enjoyed the narrator, he didn't grate on me!!

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long but worth the wait.

Did struggle in the middle, but worth the effort, good voice and entertaining, would I recommend? only if yo like Yalom's books.

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