Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad---and Surprising Good---About Feeling Special - Hardcover

Malkin, Dr. Craig, PhD

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062348108 ISBN 13: 9780062348104

Publisher: HarperWave, 2015

Synopsis

"Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic" by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing"--

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Review

"[Dr. Malkin's] reassuring tone and plethora of case histories offer considered advice and generous encouragement."--Kirkus Reviews

"Dr. Craig Malkin offers a surprising, accessible analyis of narcissism--and explains why a healthy dash of narcissism can be a good thing."--Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project

"Certainly one of the best books I've read this year. Don't be fooled by the title.. this book is for anyone trying to better understand themselves and other people."--Todd Kashdan, PhD, author of The Upside of Your Dark Side

"Among all the books that have been published on the topic in the past 10 years, Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad - and Surprising Good - About Feeling Special stands out as a definite must-read."--Psych Central

"If you're to buy just one book on narcissism, this is the one to purchase."--Leon Seltzer, author of Paradoxical Strategies in Psychotherapy

"Rethinking Narcissism brings much needed compassion and clarity to one of the most vexing problems in mental health without ever resorting to false hope or naivete. In that way, the book itself is special."--Tom Wootton, Huffington Post blogger and author of The Bipolar Advantage

"Is there a narcissist in your life? Chances are, the answer's yes-here's how to spot them."--Red Magazine

"Narcissists. They're everywhere...Not according to Dr. Craig Malkin, whose new book suggests we've got it all wrong."--Sunday Times Magazine (London)

"Craig Malkin's book is another step in the direction of a broad and inclusive psychological understanding of human behavior and a step away from prejudice and narrow concepts of the human mind."--Irene Oestrich, Chefspsykolog, PhD

"A fresh approach to the way we regard one of psychology's most complex conditions. In a book that's persuasive, insightful, and never dry, Dr. Malkin offers the right mix of analysis and advice and presents compelling, ground-breaking evidence that narcissism is necessary--in the right doses, of course."--Peggy Drexler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, author of Raising Boys Without Men and Our Fathers, Ourselves

From the Back Cover

Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic," by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing.

"What is narcissism?" is one of the fastest rising searches on Google, and articles on the topic routinely go viral. Yet, the word "narcissist" seems to mean something different every time it's uttered. People hurl the word as insult at anyone who offends them. It's become so ubiquitous, in fact, that it's lost any clear meaning. The only certainty these days is that it's bad to be a narcissist--really bad--inspiring the same kind of roiling queasiness we feel when we hear the words sexist or racist. That's especially troubling news for millennials, the people born after 1980, who've been branded the "most narcissistic generation ever."

In Rethinking Narcissism readers will learn that there's far more to narcissism than its reductive invective would imply. The truth is that we all fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter selflessness on the one side, and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs healthy from unhealthy narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners, our children, and ourselves.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperWave
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062348108
• ISBN 13: 9780062348104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240