On Balance - Softcover

Phillips, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312610742 ISBN 13: 9780312610746

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL, 2011

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"A refreshing, invigorating experience...Adam Phillips is one of the richest and most rewarding essayists of our time." --"Los Angeles Times

""Highly pragmatic...Phillips's authority as a writer comes in no small part from his own experience as a highly regarded therapist....Like a priest, he is concerned with damnation and salvation, under the secular names of sickness and cure." --Adam Kirsch, "The Boston Globe

""Transformative...Phillips can tease out contradictions with extraordinary delicacy....He shows that pleasure and desire are not simple; they can be feared...and used to hide things we should really see." --"The Guardian (London)"

"Gently provocative reading on themes of need and desire...Phillips's ideas are fresh and inventive, casting new light on counterintuitive topics from the psychological importance of punishment to the questionable pursuit of happiness." --"Financial Times"

"A set of beguiling essays...the author provides polished ponderables for all readers." --"Kirkus Reviews "

A refreshing, invigorating experience Adam Phillips is one of the richest and most rewarding essayists of our time. "Los Angeles Times"

Highly pragmatic Phillips's authority as a writer comes in no small part from his own experience as a highly regarded therapist .Like a priest, he is concerned with damnation and salvation, under the secular names of sickness and cure. "Adam Kirsch, The Boston Globe"

Transformative Phillips can tease out contradictions with extraordinary delicacy .He shows that pleasure and desire are not simple; they can be feared and used to hide things we should really see. "The Guardian (London)"

Gently provocative reading on themes of need and desire Phillips's ideas are fresh and inventive, casting new light on counterintuitive topics from the psychological importance of punishment to the questionable pursuit of happiness. "Financial Times"

A set of beguiling essays the author provides polished ponderables for all readers. "Kirkus Reviews""

A refreshing, invigorating experience Adam Phillips is one of the richest and most rewarding essayists of our time. Los Angeles Times

Highly pragmatic Phillips's authority as a writer comes in no small part from his own experience as a highly regarded therapist .Like a priest, he is concerned with damnation and salvation, under the secular names of sickness and cure. Adam Kirsch, The Boston Globe

Transformative Phillips can tease out contradictions with extraordinary delicacy .He shows that pleasure and desire are not simple; they can be feared and used to hide things we should really see. The Guardian (London)

Gently provocative reading on themes of need and desire Phillips's ideas are fresh and inventive, casting new light on counterintuitive topics from the psychological importance of punishment to the questionable pursuit of happiness. Financial Times

A set of beguiling essays the author provides polished ponderables for all readers. Kirkus Reviews

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"A refreshing, invigorating experience...Adam Phillips is one of the richest and most rewarding essayists of our time." --Los Angeles Times

"Highly pragmatic...Phillips's authority as a writer comes in no small part from his own experience as a highly regarded therapist....Like a priest, he is concerned with damnation and salvation, under the secular names of sickness and cure." --Adam Kirsch, The Boston Globe

"Transformative...Phillips can tease out contradictions with extraordinary delicacy....He shows that pleasure and desire are not simple; they can be feared...and used to hide things we should really see." --The Guardian (London)

"Gently provocative reading on themes of need and desire...Phillips's ideas are fresh and inventive, casting new light on counterintuitive topics from the psychological importance of punishment to the questionable pursuit of happiness." --Financial Times

"A set of beguiling essays...the author provides polished ponderables for all readers." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Adam Phillips is a psychoanalyst and and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; Going Sane; and On Kindness (with Barbara Taylor).

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0312610742
• ISBN 13: 9780312610746
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336