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| Grace and Grit : Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber by Ken Wilber
 | The compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber (author of The Spectrum of Consciousness and Up from Eden) and his wife Treya through marriage, illness, and, finally, Treya's death. Ken's brilliant and wide-ranging commentary is combined with Treya's journals to create an inspiring portrait of healing, suffering, wholeness and harmony. |
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| | Awareness, Dialogue and Process by Gary M. Yontef
 | Called "the most significant addition to the body of Gestalt therapy literature in almost two decades,” this collection of Yontef's writings encompasses the history and politics of Gestalt therapy, Gestalt therapy theory, field theory and the practice of Gestalt therapy including new chapters on treating people with character disorders and working with shame. Highly recommended as a training text and as a resource for graduate students and
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| Integral Psychology by Ken Wilber
| Describing prevailing psychological theories as inhabiting a
"flatland" where only "the world of matter and energy, empirically investigated by human senses and their tools is real," Wilber surveys their history. |
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| On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy by Carl R. Rogers
 | The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy with his concept of "client-centered therapy." His influence has spanned decades, and has also become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. |
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A Way of Being by C. Rogers
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Written by the founder of humanistic psychology, Rogers traces his personal and professional life from the 1960s to the 1980s, and offers new insights into client-centered therapy. |
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| A Brief History of
Everything by Ken Wilber, Tony Schwartz, Dan Spinella (Editor)
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This account of men and women's place in a universe of sex and gender, self and society, spirit and soul is written in question-and-answer format, making it both readable and accessible. Wilber offers a series of original views on many topics of current controversy, including the gender wars, multiculturalism, modern liberation movements, and the conflict between various approaches to spirituality.
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| Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
 | In an emotionally revealing way, Bradshaw shows us how toxic shame is the
core problem in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions, and the drive to superachieve, resulting in the breakdown in the family system and our inability to go forward with our lives. |
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| Mastery : The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard
 | The author of The Ultimate Athlete has spent much of his life seeking to master the ancient and demanding martial art of aikido, in which flaws are magnified and the quick fix is impossible. He soon learned that mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure. |
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Creating Love : the Next Great Stage of Growth by John Bradshaw
 | Offers a challenging new approach to relationships that helps readers indentify the traps of counterfeit love and use a four-stage process to break free from old patterns. |
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| | Schizoid Phenomena, Object Relations, and the Self by Harry Guntrip
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See also: Theory Books | Counselling in Action Series | Beyond Empathy |
Bestsellers for Professionals | Gestalt |