F.R. Tallis si addentra nelle profondità psicologiche della mente umana, creando narrazioni avvincenti che esplorano le complessità della nostra vita interiore. Informato dalla sua esperienza in psicologia clinica e neuroscienze, il suo lavoro esamina frequentemente temi legati alla mente, alla percezione e alle motivazioni nascoste che guidano il comportamento umano. Tallis intreccia magistralmente l'intuizione psicologica con una narrazione avvincente, offrendo ai lettori che cercano opere intellettualmente stimolanti ed emotivamente risonanti una miscela unica di suspense e profonda comprensione della psiche umana.
An highly original account of psychology through the discipline's great practitioners ( Freud, Jung etc) and their thoughts. It functions both as narrative and by extension a sophisticated self-help book. To be compared with Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy
When the demagogue Mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger, becomes the prime suspect - with an election only months away - the Rosenkrantz case becomes politically explosive.
Vienna, 1904. The body of a man—still sitting in a chair—is discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face has been horribly disfigured with acid, making identification impossible. In front of the body are three chairs positioned conspicuously in a straight line. Who were the former occupants? Had they sat in judgement and pronounced a sentence of death? Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his good friend, Doctor Max Liebermann—psychiatrist and disciple of Sigmund Freud—to assist in an investigation that draws them both into the shadowy and sexually unconventional world of fringe political activism.
'Frank Tallis brings a lifetime's clinical experience and wise reflection to a condition that, by its own strange routes, leads us into the very heart of love itself. This is a brilliant, compelling book' Ian McEwan Love is a great leveller. Everyone wants love, everyone falls in love, everyone loses love, and everyone knows something of love's madness. But the experience of obsessive love is no trivial matter. In the course of his career psychologist Dr Frank Tallis has treated many unusual patients, whose stories have lessons for all of us. A barristers' clerk becomes convinced that her dentist has fallen in love with her and they are destined to be together for eternity; a widow is visited by the ghost of her dead husband; an academic is besotted with his own reflection; a beautiful woman searches jealously for a rival who isn't there; and a night porter is possessed by a lascivious demon. These are just some of the people whom we meet in an extraordinary and original book that explores the conditions of longing and desire - true accounts of psychotherapy that take the reader on a journey through the darker realms of the amorous mind. Drawing on the latest scientific research into the biological and psychological mechanisms underlying romance and emotional attachment, The Incurable Romantic demonstrates that ultimately love dissolves the divide between what we judge to be normal and abnormal.
A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary 'lust murderer' but an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr Max Liebermann, for assistance.
Vienna, 1903. Outside one of the city's baroque churches the decapitated body of a monk is found. Shortly after, the remains of a municipal councillor are discovered - his head also ripped from his body. It transpires that both men were rabid anti-semites & suspicion falls on Vienna's close-knit community of Hassidic Jews.
Ein toter Schüler, versteckte Obsessionen und eine Mauer des Schweigens Eine Militärschule in der Nähe von Wien: Ein Schüler wird tot aufgefunden, aber es kann keine Todesursache festgestellt werden. Der junge Psychoanalytiker Max Liebermann, den Inspektor Rheinhardt zu Hilfe ruft, stößt bei den Mitschülern auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Aber mit seinem psychologischen Geschick spürt er ein Netzwerk von Abhängigkeiten und Gewalt auf. Und von amourösen Verwicklungen, die er in seinem dritten Fall nur allzu gut verstehen kann – ist er doch selbst von Eifersucht gegenüber der von ihm verehrten Engländerin Miss Lydgate getrieben, die sich mit einem geheimnisvollen Fremden trifft. Der dritte Teil der Erfolgsserie um den Psychoanalytiker und Detektiv Max Liebermann.
The second in the Dr. Max Liebermann series, literature’s first psychoanalytic detective. In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann — to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna’s secret societies — a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired by the new evolutionary theories coming out of England. At first, the killer’s mind seems impenetrable — his behaviour and cryptic clues impervious to psychoanalytic interpretation; however, gradually, it becomes apparent that an extraordinary and shocking rationale underlies his actions. . . . Against this backdrop of mystery and terror, Liebermann struggles with his own demons. The treatment of a patient suffering from paranoia erotica (a delusion of love) and his own fascination with the enigmatic Englishwoman Amelia Lydgate raises doubts concerning the propriety of his imminent marriage. To resolve the dilemma, he must entertain the unthinkable — risking opprobrium and accusations of cowardice.
Revised edition featuring an interactive table of contents, cross-referencing, links to external websites, downloadable resources, and optimized content for Kindle e-readers. This historical writers’ guide aims to equip aspiring writers with the essential skills for crafting historical novels and short stories. It also serves experienced writers looking to refine their craft or transition to historical fiction. The step-by-step format includes practical activities that encourage experimentation with techniques necessary for creating authentic and engaging historical narratives. Organized into seven main headings, each chapter focuses on a specific writing skill or tool, allowing for independent use to address particular challenges or reinforce concepts introduced. The guide aims to provide the necessary tools for writing in various historical subgenres, including historical crime fiction. Contributions from notable historical fiction writers offer insights that both complement and challenge the activities, providing a diverse perspective on the craft. The activities stem from innovative workshops led by Myfanwy Cook, a published author with numerous accolades. She emphasizes that mastering writing is akin to an apprenticeship, requiring practical skills, imagination, and a commitment to the craft. This guide seeks to fill gaps in knowledge and inspire aspiring writers by enhancing their confidence and skills in historical fi
It is Vienna at the beginning of the last century, and Dr Max Liebermann is a young psychoanalyst - and disciple of Freud. Psychoanalysis is only just developing and viewed with a mixture of excitement and suspicion. The world of 1900s Vienna is one where philosophy, science and art are at their most exciting and flourishing, with the coffee shops full of men and women debating the latest cultural and political theories. Liebermann's good friend Oskar Rheinhardt is a Detective Inspector - hard working, but lacking Liebermann's insights and forensic eye and so it is through Rheinhardt that Libermann is called upon to help with police investigations surrounding the death of a beautiful young medium, in what seems at first to be supernatural circumstances. While Liebermann attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery, he also must decide whether he is to follow his father's advice and marry the beautiful but reserved Clara.
When promising young psychiatrist James Richardson is offered the job opportunity of a lifetime by the charismatic Dr. Hugh Maitland, he is thrilled. Setting off to take up his post at Wyldehope Hall in deepest Suffolk, Richardson doesn't look back. One of his tasks is to manage Maitland's most controversial project--a pioneering therapy in which extremely disturbed patients are kept asleep for months. If this radical and potentially dangerous procedure is successful, it could mean professional glory for both doctors. As Richardson settles into his new life, he begins to sense something uncanny about the sleeping patients--six women, forsaken by society. Why is Maitland unwilling to discuss their past lives? Why is the trainee nurse so on edge when she spends nights alone with them? And what can it mean when all the sleepers start dreaming at the same time? In this atmospheric reinvention of the ghost story, Richardson finds himself questioning everything he knows about the human mind, as he attempts to uncover the shocking secrets of The Sleep Room . . .
Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas
In der Liebe sind wir alle gleich: Jeder sehnt sich nach Liebe, jeder verliebt sich, jeder hat schon Liebeskummer erlebt. Aber was passiert, wenn die Liebe zur Obsession wird? Die Angestellte einer Anwaltskanzlei ist felsenfest davon überzeugt, dass ihr Zahnarzt sie liebt und dass das Schicksal sie beide füreinander bestimmt hat bis in alle Ewigkeit. Eine Witwe bekommt Besuche von dem Geist ihres verstorbenen Ehemanns. Ein Akademiker ist seinem Spiegelbild verfallen. Eine wunderschöne Frau wird von Eifersucht auf die Rivalin geplagt, die es gar nicht gibt. Ein Nachportier ist besessen lasziven Dämonen. Mit diesen Fallgeschichten aus seiner Praxis nimmt uns der Schriftsteller und klinische Psychologe Dr. Frank Tallis mit auf eine höchst faszinierende Reise durch die Seelenlandschaft von Liebenden.
Dunkle Experimente im Paris der Jahrhundertwende Paris, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Der junge Arzt Paul Clément tritt eine Stelle im berühmten Krankenhaus La Salpêtrière an. Sein Interesse gilt vor allem den Patienten, die nach einem Herzstillstand wiederbelebt wurden. Sie berichten, auf der Schwelle zwischen Leben und Tod für einen kurzen Moment den Himmel erlebt zu haben. Neugierig lässt Clément sich auf ein riskantes Experiment ein: Er will am eigenen Leib erfahren, was es heißt, zwischen Leben und Tod zu schweben. In letzter Sekunde wird er wiederbelebt, doch nach dieser Erfahrung ist er nicht mehr derselbe. Verfällt der Arzt langsam dem Wahnsinn – oder ist es möglich, dass er nicht allein wieder ins Leben zurückgekehrt ist? Hat ein Dämon, so alt wie die Menschheit selbst, von ihm Besitz ergriffen?
Achtung Albtraum … Suffolk, 1950er Jahre: Der junge Psychiater James Richardson tritt eine Stelle in Wyldehope Hall an, einer Privatanstalt unter der Leitung des renommierten Professor Maitland. Weitgehend allein bleibt ihm die Führung der Klinik überlassen; u. a. die Betreuung einer besonderen Station im Kellergewölbe des alten Hauses. Dort sind sechs Patientinnen in einen künstlichen Dauerschlaf versetzt – laut Maitland eine neuartige Behandlung ihrer psychischen Störung. Doch dann kommt eine junge Nachtschwester zu Tode, kurz nachdem sie in panischer Angst aus dem Keller floh. Richardson beschleichen Zweifel …
Masz skłonność do zamartwiania się? A może czasem czujesz się zmartwiony bez żadnej wyraźnej przyczyny? I to akurat wtedy, kiedy chciałbyś zaznać chwili spokoju Martwienie się to coś zupełnie naturalnego jest jak alarm, który daje ci znać, że powinieneś uporać się z jakimś problemem. Zdarza się jednak, że wymyka się spod kontroli, nie pozwala spać, odbiera radość życia i źle wpływa na zdrowie. Dzięki tej książce poznasz praktyczne i wypróbowane sposoby, jak sprawić, by zamartwianie się działało na twoją korzyść. Dowiesz się, jak skutecznie mierzyć się z problemami różnego rodzaju, zrozumiesz źródła swoich lęków i nauczysz się sprawnego podejmowania przemyślanych decyzji. Przywróć swojemu życiu spokój i równowagę.
Eine fesselnde Übersicht über die Geschichte der Psychotherapie, die bedeutende Persönlichkeiten und ihre Ansätze von Freud bis Laing präsentiert. Frank Tallis, Psychologe und Autor, betont den Wert psychotherapeutischen Denkens zur Beantwortung aktueller Fragen.
