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Books, and some music and films, that left a lasting impression
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the BronxRandom Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
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(1) Read this book (2) Applied to MSW programs.
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical ProcessPsychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process by Nancy McWilliams PhD
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Personality without pathology. Diagnosis when absolutely necessary. -- my ad for this book.
Touch: Attachment and the BodyTouch: Attachment and the Body
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I was doing an internship at a community psychotherapy clinic and none of my clients showed up one day. So, I started going through boxes of books and found a torn out section of this book. I read that section, and was like "WOooH, oh, yeah...this is just excellent." I remember almost every word.
The Piggle: An Account of the Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Little GirlThe Piggle: An Account of the Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Little Girl by D. W. Winnicott
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Winnicott is old, & will die before he gets to Piggle matures, yet he spends sessions rolling and crawling on the floor with her. His theory of 'therapy as play' comes alive in this very concrete case study. This is the most inspiring % subtly prescriptive book on therapy which I've read.
The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)
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I no longer have any use for family home videos. We made it to the big screen!
Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete First SeasonCurb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete First Season
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My father went off to Hollywood and made a TV show about himself. I'm happy for him and all but it's kinda embarrassing.
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's SchoolsSavage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol
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Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
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Knew all the lyrics at 8 years old. Received funny looks when I broke out these tunes. Wrote many poems on oppression soon after. They're terrible but this album is great.
Black Looks: Race and RepresentationBlack Looks: Race and Representation by bell hooks
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The Child, The Family And The Outside World (Classics in Child Development)The Child, The Family And The Outside World (Classics in Child Development) by D. W. Winnicott
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Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular LiteratureReading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature by Janice A. Radway
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The Corrections: A NovelThe Corrections: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen
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Holidays on Ice: StoriesHolidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris
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Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to LoveBecoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen
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Simple PassionSimple Passion by Annie Ernaux
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No one writes love better. (grammar intended)
The Basic Fault: Therapeutic Aspects of RegressionThe Basic Fault: Therapeutic Aspects of Regression by Michael Balint
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Balint is a challenge but a good one. The classic on that tiny fault line between neurosis and psychosis.
The Mother KnotThe Mother Knot by Jane Lazarre
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The Working Poor: Invisible in AmericaThe Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler
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Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the PrisonDiscipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of ReasonMadness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason by Michel Foucault
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HappeningHappening by Annie Ernaux
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The Collected Poems of Wallace StevensThe Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens by Wallace Stevens
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A Woman's StoryA Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New EditionImagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition by Benedict Anderson
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OrientalismOrientalism by Edward W. Said
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Human Comedy (An Hbj Modern Classic)Human Comedy (An Hbj Modern Classic) by William Saroyan
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My 7th grade science teacher found me reading this book. She was perplexed by my choice of novel. Sophisticated or ambitious, I think she said. I felt proud but little did I tell her, that I didn't really get it and was just reading on because, yeah, it looked kinda impressive to carry around and all. I read it again, later, and was very glad that I did.
Tabula RasaTabula Rasa by Arvo Pärt
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in AmericaNickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Tori Amos Little EarthquakesTori Amos Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and MadnessAn Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
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The best narrative of biopolar d/o that I can think of. Very helpful for developing empathy when working with people with this diagnosis.