The Dysfunctional President: Inside the Mind of Bill Clinton [Paperback]

Paul M., Phd Fick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

A practicing psychologist contends that the president suffers from the experience of having lived with an alcoholic, abusive stepfather, which left him with a tendency to be indecisive, to create chaos around him, and to lie. 60,000 first printing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Citadel Pr; Rev. and updated edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080651759X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806517599
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,325,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inside The Mind Of Bill Clinton? Perhaps, December 19, 2000

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The Orange Duke "orangeduke" (Cupertino, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dysfunctional President: Inside the Mind of Bill Clinton (Hardcover)

As a rule, I am scornful of books that attempt to psychoanalyze public figures from afar; indeed, I am skeptical about psychology in general. In this case, the author himself points out that his analysis should only be taken so seriously considering he has never seen the `patient'. I am also dubious about the notion of `syndromes' in general. Certainly Bill is a liar and a vacillator who denies personal responsibility, but are these traits really caused by the fact that his father was an alcoholic? So I came to the book a skeptic. That being said, I found the book very compelling. The most amazing thing about it is it seems to predict the Lewinsky scandal, and Clinton's reaction to it. Those that loath Bill Clinton will certainly enjoy it, and find it very convincing. Those that love him will dismiss it out of hand. Those who are in between will be very disturbed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now it all makes sense, June 6, 2000

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James P. Brett "Publius" (Valrico, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dysfunctional President: Inside the Mind of Bill Clinton (Hardcover)

This book, or better yet, the revised version, is a must read for every American. Get a look inside the man we elected twice. Dr. Fick's analysis of Clinton as the "Adult Child of an Alcoholic" sheds light on the apparently erractic behavior of our president.

The most satisfying part of the book for me was learning that Clinton's problems are not the result of some "vast right-wing conspiracy". Rather, they are manifestations of Clinton's unresolved childhood problems.

Read this book and you'll be able to make sense of the chaos Clinton creates. One thing is for sure -- it'll take a while to restore the credibility and dignity of the office of president after Clinton leaves, such is the damage done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FORETELLS WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dysfunctional President: Inside the Mind of Bill Clinton (Paperback)

This book is almost spooky in the way that it seems to foretell the future. I had to keep checking when it was written. It makes it easy to see why this president has self-destructed.