The Passions of the Mind: A Novel of Sigmund Freud [Hardcover]

Irving Stone (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday; First Trade Edition edition (March 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385025688
• ISBN-13: 978-0385025683
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hated for it to end., January 5, 2003

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Maurice Thorne (Portland, Oregon -USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passions of the Mind: A novel of Sigmund Freud

I had cared little about Sigmund Freud, and even less about reading a thick book about him, but I was captivated by the title. Stone has great titles and I have read Lust of Life, and found it rather interesting. When I read Passions of the Mind, it took a while. This was years ago, but I have not forgotten how much I enjoyed it. When I finished it, it was with some sadness that I folded it pages together, and laid it down to rest. It was used when I got it. It is beat up and weary, but I loved it, and have a much different feeling, not only about Freud, but also about the students of medicine and the times about which it was written. These were real people, and I like real people. I would put this book much higher on an approval list than The Agony and the Ecstacy, which I never quite finished. Maurice Thorne

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A vintage Irving Stone, March 4, 2002

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Rama K. Rao (Bridgewater, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passions of the Mind : A Novel of Sigmund Freud (Paperback)

To pen a picture of one of the most complex persons in history and yet not lose the reader's interest is an art that Irving Stone has demonstrated time and again. This book is not an exception. Ideally suited for those who do not want to get lost in psychological mumbo jumbo and yet want to see the fascinating mind that caused a convulsion in the world of psychology...that's passions of the mind. A must for any Irving Stone fan, and yet a lot more enjoyable than many other tomes on this subject.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a teen I read book and bought for my 17 year old daughter, June 28, 2010

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D. Fusco-Gerek (NY) - See all my reviews

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