In the fall of 1999, Dr. Richard Gilbert, a professor of Psychology in Los Angeles is busy preparing an international conference entitled The Post-Freudian Millenium. By organizing and leading this conference, Richard plans to destroy the last vestiges of Freudian reasoning in contemporary society and in so doing, revive his flagging career. Everything is going according to plan until Richard opens his door late on Halloween night and finds himself face-to-face with the ghost of Sigmund Freud. What follows is a two-month journey to the start of the new millennium in which Richard and Freud debate psychology, psychoanalyze each other, and eventually confront a secret that changes both of them forever. Told as a fictional memoir, with intelligence and humor, The Third Condition: A Memoir of Freud’s Return is an imaginative, thought-provoking and highly original work.
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--Very intriguing work and funny!
--This book was a light-hearted breath of fresh air into my summer reading!
--It kept me page turning, I love the irony behind Freud's Third Condition!
--Dr. Gilbert has captured the imagination of Freudians everywhere! You have to read this book! --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
--This book was a light-hearted breath of fresh air into my summer reading!
--It kept me page turning, I love the irony behind Freud's Third Condition!
--Dr. Gilbert has captured the imagination of Freudians everywhere! You have to read this book! --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
About the Author
Richard Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University. He lives in West Los Angeles with his daughters, Danielle and Colette. For several years he had imaginary conversations with the ghost of Sigmund Freud. After writing this book, he’s feeling much better. Other books by Dr. Gilbert: How We Change: Psychotherapy and the Process of Human Development
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This is one of those books that leaves your thoughts turning after you are done reading it. The story spurs you to make those changes in your life that you have been thinking about making. The intellectual rigor, psychological lense, and romantic indulgence, contribute to the richness the story has to offer. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good novel, as well as those who enjoy thought-provoking material. Richard did an excellent job interweaving psychology, relationships, professional life, and fantasy into this work. A great summer read.
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This review is from: The Third Condition: A Memoir of Freud's Return (Paperback)
In the fall of 1999, Dr. Richard Gilbert, a professor of Psychology in Los Angeles is busy preparing an international conference entitled The Post-Freudian Millenium. By organizing and leading this conference, Richard plans to destroy the last vestiges of Freudian reasoning in contemporary society and in so doing, revive his flagging career. Everything is going according to plan until Richard opens his door late on Halloween night and finds himself face-to-face with the ghost of Sigmund Freud. What follows is a two-month journey to the start of the new millennium in which Richard and Freud debate psychology, psychoanalyze each other, and eventually confront a secret that changes both of them forever. Told as a fictional memoir, with intelligence and humor, The Third Condition: A Memoir of Freud's Return is an imaginative, thought-provoking and highly original work.
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Not a Freudian psychotherapist, but loved this book!,
This review is from: The Third Condition: A Memoir of Freud's Return (Paperback)
With a doctorate in counseling psychology, and of the behavioristic-cognitive bent, I found Dr. Gilbert's book to be most unique, imaginative, and accurate in his depiction of the genious, Sigmund Freud, and Freudian analysis. What a joy to read as he tells a delightful story, and introduces the reader to the vast works of Dr. Freud. Often as I worked with a client, I often asked myself, "What would Freud say to this client?" "What uncounscious process is being revealed?" Dr. Gibert is a gifted writer who tells a wonderful, unique story of one of the great minds of all times. I liked it so much, I pondered whether I was a closet Freudian. John R. Morella, Ph.D.,retired psychologist and author of "A Guide for Effective Psychotherapy"
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