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by Ernest Becker (Author) "The first thing we have to do with heroism is to lay bare its underside, show what gives human heroics its specific nature and impetus..." (more)
Key Phrases: inner sustainment, cosmic heroism, ontological motives, Erich Fromm, New York, William James (more...)
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.Author of On Death And DyingIt puts together what others have torn to pieces and rendered useless. It is one of those rare masterpieces that will stimulate your thoughts, your intellectual curiosity, and last but not least, your soul...

New York Times Book Review...a brave work of electrifying intelligence and passion, optimistic and revolutionary, destined to endure...

Albuquerque Journal Book Review...to read it is to know the delight inherent in the unfolding of a mind grasping at new possibilities and forming a new synthesis. The Denial of Death is a great book -- one of the few great books of the 20th or any other century.

The Chicago Sun-TimesIt is hard to overestimate the importance of this book; Becker succeeds brilliantly in what he sets out to do, and the effort was necessary.

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The Chicago Sun-Times It is hard to overestimate the importance of this book; Becker succeeds brilliantly in what he sets out to do, and the effort was necessary.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press (May 8, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684832402
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684832401
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars 49 customer reviews (49 customer reviews)
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The first thing we have to do with heroism is to lay bare its underside, show what gives human heroics its specific nature and impetus. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inner sustainment, cosmic heroism, ontological motives, immortality ideology, heroic transcendence, organismic life, hero system, transference object, existential paradox, character defenses, species role, character armor
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Erich Fromm, New York, William James, Noch Einmal, Paul Roazen, Philip Rieff, Marcia Lee Anderson
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