The Examined Life How We Lose and Find Ourselves [Paperback]

Shares the best literary qualities of Freuds most persuasive work. It is&an insightful and beautifully written book&a series of slim, piercing chapters that read like a combination of Chekhov and Oliver Sacks. [A] deeply affecting book.Magnetically compelling&The result is a shared sense of humanity, understanding and even hope.Beautifully written&The insights here will cut close to the bone.A peek into the human psyche&Marked by a clear absence of technical jargon&An immensely personal work, and something much more than just a legacy of advice.Groszs vignettes are so brilliantly put together that they read like pieces of bare, illuminating fiction&utterly captivating.By turns edifying and moving. Grosz offers astute insights into the perplexities of everyday life.Impossible to put down&it will leave you wiser about humanity than you were when you picked it up.An extraordinary book for anyone eager to understand the hidden motives that shape our lives.