Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

Book Overview

"The publication of Creatures of a Day is reason to celebrate." -- Steven Pinker

In this stunning collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients' struggles -- as well as his own -- to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life yet reckon with its inevitable end. We meet a nurse who must stifle the pain of losing her son in order to comfort her patients' pains, a newly minted psychologist whose studies damage her treasured memories of a lost friend, and a man whose rejection of psychological inquiry forces even Yalom himself into a crisis of confidence.

Creatures of a Day is a radically honest statement about the difficulties of human life, but also a celebration of some of the finest fruits -- love, family, friendship -- it can offer. Marcus Aurelius has written that "we are all creatures of a day." With Yalom as our guide, we will find the means to make our own day not only bearable, but also meaningful and joyful.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465029647
• ISBN13: 9780465029648
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"