Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind

by Reef and Catherine Reef

Book Overview

Few historical figures have captured the public imagination as completely as Sigmund Freud. At a time when many ailments of the mind were treated with soothing baths or dangerous electroshock therapy,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618017623
• ISBN13: 9780618017621
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good introduction

This book is a very interesting biography of the always-controversial father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Beginning with his birth in Freiberg, Austria in 1856, the book traces his life through its ups and downs, through to his death in England, having fled from his beloved Austria after the Nazi takeover.The book is generally favorable to Freud, but it does explain why he was controversial during his life, and why he is still controversial today. What he taught is explained in a simple, down-to-earth manner that will not be lost on readers unknowledgeable of the man, such as myself. I enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anyone who wants to be introduced to Sigmund Freud.