“…Some sixty years after the ""Controversial Discussions"" in the early 40s, this passionate book resurrects their spirit on a global scale. Under Andre Green's generous, tactful yet strong leadership, a small discussion group of noteworthy analysts of the International Psychoanalytical Association, coming from all the theoretical and geographical regions in today's psychoanalytic Babel, met several times over three years in order to deal, by way of the detailed discussion of their clinical experiences, with what to many of those involved was and still is a polemical concept: that of the borderl…”

“…But whether Freud, Jung, Klein or Bowlby has been the progenitor of their own particular therapeutic narrative, the spirit of enquiry and curiosity is evident in their approach. …”

“…This spirited volume explores the history and diversity of improvisation in the cinema, including works by Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Nobuhiro Suwa. …”

“…It presents an in-depth reflection on studio practice in a discursive spirit, responding to the question: What has the studio enquiry revealed that could not have been revealed through other modes of research?"…”

“…Sharing finite resources among a growing number people - and consumers - is a critical challenge. It is in this spirit that J. Brian Atwood, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committ…”

“…The book is part of a trilogy on pre-Socratic mysteries, addressing the intersections of religion, philosophy, and science…”

“…The composer Franz Liszt was also influenced by the spirit of the epoch. This study’s analysis of his piano compositions from the Sonata in B Minor to the Bagatelle sans tonalité shows how he shaped and adapted his musical language and aesthetic thinking on the basis of what he called the ‘ideal of the time’…”

“…The spiraling growth of digital information makes the ISM book a ""must have"" addition to your IT reference library. …”

“…It's a build tool in the spirit of Make and Rake, but written with modern apps in mind. …”

“…The interdisciplinary spirit makes this work important not only for epidemiologists and biostatisticians, but also for other public health professionals who aim to expand their view on the issue of causality…”

“…Though British, he was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life, "the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets, etc." In the spirit of T.E. Lawrence, Thesiger spent five years exploring and wandering the deserts of Arabia. …”

“…Este libro reúne -con claridad, brevedad y valoración crítica- los grandes temas y los grandes autores de la ética, desde el amor al respeto a la vida, desde Sócrates hasta Mounier. Unos y otros han configurado pueblos, épocas, mentalidades. …”

“…Nos ofrece curiosas, y a veces extravagantes, historias de la vida y muerte de los filósofos más destacados, desde Sócrates, que eligió morir envenenándose con cicuta antes que vivir sin la libertad de poder pensar por sí mismo, hasta Peter Singer, con su provocador enfoque ético y filosófico del mundo actual. …”

“…Beckjord’s Territories of History explores the vigorous but largely unacknowledged spirit of reflection, debate, and experimentation present in foundational Spanish American writing. …”

“…In this spirit, Desiring the Good puts forward a new version of the Guise of the Good, namely that desire to have one's life go well shapes and sustains mid- and small-scale motivations. …”

“…He also employs a broader notion of contemplation, which can be enjoyed by all Christians, in which the gifts of the Holy Spirit are of central importance. This book should appeal to all those who are interested in this key aspect of Aquinas’s thought. …”

“…Experiencing amazement, wonder and awe, Somerville concludes, can also generate hope, the oxygen of the human spirit, without which our spirit dies. Both individuals and societies need hope, a sense of connection to the future, if the world is to make the best values decisions in the battles that constitute the current culture wars…”