Love for the Living: Meditations on the Meaning of Marriage and Life
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0756757495 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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With great insight and humour, Saferstein tells us what he has learned in life: about love, sex, and companionship, and about money, careers, and family. His talent for finding just the right catch phrase renders his writing accessible without being preachy, and profound without being dark.. This moving memoir by licensed clinical psychologist Dan Saferstein begins with the death of his sister, a watershed event in which he finds the seeds of life change, and, ironically, the beginning of a deepened appreciation of his marriage
Agent, Anne Rittenburg. Saferstein admonishes fellow therapists who only listen and don't offer anything back to their patients; despite a few distracting lapses, his book gives back in abundance. Saferstein's at his best when he's more introspective: a passage in which he describes a visit to his childhood home successfully introduces the reader to the boy inside the author, and his account of the mature love within his long and bumpy marriage rings deep and true. (July) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. His thoughtful insights are also marred by a fe
Love Lor The Living by Dan Saferstein Phd I was touched by the sensitivity, wisdom and honesty of the writer. While written in an easy readable style, it's a book that goes to the core of human needs and feelings:love,pain, understanding,belonging and other. I appreciated Dr. Saferstein's approach to relationships often from the woman's point of view.At times it seemed that it was a woman's voice speaking to me. Reading about the wri. Not just a self help book. This book is thoughtful, gentle, deeply reflective and wonderfully written. It brings a literate touch to the self-help genre.Saferstein walks you through some important events in his life in order to derive general lessons that will be helpful for anyone who has suffered a loss, or is going through a change of life, or working their way through a relationship. It is his first book and is a v. "Love for the Living - You Must Read It!" according to A Customer. I love this book. It is such a far cry from most self-help books that only offer sterile solutions and formulas. The author of Love for the Living shares his most personal experiences and lessons in a very conversational way.I found myself identifying with this book as a new wife and parent, as someone's child and as someone's sibling.This book is deeply moving, hysterical, straightforward, h