Gordon Livingston
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After service in Vietnam as a surgeon during the height of the war, Dr. Livingston returned to the U.S. and began work as a psychiatrist. In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about their lives--what works, what doesn't, and the limitless ways (most of them self-inflicted) we have found to be unhappy. Out of a lifetime of experience, Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths, which he illuminates in a series of carefully hewn essays,...
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c2012
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The best-selling author of Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart analyzes the pervasive influence of fear in today's media-exploited world, explaining how he counsels his psychiatric clients to develop courage-based skills and habits rather than turning to medication for help.
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2005
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From a psychiatrist who has spent the past thirty years listening to other people's most intimate secrets and troubles-an eloquent, incisive, and deeply perceptive book about the things we all share-and which every one of us grapples with as we strive to make the most of the life we have left.