title: Narcissism: A Critical Reader
author: Polona Curk
description: "This collection of articles by psychologists, metal-health experts, and the like is especially welcome for reviving the subject of narcissism... The specificity of someo f the chapters with the breadth of them all together adds much new to the topic of narcissism while inherently demonstrating its continuing relevance as a key to understanding contemporary, postmodern, culture." (<i>The Midwest Book Review</i> 2008-01-01)<br /><br />Dr. Gaitanidis and his Assistant Editor Curk present us with a fresh re-evaluation of the venerable subject of narcissism in this most interesting and diverse edited work. After a faithful review of the psychoanalytic conception of narcissism, the various other contributors tease apart the narcissistic object-relations experience as it pertains in the individual, in coupling, in the community, in art and in other general areas and disciplines. This is a singular work. I do not recall the subject of narcissism having ever before been dealt with so broadly, so extensively and so deeply. (James Grotstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and Supervising Analyst at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society/Institute)<br /><br />This book provides an ideal introduction both to the diverse ways in which narcissism is approached in clinical work, and to the complex interaction between clinical work and the broad cultural elaborations of narcissism. Gaitanidis and his Assistant Editor Curk cogently locate all the papers within the parameters of the wider contemporary debate on narcissism, and the book must be central reading both for the counseling and psychotherapy trainees, and cultural and social studies students. (Martin Stanton, Associate Research Fellow, University of Cambridge and Consultant Staff Counsellor)<br /><br />Narcissim is much abused for good and ill in current psychoanalytic theory and practice. This book is thus very timely in bringing together articles developing measured critical debates about this topic, focusing specifically on narcissism and love. (Janet Sayers, Professor of Psychoanalytic Psychology)
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  Narcissist: A Complete Guide for Dealing with Narcissism and Creating the Life
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