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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Listening to Others

Salman Akhtar Β· 2007
66/100
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This is a rigorously scholarly psychoanalytic anthology edited by a towering figure in the field, and within that world it earns real respect. The problem is that it is mislabeled as self-help β€” a general reader picking this up expecting practical listening tips will find dense clinical theory instead. If you are a practicing therapist or graduate student in psychoanalysis, it fills a documented gap; everyone else should look elsewhere.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety70
Substance / usefulness75
Craft & writing72
Originality78
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers52
Age-fit75
πŸ‘ Human-eye gut-check68
Penny’s verdict66
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