Winnicott by Adam Phillips (English) Paperback Book

Description: Winnicott by Adam Phillips DW Winnicotts books, including "The Piggle", "Home Is Where We Start From" and "The Child", "Family and the Outside World" are still read, valued and argued with years after his death. This title attempts to get to grips with a writer, paediatrician and psychiatrist whose work with children and mothers continues to be relevant and fascinating. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A much requested reissue of Adam Phillips famous first bookD.W. Winnicotts remarkable books, including The Piggle, Home Is Where We Start From and The Child, Family and the Outside World (all published by Penguin) are still read, valued and argued with over thirty years after his death. Adam Phillipss short book, now issued with a new preface, is an elegant, thoughtful attempt to get to grips with a writer, paediatrician and psychiatrist whose work with children and mothers (and the wider implications their relationship has for all of us) continues to be profoundly relevant and fascinating. Notes A reissue of Adam Philips account of the famous psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott, providing an excellent introduction to an important Penguin author. Author Biography Adam Phillips, formerly Principal Child Psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital, London, is a practising psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of numerous works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism, including most recently On Wanting to Change, Attention Seeking, In Writing, Unforbidden Pleasures and Missing Out. He is General Editor of the Penguin Modern Classics Freud translations, and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature. Review The best living essayist writing in EnglishHes brilliantPhillips radiates infectious charm * Sunday Times *Reading Phillips, you may be amused, vexed, dazzled. But the one thing you will never be is bored * Observer *He is perhaps single-handedly continuing the tradition of the worlds best essayists Review Text The best living essayist writing in English Review Quote The best living essayist writing in English Details ISBN0141031506 Author Adam Phillips Pages 208 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2007 ISBN-10 0141031506 ISBN-13 9780141031507 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-11-01 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 150.195092 Media Book Language English Short Title WINNICOTT Birth 1964 Illustrations None UK Release Date 2007-11-01 Alternative 9780141928609 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-01-29 AU Release Date 2008-01-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145052260;

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