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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine large softcover. Illustrated wraps. Mark free text. 4to. 202pp. Illustrated. Archaeology west.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Traditional biography often maintains a clinical distance between author and subject, leaving readers with a fragmented view of the emotional truths that shape a life. But what happens when the biographer steps into the frame-when the act of writing becomes a mirror for mourning, identity, and transformation?In an era where memoir and creative nonfiction blur the boundaries between fact and feeling, the stakes of biography shift. Loss,trauma, and personal history are not just background-they are catalysts. The emotional investment of the biographer can deepen insight, but it also risks distorting the subject. This tension lies at the heart ofpsychobiography, a genre that demands both rigor and vulnerability.Examining Lives is a rich, interdisciplinary collection of essays from the San Francisco Bay Area Psychobiography Group, spanning over two decades. Contributors-psychologists, historians, literary scholars, and artists-explore the lives of figures like Mark Rothko, Emma Goldman, Glenn Gould, and Alfred Hitchcock, while simultaneously reflecting on their own emotional journeys. Through themes of death,identity, and the porous boundary between self and subject, these essays reveal how biography can become a therapeutic, even transformative act. Whether mourning a loved one, confronting childhood trauma, or wrestlingwith professional identity, each writer uses psychobiography to illuminate both their subject and themselves.Examining Lives invites readers to see biography not just as a study of others, but as a collaborative, imaginative process that can help us understand our own lives more deeply. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 288 pages. 6.51x0.87x9.31 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Traditional biography often maintains a clinical distance between author and subject, leaving readers with a fragmented view of the emotional truths that shape a life. But what happens when the biographer steps into the frame-when the act of writing becomes a mirror for mourning, identity, and transformation In an era where memoir and creative nonfiction blur the boundaries between fact and feeling, the stakes of biography shift. Loss, trauma, and personal history are not just background-they are catalysts. The emotional investment of the biographer can deepen insight, but it also risks distorting the subject. This tension lies at the heart of psychobiography, a genre that demands both rigor and vulnerability.Examining Lives is a rich, interdisciplinary collection of essays from the San Francisco Bay Area Psychobiography Group, spanning over two decades. Contributors-psychologists, historians, literary scholars, and artists-explore the lives of figures like Mark Rothko, Emma Goldman, Glenn Gould, and Alfred Hitchcock, while simultaneously reflecting on their own emotional journeys. Through themes of death, identity, and the porous boundary between self and subject, these essays reveal how biography can become a therapeutic, even transformative act. Whether mourning a loved one, confronting childhood trauma, or wrestling with professional identity, each writer uses psychobiography to illuminate both their subject and themselves.Examining Lives invites readers to see biography not just as a study of others, but as a collaborative, imaginative process that can help us understand our own lives more deeply.…

Stapled. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The August 28, September 4, 11, 18, & 25, October 2 & 23, 1937 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include parts 1 - 6, & 9 of 9 of Appointment With Death, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie (precedes book publication), parts 3 - 6 (8/28, 9/4, 9/11, & 9/18 - conclusion) of Heartbroken Melody, a novel by Kathleen Norris, Boom Town (8/28), an article about the economic impact to the area by the construction of Grand Coulée Dam by Jim Marshal, Clown Prince (9/4), an article about baseball comedian Al Schacht by Bill Cunningham, All Horse Players Die Broke (9/11), a short story by Damon Runyan, Carefree Conqueror (9/11), an article about tennis star Don Budge by Bob Considine, The Jade Serpent (9/18), a short story by Sax Rohmer, Rule by Power (9/18), a short story by Ernest Haycox, parts 1 (9/25), 2 (10/2) & 5 (10/23) of Sundown Jim, a novel by Ernest Haycox, La Belle Lamour (9/25), a profile of actress Dorothy Lamour by Henry F Pringle, The Bars Between (10/2), a short story by Frederick Nebel, and others. Cover art by Alan Foster (8/28), Howard Butler (9/4), Ronald McLeod (9/11), Jorj Harris (9/18), Jaro Fabry (9/25), Lawson Wood (10/2), & Eric Godal (10/23). Condition issues include: 8/28 - light damp stain to the bottom corner of the pages at the spine; 9/4 - light stains to the front cover; 9/11 - light soiling to the front cover with a small chip at the bottom right, a 1"closed tear at the bottom of pages 55/56 near the spine; 9/18 - 2" closed tear at the bottom of the spine; 9/25 - light edge wear to the front cover, a light damp stain to the pages at the bottom of the spine, & 2 shallow chips (.5" x 1.25" & .5" x 1.75") to the fore edge of the back cover; 10/2 - closed tears to the spine (1.75" at the bottom & 1.25" a little higher up), the front cover is loose from the bottom staple, and edge wear to the front & back covers; and 10/23 - a 3.5" x 2.75" chip to the bottom right of the front cover, a light folds to the lower corner of the pages. Overall a very good set with fiction by prominent and collectible authors and interesting period articles. A heavy & oversize set requiring additional postage. Alan Foster, Howard Butler, Ronald McLeod, Jorj Harris, Jaro Fabry, Lawson Wood, & Eric Godal (covers) (illustratore).…