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Stephanie Dowrick

Författare till Intimacy and Solitude

35 verk 1,352 medlemmar 11 recensioner

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Stephaine Dowrick was born in New Zealand. She eventually moved to Europe, became involved in the Women's Liberation Movement, and founded the Women's Press in London. Dowrick's books, such as Running Backward Over Sand, Solitude, and Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love illustrate her social, moral visa mer and political interests. She has also written a novel. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Stephanie Dowrick

Intimacy and Solitude (1991) 286 exemplar
Intimacy and Solitude Workbook (1980) 84 exemplar
Tasting Salt (1997) 52 exemplar
Running Backwards Over Sand (1985) 51 exemplar
Why Children? (1980) 21 exemplar
Daily Acts of Love (1999) 17 exemplar
Land of Zeus (1974) 11 exemplar

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Look, 50% of non-fiction books are too long, and 95% of self-help books are too long, so invariably this book is 145% too long (according to my understanding of Bayes' theorem). However, it's still a great book. The basic gist is this: if you are unhappy or uncomfortable around others, it's probably because you are unhappy or uncomfortable on your own. If you can't be happily alone with others, then when you're with others you'll be terrified of being left alone. This really describes me. I am not capable of sitting comfortably alone for five minutes at a party. I'm also not happy alone in solitude. I thought I was, but Dowrick patiently explained how actually I'm not and she's 100% correct.

It's all very confronting and challenging, but Dowrick is a gentle, warm-hearted guide. She gives the sense that she's still learning and thinking about this stuff - that it's not settled and that if you disagree with anything, you don't need to throw away the whole lot. Her descriptive passages are lovely - evocative and varied and celebratory rather than judgemental. I skipped over a fair bit of the section on sex, because it seemed to echo [b:The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment|174777|The Erotic Mind Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment|Jack Morin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355968284l/174777._SY75_.jpg|168833], which I think probably does a better job of covering the topic.
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robfwalter | 1 annan recension | Jul 31, 2023 |
Some good bits but I think this is a dip in and out book and I listened to it on audio. Also the narrator had a very soporific voice
 
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LisaBergin | 2 andra recensioner | Apr 12, 2023 |
I had expected the book to be more biography than analysis. It is still a good book. Bogs down at a point but still good.
 
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JRobinW | Jan 20, 2023 |
> LE PARDON ET AUTRES ACTES D'amour, de Stéphanie Dowrick. — Stéphanie Dowrick est psychothérapeute en Australie. Elle réexamine six grandes vertus humaines : le courage, la fidélité, la retenue, la générosité, la tolérance et le pardon. Elle repense ces qualités dans le contexte de la psychothérapie et plus largement, dans celui des grandes traditions spirituelles. Cet essai se nourrit des rencontres mais aussi des épreuves rencontrées dans la vie personnelle de l’auteur. Ed. le fil invisible, 2002. 370 p.
3e millénaire, (66), Hiver 2002
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Verk
35
Medlemmar
1,352
Popularitet
#19,015
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
11
ISBN
157
Språk
5

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