TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yalom,Irvin D.
TI  - Becoming myself: a psychiatrist's memoir 
SN  - 0349410062
AV  - RC339.52.Y35 A3 2017
U1  - 616.89/14092 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Piatkus
KW  - Yalom, Irvin D.,
KW  - Psychiatrists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Psychotherapy
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - Biographies
N1  - Originally published in the US in 2017 by Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books. First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Piatkus; P.B
N2  - "'I was born in Washington, DC, June 13, 1931, of parents who immigrated from Russia shortly after the first world war. Home was the inner city of Washington - a small apartment atop my parents' grocery store on First and Seaton Street. During my childhood, Washington was a segregated city, and I lived in the midst of a poor, black neighborhood. Life on the streets was often perilous. Indoor reading was my refuge and, twice a week, I made the hazardous bicycle trek to the central library at Seventh and K streets to stock up on supplies'. Irvin Yalom is a gifted and lyrical writer whose memoir traces his life, from the apartment above his parents' grocery store to a world stage via the intimacy of his consulting room. The memoir includes his self-analysis and is interwoven with vignettes from patients whose stories have played such a central role in his life. For his legion of fans, and anyone interested in the human psyche, this book is not to be missed."--
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