This is a clear, well-written book that examines those elements of the therapist-client relationship which can either be therapeutic or anti-therapeutic. Kahn gives a brief overview of the different perspectives of transference/countertransference and how to use these aspects effectively while avoiding common pitfalls. I strongly recommend this text for beginning graduate students of psychotherapy.

I love how Mr. Kahn writes, he takes concepts that are difficult and simplifies them so even though I don't know much about psychology I was able to understand the fascinating theories he outlines.

As a graduate student newly entering the world of psychotherapy from a professional standpoint, I found Michael Kahn's book a real reading treasure. His explanations of issues such as transference (and countertransference), and the way in which these phenomena have been viewed over time, was interesting to read and valuable learning for any therapist-to-be. He does a beautiful job of taking theoretical information and explaining it in such a way that it can be understood and utilized immediately with clients. Also, Michael brings a personal touch to his book which I found increases it's worth even further. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about psychotherapy, particularly self-psychology; and I sincerely hope he decides to write more in the future!

Having read "Civilization and Its Discontents" in college but not getting a lot from it, I eagerly read Kahn's well-written and engaging book on Freud. He breaks down many of Freud's theories on sexuality, human development and parental relationships using examples from his own therapy practice, as well as notes from Freud himself. For anyone interested in the human psyche, I highly recommend this book.

I have heard it said that there were only 5 truly great minds: Newton, Copernicus, Darwin, Einstein and Freud. All of them, in some way said that we were the victims of invisible forces and circumstances. Newton said we had to succumb to invisible gravity, binding us with mathematical precision. Copernicus told us that we were not, sad to say, the center of the universe. Einstein said that there was no absolute frame of reference, that the passage of information is bound by the speed of light. Darwin said you were another monkey, get used to it. Freud answered in his own way the most important question of all: Why do we do things we do not want to do? In other words what were the forces that determined behavior. What he discovered was the most obscure place of all: the undiscovered and unexplored realm of the unconscious that shapes and commands us all. Modern therapy has tended to minimize his influence and ignore his contribution, but we all owe him great homage for creating the fundamental concept of all modern psychology, that we are victim to internal and largely unconscious forces. Read this wonderful book and learn a new appreciation for perhaps the greatest mind that ever lived.

This wonderful book gives easy-to-follow directions for creating absolutely adorable critters ... and great memories ... using natural materials like pods, pinecones, and nutshells. The book also includes a monthly gathering calendar which makes it easy to take a quality time, family collecting hike. Soon, you'll be marveling at your very own whimsical little poodles, cats, ballerina bears, corn husk angels, golfers, skiers, and assorted Christmas ornaments. They're wonderful!

Well, I haven't actually read this particularly book, or indeed any medical reference, but I was a patient of hers in London, and she seems to know her beans, so I'd suggest buying it if you want to tinker with people's hearts. Avoid the flecainide though, nasty stuff, that.

Rachel Gold Mysteries is an excellent example of the female detective/attorney genre. Not to be compared with Kinsey Millhone (which is the best) but the Rachel Gold series gives a different perspective from a female attorney's point of view. (Rachel Gold has a law degree and Kinsey Millhone has a high school diploma with police academy training. The differences in perspective are informative to say the least. Death Benefits shows an inside look at a senior partner's life that you won't get to see anywhere else. This was an intriguing and fast paced book. Also it takes place in St. Louis so you get the feel of a large city in the Midwest compared to the East or West coast.

I discovered Rachel Gold through a short story in EQMM - thank heaven, as I don't think I would have found them otherwise; for anyone who is looking for a terrific mystery, interesting characters and courtroom drama - run don't walk to buy one of Michael Kahn's Rachel Gold books.

This is, by far, the best of the lot; full of history (Nazi treasure), present day issues(age discrimination and excellent sleuthing. The plotting and the characters are so well drawn that I find I have re-read this book several times even though I know "who dun it" and enjoyed it all over again.

It's not often in a book that the heroine and her allies are so good, and the guys on the other side so bad that you utter a verbal "Yes!" when they get their comeuppance, but in happens in this marvelous continuation of the too-often-overlooked Rachel Gold legal-detective series by Michael Kahn. Taking on the age-discrimination suit of her mother's friend leads to a captain of industry with swastikas in his past and, with her oddball friend Prof. Benny Goldberg and his legal-research irregulars on the case, Rachel parries all the legal roadblocks a multimillion-dollar legal staff can throw at her in unraveling a long-buried puzzle. This sets up an unforgettable and unforgettably dramatic courtroom confrontation. And woven throughout the fabric are a reverent look at the suffering of the Jews, even in the United States, before World War II. And, oh, yes, there's a sweet, growing romance, too. And it all works together. This is a book I've savored even more afterward than when I read it, and I keep coming back to that courtroom confrontation and going "Yes!"

I loved this book! I have guilty feelings though because as I sat reading it on Sunday, I ignored my family all day because I couldn't put it down. I have always enjoyed the Rachel Gold character as well as her supporting characters, and I found this particular story exciting, interesting,and fast paced. Now,unfortunately, I have to wait for the next one. Mr. Kahn, do you have to wait so long between books? If you have never read a Rachel Gold novel,I'm sure you would enjoy this anyway, but go back and read the others, it's a great series.

The fifth in a great series of mysteries. Rachel is a brilliant, beautiful, crime-solving attorney with an appealing cast of confidants. These books should be far more popular.

This fifth and best of the Rachel Gold mysteries starts with a deception, ends with a surprise and in between involves our heroine in myriad plot twists surrounding a most unusual profit scheme and a most unusual murder. Rachel, spunky and vulnerable, a Jewish attorney with a nose for detection, works her way through all the puzzles most satisfyingly and even ends up close friends with one who started out as an enemy. Rachel is a delight as she peels the layers of the puzzle like a rose and at the end this reader is left with only one question: When will we see the sixth Rachel Gold book?

Rachel gold gets better in every novel. This one is a thoroughly entertaining piece of fiction with an unusual and quite exciting plot.

The characters are very well drawn and I'm really looking forward to the next novel by mr. Kahn.

I'll keep this review short.This book is a pretty good introduction to classical techinical analysis (i.e,charting).If you believe in charting (or TA for that matter) as a forecasting tool then this book will be a good enough introduction for the novice.The book is very scant on the technical indicator side of TA and I disagree strongly with the remark made by the reviewer from New York,USA who states that "no real TA trader" uses indicators in trading decisions - from working on various trading desks in several of the largest investment banks in the world and from meeting scores of other traders - this guy is talking baloney.Some of the most profitable trading systems I've seen (ROI never less than triple digit percentages) are purely based on a mixture of advanced technical indicators and proprietary algorithms: there is no classical charting involved whatsoever.People who shun technical indicators are usually those who can just about cope with high school level maths.Moreover anyone who profits from classical TA,i.e, charting - and this is going to seem contentious - is I'm afraid guessing more times correctly than he is incorrectly.In fact there are circles in the professional trading community who genuinely believe that all classical TA is doomed for failure especially with todays fast electronic information systems.The only type of so-called "charting" that can be shown to work is that based on chaos theory ... So, for a novice - go read it as there's no harm done but don't expect to make consistent money using the ideas contained within or even with more 'advanced' classical TA books.

I was recommended to read this book during my induction period at a major investment bank. I studied Law at University so I had no idea what Technical Analysis was, until I read this astoundingly simple yet powerful book. Resistance & Support Levels are explained in a way that you will never forget the rationale for them after having read his chapter. This book has saved me from major embarassment in the markets!

In this book Michael Kahn clearly explains the practical aspects of technical analysis. I was very impressed by the author's strong financial background, and by his ability to explain technical information in a straightforward understandable way. I found myself looking back at previous successful and unsuccessful trades that I have made, and understanding the reasons behind the outcome. This book taught me principles that I can apply in the market immediately. I highly recommend it.

I am a professional investor (CFA charter holder and portfolio manager) and would suggest this book for anyone interested in the value style of investing. I would not recommend the book for a novice investor since some terminology is not explained. (Perhaps read this book after reading and understanding Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor.) However, the book is an excellent read for someone with an understanding of investing. The book is divided into two main parts: The authors' views of different ways to value a company and profiles of successful value investors.

I think the authors' Earnings Power Value (EPV) approach to valuing a company is cutting edge. (Basically EPV is a rehash of Enterprise Value.) Most investors tend to value stocks based on P/E ratios - only looking at equity in a company. However, the proper way to value a company is to look at its whole capital structure - Debt, Equity & Cash. EPV is a much better tool than the P/E ratio for calculating whether a company is undervalued.

The second part of the book that profiles a half dozen or so successful value investors is interesting. It illustrates there are many different ways to execute a value oriented approach. The profiles do not give any hard cut rules that each investor follows, but it does give you a general idea. (I have been successful at applying some of the ideas in managing my own account.) The only flaw of the profiles is the lack of any type of track record. It would have been helpful to list the year-by-year returns for each investor compared to an index. (i.e. S&P 500 Index)

Overall, it's a great book and it deserves a spot behind Ben Graham's Security Analysis and Intelligent Investor.

This is a required read for any practicing or prospective value investor. I have read most of the books on value investing and found this one to be both insightful as well as practical compared to the others. It offers a great mix of both philosophy and practice. A great starting point for the aspiring value investor. This book also introduces a lot of new content. The principles of sound investment will never and have never changed, but the application of those principles is constantly changing. This book brings us to the future by showing us the different ways in which value investing can be applied. There are various examples from Glenn Greenberg at Chieftain Capital Managment, who applies a concentrated value approach, to Walter Schloss who applies a diversified value approach. There are plenty of methods for the aspiring value investor to choose from. There is also a great profile on one of the future's great value investors-Paul Sonkin. Rarely do we hear about the next generation of value investors.

Ben Graham may have done for investing what Euclid did for geometry, but the Graham student must take a long and winding road to collect and organize Grahamian "theorems." Greenwald modernizes and thoughtfully organizes the value framework originally expounded by Graham, and shows how investors might take -and in the final section of the book, how several master investors DO take- Graham's notion of buying dollar bills for fifty cents and apply this central idea in creative ways to some of the less frequented areas of the market.

Greenwald et.al. show a terrific aptitude for remaining informal and conversational while maintaining brevity and orderliness. Neophytes are unlikely to encounter a clearer, more concise explanation of 'discounting future cash flows', and most students of value investing will be well-served by Greenwald's order of equity valuation: (1) Asset Value, (2) Earnings Power, (3) Growth, all of which are clearly explained. Additionally, Greenwald discusses a useful addition to common metrics such as 'net asset value' and 'liquidation value' with the concept of 'replacement cost'. Greenwald also acknowledges and thoughtfully attempts to quantify the value investor's less traditionally acknowledged principle of 'franchise value', which he judiciously attributes to Warren Buffett as the latter's singular contribution to investment analysis.

The book's admirable brevity is also its primary shortcoming. Whereas Graham included senior debt and convertible debt vehicles both in Security Analysis and in his investment practices, this text is for all practical purposes only an examination of equities. If the authors of "Value Investing" ever opt to write about a value approach to bonds and other instruments, I'll bet they'd have a captive audience.