Grounded in her theoretical framework of the human need to create a 'glorified self' to rise above one's basic anxiety, these eleven posthumously published lectures by Karen Horney are penetratingly powerful and incisive. As with many of Horney's writings, the reader will find himself (or herself), both as therapist and patient, resonating deeply with Horney's diverse descriptions of the patient-psychotherapist relationship. Without using the classical jargon of psychoanalysis, Horney remains consistent and true to her grasp of the life and death battle between neurosis and healthy growth. Bernard Paris does his usual excellent job of chronicling the various essays and lectures, as well as organizing Horney's own theoretical development; but it is Horney's writings, themselves, that ring clear - it's not easy to learn the truth about oneself; it is a lifelong process that requires great tenacity, endless self-searching, and ruthless honesty - and no one can do it but the patient herself.