{"product_id":"how-to-be-your-own-best-friend-paperback","title":"How to Be Your Own Best Friend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMildred Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Berkowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is real, lasting happiness? How does one achieve it? And why are so many people holding themselves back? At the heart of this profound, simple, beautiful book is the wisdom of Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz, married psychoanalysts who encourage readers to both love themselves and to confront life's hardest truths. A classic for more than three decades, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Your Own Best Friend \u003c\/i\u003ehas already changed millions of lives. Now, open up your mind, and let it change yours.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Your Own Best Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I want to tell you that it's magic, but the whole point of the book is that there is no magic. So instead let me simply say that I can't live without it.\"\u003cb\u003e--Nora Ephron \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A wonderful prescription for the blahs . . . an antidote to weariness, discouragement or loneliness.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What the Berkowitzes unearthed . . . is a too-often-forgotten form of human intercourse called getting to know \u003ci\u003eme\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A kind of psychiatric pep talk . . . directed at people who  are] learning how to operate themselves.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Seductively jargon-free, presented in neat question-and-answer format.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMildred Newman \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from Hunter College High School and from Hunter College, where she received an M.A. in psychology. She spent a number of years in training with Theodore Reik, and she completed the analytic training program at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. Newman was a supervisor for the Community Guidance Service of New York City, and her work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eNew Approaches in Child Guidance\u003c\/i\u003e. She was married to Bernard Berkowitz until her death in 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBernard Berkowitz \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from City College, received an M.S. from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. from New York University. He attended the Alfred Adler Institute and the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health. Dr. Berkowitz has been affiliated with City College and with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, and has had numerous articles and reviews published in various journals. He lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJean Owen \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from Skidmore College and received an M.A. in philosophy from Columbia University. After collaborating with Newman and Berkowitz, she trained as a psychoanalyst and is currently practicing in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755864490272,"sku":"9780425286395","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c386744391256ad8fc71a58f7b4b15ca.webp?v=1780069858","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-be-your-own-best-friend-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}