Taking his clue from piano rovercises and chens marrasin, Pand has given us a carefully crafted set of psychotherapy studies that highlight, in illuminating detail, the art and science of the вторимой ble profession. We are not only treated to the specifics of the here and-now interchange, but we are also given variation on a theme-alternate responses to the same situation which cannot help but sharpen our ear and teach us to listen carefully and dec tively

-Donald P. Spence. Ph.D

"1. H. Paul is a thoughtful and intelligent man and what he has to say is always of interest. His new book, written in an informal style, is guided by clear principles-particularly the principle of non-directiveness-but addresses itself to particulars. It addresses itself, without dogmatism, to particular therapeutic problems and situations that are likely to be troublesome for all students and, surely, a great many practicing therapists. In doing so, it unearths many common therapeutic mistakes, not stupid mistakes, but mistakes of impatience, didacticism, detectivelike interrogation and probing, misguided concem with being manipulated, and the like-in short, mistakes of attitude that are frequently products of training

-David Shapiro, Ph.D.

"This is the only book 1 know of that really delivers on its promise to discuss, in detail and with concrete and specific examples, the craft of psychotherapy. Dr. Paul does this through 27 studies, each study illustrating an issue that frequently arises in psychotherapy. The book is written largely as a dialogue between the author and a hypothetical reader. It is written lucidly, with humor, and a great deal of wisdom. For those who adopt a psychodynamic point of view in their psychotherapeutic work, or who teach psychodynamic psychotherapy, this is an indispensable book. There is simply no other book like it."

-Dr. Morris Eagle