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Life, The Universe and Everything
Feel the Fear and Do it AnywayFeel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers
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Probably my first Intro to Self Enlightenment. A good way in. For me anyway
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology (Routledge Classics)Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology (Routledge Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
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Some find it hard. For me, well it is just simply brilliant. A good illustration of bad faith.
The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human v.3: Human, All Too Human Vol 3The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human v.3: Human, All Too Human Vol 3 by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Whatever his philosophy was used to justify... his thinking is still totally relevant and he writes so beautifully. Fabby.
Kierkegaards Writings: Either/Or Part 1 (Kierkegaard's Writings)Kierkegaards Writings: Either/Or Part 1 (Kierkegaard's Writings) by Soren Kierkegaard
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More of the same really... but still brilliant! hehe
Existential PsychotherapyExistential Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
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If you have any interest in human beings at all.... this is a must read!
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in PracticeExistential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice by Emmy van Deurzen
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What a fabulous therapist she is... Totally wonderful.
Existential Time-limited Therapy: The Wheel of Existence (Existential Perspectives on Psychotherapy & Counselling)Existential Time-limited Therapy: The Wheel of Existence (Existential Perspectives on Psychotherapy & Counselling) by Freddie Strasser
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My therapist. A totally wonderful guy, I learnt a great deal about humanity... look alot about everything from him. Please read it!
Demystifying Therapy (Psychology/self-help)Demystifying Therapy (Psychology/self-help) by Ernesto Spinelli
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I love him for the contridictions between him and Emmy, really brings out what life is all about. Really. Really really.
The Art of the PsychotherapistThe Art of the Psychotherapist by James F.T. Bugental
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A slightly neglected therapist, but absolutely brilliant. Really. hehe
Sanity, Madness and the Family: Families of Schizophrenics (Pelican)Sanity, Madness and the Family: Families of Schizophrenics (Pelican) by R.D. Laing
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This book was instrumental in me escaping from the enmeshedness of my family. If you have a family, read it. [ie everyone! ;p]
Approaching Psychoanalysis: An Introductory CourseApproaching Psychoanalysis: An Introductory Course by David Livingstone Smith
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It is easy to decry Psychoanalysis as being total crap. It isnt. This book is very readable and shows what the masters thought and why. It shows them as human. A very good book.
Man's Search for Meaning: Introduction to LogotherapyMan's Search for Meaning: Introduction to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl
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A moving story. Someone good can come from any experience. Very Nietzscherian :p
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
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I have all his books. Every single one is brilliant. This is probably the most famous, great book, but read em all!
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five PartsThe Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams
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Very existentialist. A clever clever and funny guy. I am sorry he died and cannot write any more :(
Complete Works of William ShakespeareComplete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
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This goes without saying.