Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom
Yalom's memoir at eighty-five: the immigrant parents, medical school, the group therapy work, the novels, the marriage to Marilyn, and facing his own death. A full life examined by the examiner.
Read it if…
you want to see how a psychiatrist examines his own life.
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Skip it if…
you want his therapy books.
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Three things you will actually use
- Examine your life while you can.
- Work and love, to the end.
- Mortality is the teacher.
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Read the final chapters.
Our verdict
The examiner, examined.
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