Frank McLynn
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In this, the first full-length biography of the great Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung is remembered not only for his valuable contribution to psychotherapy and to our understanding of the inner workings of the mind, but for the enduring controversies, he sparked. In Frank McLynn's capable hands, readers will come to understand the man who originated what are widely held to be some of the greatest ideas of this century.
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Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 646 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Renaissance, condemned by others for being the...
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Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
ix, 532 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Describes the protracted World War II campaign in Burma, discussing how the clash of the multiple personalities and strategies of the American and British generals contributed to early defeats and eventual victory for the allied powers.