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Deliver Us from Evil by Philip Luber-Fawcett Books
Do Butterflies Dream?
Here is an excellent mystery written by a forensic psychologist. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of psychiatrist, Dr Harry Kline. While ostensibly a novel about a hit and run crime, this is actually a complex work which delves particularly into the convoluted, often poignant, relationships between fathers and daughters. And everyone's need for love.
Dr Kline, like all the characters in the book, is well-drawn. He displays weaknesses and oversights, as well as strengths. The author is less charitable toward a malpracticing psychologist. In contrast, he portrays a social worker as warm, wise and professional (which, as a former social worker myself, I appreciated).
Characterization of scene matches the vividness of characterization of people. The reader certainly gets to know the Concord, Mass., area. Minor quibbles are that there is too much repetition about men thinking with their penises, too much repetititon about the origins of the American Revolution (perhaps as a Brit I'm a mite too sensitive) and the author should have checked whether Bibles are really publicly available in Catholic churches.
The writing is lively. Therapists will delight in the fictional psychiatrist's observations, some of which I have taken the liberty of quoting below. There are acute observations on the so-called False Memory debate, as well as insights into issues such as confidentiality -- and the fraility of therapists who are, after all, human.
To quote Dr Kline: "In my professional life, I encourage people to take risks and talk about what's bothering them. In my personal life, I can be as reluctant as anyone else to face problems head-on."
The butterfly motif (it appears on the cover and is intimately linked to two of the daughters in the text) seems to contain a multitude of meanings, ranging from a flight from, to a branding of, evil.
Tears came to my eyes when I read a moving passage in the book between the hero's daughter, whose mother is dead, and her grieving grandfather.
There's also humor in the book. The exchanges between Dr Kline and his best friend, a lawyer, brought several chuckles. Welcome relief to the serious context surrounding these men who strive to be honorable.
Hypnotic recall of trauma receives a drubbing. Luber certainly makes his points that hypnosis is no truth serum, that memory is malleable and that the human imagination is awesome.
Two quotations from Dr Kline, aka Philip Luber, with which most therapists would agree:
"When you make a decision for a patient, you damage the sense of confidence and independence that you should be helping him build."
"Psychiatrists can't read minds. We study the chemistry of the brain; we give medications to alter it. We listen to our patients' words; we classify them. We observe our patients' behaviors; we codify them. We match their complaints and impairments against esoteric theories of psychological development, and we come up with diagnoses and labels that fool us into thinking we understand that which is, ultimately, incomprehensible by man: the human spirit."
Amen.
A less than honorable psychologist? Unthinkable! Perhaps a psychologist who is also a serial killer? But perhaps not. See what you think when you read Dr Knight's own mystery novel, "Deadly Therapy."
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Deliver Us from Evil by Philip Luber-Fawcett Books
Do Butterflies Dream?
Here is an excellent mystery written by a forensic psychologist. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of psychiatrist, Dr Harry Kline. While ostensibly a novel about a hit and run crime, this is actually a complex work which delves particularly into the convoluted, often poignant, relationships between fathers and daughters. And everyone's need for love.
Dr Kline, like all the characters in the book, is well-drawn. He displays weaknesses and oversights, as well as strengths. The author is less charitable toward a malpracticing psychologist. In contrast, he portrays a social worker as warm, wise and professional (which, as a former social worker myself, I appreciated).
Characterization of scene matches the vividness of characterization of people. The reader certainly gets to know the Concord, Mass., area. Minor quibbles are that there is too much repetition about men thinking with their penises, too much repetititon about the origins of the American Revolution (perhaps as a Brit I'm a mite too sensitive) and the author should have checked whether Bibles are really publicly available in Catholic churches.
The writing is lively. Therapists will delight in the fictional psychiatrist's observations, some of which I have taken the liberty of quoting below. There are acute observations on the so-called False Memory debate, as well as insights into issues such as confidentiality -- and the fraility of therapists who are, after all, human.
To quote Dr Kline: "In my professional life, I encourage people to take risks and talk about what's bothering them. In my personal life, I can be as reluctant as anyone else to face problems head-on."
The butterfly motif (it appears on the cover and is intimately linked to two of the daughters in the text) seems to contain a multitude of meanings, ranging from a flight from, to a branding of, evil.
Tears came to my eyes when I read a moving passage in the book between the hero's daughter, whose mother is dead, and her grieving grandfather.
There's also humor in the book. The exchanges between Dr Kline and his best friend, a lawyer, brought several chuckles. Welcome relief to the serious context surrounding these men who strive to be honorable.
Hypnotic recall of trauma receives a drubbing. Luber certainly makes his points that hypnosis is no truth serum, that memory is malleable and that the human imagination is awesome.
Two quotations from Dr Kline, aka Philip Luber, with which most therapists would agree:
"When you make a decision for a patient, you damage the sense of confidence and independence that you should be helping him build."
"Psychiatrists can't read minds. We study the chemistry of the brain; we give medications to alter it. We listen to our patients' words; we classify them. We observe our patients' behaviors; we codify them. We match their complaints and impairments against esoteric theories of psychological development, and we come up with diagnoses and labels that fool us into thinking we understand that which is, ultimately, incomprehensible by man: the human spirit."
Amen.
A less than honorable psychologist? Unthinkable! Perhaps a psychologist who is also a serial killer? But perhaps not. See what you think when you read Dr Knight's own mystery novel, "Deadly Therapy."
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In this classic game of military strategy, you will lead your armies as they sweep across vast continents to launch daring attacks against your enemies. But keep an eye on your flanks: your opponents are fighting to capture your troops and claim your territories. Reinforce your armies with additional infantry, cavalry and artillery, then attack with a throw of the dice. Now fortify your positions and prepare to defend your borders from rivals' attacks. Capture all 42 territories - and you conquer the world! Are you up to the challenge' Then embark on the classic Risk game of World Domination. For more challenge, use the rules variations for experts. And for a shorter variation, try the Capital Risk game. For the first time, Risk includes the European game variation called Secret Mission Risk, whose special cards give each player a specific "mission" to complete to win the game. So join the battle to conquer the world... and learn why, since 1959, millions of players have made Risk the military strategy game of choice. For 2 to 6 players. Game includes: game board; 5 battle dice; deck of 44 Risk cards and 12 secret mission cards; 6 sets of military miniatures: infantry, cavalry, artillery.
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