Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad-and Surprising Good-About Feeling Special [B0917]

2015 HCDJ in nice clean condition. Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic," by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing. In Rethinking Narcissism readers will learn that there's far more to narcissism than its use as an insult would imply. The truth is that we all fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter selflessness on the one side, and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs healthy from unhealthy narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners, our children, and ourselves.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "It was a surprisingly good book that gives a quick feel on narcissism and whether it relates to you or not. I found a few traits in me I want to work on thanks to the book. And now I think can assess narcissists better and even deal with some of them. The book might be also interesting to echoists-people on the opposite spectrum of narcissism. A lot of good advice in the book!"; "An eye-opening book. I appreciated the blend of storytelling with scientific literature integrated in to it. I was fully immersed in this book, from beginning to end-and I now see that narcissism is a basic coping mechanism of life."; "Highly recommend to anyone who thinks someone in their lives may be high on the spectrum for Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The author gives lots of details and examples that will resonate."; "Practical book with useful information. This book is easy to read and makes a lot of sense. I especially like the strategies for different situations and the down to earth advice. "