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Tales of psychology : short stories to make you wise

"Tales of Psychology" consists of 19 short stories selected for their insight into human nature and their merit as fine works of literature. Each story is followed by a discussion of the psychological principles revealed. Reading this book will be a unique opportunity for lay readers and professional psychologists and writers alike to deepen their knowledge of human psychology. "Tales of Psychology" demonstrates that artists can learn the psychological understructure of their characters from the insight of an experienced psychologist. Similarly, the stories establish that lay people can absorb the teachings of these master writers in a captivating, painless manner. The conclusions reached in the stories beat out the findings of insightful psychology in a manner interesting to all. -- From publisher's description
Print Book, English, 2002
Paragon House, St. Paul, Minn., 2002
Fiction
xv, 287 pages ; 24 cm
9781557788061, 1557788065
48014801
A small, good thing / Raymond Carver
A cap for Steve / Morley Callaghan
Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland / Carson McCullers
Truth and consequences / Brendon Gill
Roses, rhododendron / Alice Adams
A complicated nature / William Trevor
A distant episode / Paul Bowles
Verona : a young woman speaks / Harold Brodkey
The middle years / Henry James
Silent snow, secret snow / Conrad Aiken
How to win / Rosellen Brown
The test / Angelica Gibbs
In the region of ice / Joyce Carol Oates
The death of Justina / John Cheever
Paul's case / Willa Cather
The other woman / Sherwood Anderson
Teenage wasteland / Anne Tyler
The right thing / Richard Yates
My apology / Woody Allen