Schopenhauer's Porcupines

Each generation of therapists can boast of few writers like Deborah Luepnitz, whose sympathy and wit shine through a fine, luminous prose. Schopenhauer's Porcupines recounts five true stories from Luepnitz's practice, with patients who range from the super-rich to the homeless - as they grapple with panic attacks, psychosomatic illness, marital despair and sexual recklessness. Intimate, original and triumphantly funny, Schopenhauer's Porcupines goes further than any other book in unveiling the secrets of "how talking helps."