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Albom, M. (1997). Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. New York: Anchor. (review) Purchase Here
Barasch, M. I. (2005). Field notes on the compassionate life: A search for the soul of kindness. New York: Rodale. Purchase Here
Becker, E. (1968). The structure of evil. New York: The Free Press. Purchase here
Becker, E. (1973). The denial of death. New York: Free Press. (review) Purchase here
Becker, E. (1975). Escape from evil. New York: Free Press. Purcase here
Brown, W. S., Murphy, N., & Malony, H. N. (Eds.). (1998). Whatever happened to soul? Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. Purchase here
Buber, M. (1965). Between man and man (R. G. Smith, Trans.). New York: The Macmillan Press. Purchase here
Buber, M. (1970). I and thou (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Simon & Schuster. Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. (1987). The art of the psychotherapist. New York: Norton. (review) Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. (1999). Psychotherapy isn’t what you think: Bringing the p sychotherapeutic engagement into the living moment. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen. (Review) Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. & Edelstein, B. (2003, Feb/March). Interview with Jim Bugental, AHP's first president. Perspective, Retreived from http://www.ahpweb.org/pub/perspective/feb03/feb03cover.html.
Cain, D. J. & Seeman, J. (Eds.). (2002). Humanistic psychotherapies: Handbook research and practice. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Purchase here
Camus, A. (1948). The plague (S. Gilbert, trans.). New York: The Modern Library. (Original work published in 1947) Purchase here
Camus, A. (1955). The myth of sisyphus and other essays (J. O'Brien, trans.). New York: Vintage. (Original work published in 1955) Purchase here
Camus, A. (1988). The stranger (M. Ward, trans.). New York: Vintage. (Original work published in 1942) Purchase here
Camus, A. (1991). The fall (J. O'Brien, trans.). New York: Vintage. (Original work published in 1957). Purchase here
Charny, I. W. (1992). Existential/dialectical marital therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Purchase here
Cooper, T. (2006). Paul Tillich and psychology: Historic and contemporary explorations in theology, psychotherapy, and ethics. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Purchase here
Cortright, B. (1997). Psychotherapy and spirit: Theory and practice in transpersonal psychology. New York: State University of New York Press. Purchase Here
Daniels, M. (2005). Shadow, self, spirit: Essays in transpersonal psychology. Charlottesville, VA: Imprint Academic. Purchase Here
De Beauvior, S. (1985). A very easy death. New York: Pantheon. Purchase here
De Beauvior, S. (2000). The ethics of ambiguity (B. Frechtman, Trans). Secaucus, NJ: Citadel. (Original work published in 1947). Purchase here
Derrida, J. (1995). The gift of death (D. Wills, Trans.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1992). Purchase here
Diamond, S. A. (1996). Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis of Violence, Evil, and Creativity. New York: State University of New York Press. (review) Purchase here
Dostoyevsky, F. (1957). The brothers Karamazov (C. Garnett, trans.). New York: Signet. (Original work published in 1880). Purchase here
Dostoyevsky, F. (1994). Crime and punishment (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, trans.). New York: Vintage Classics. (Original work published in 1866). Purchase here
Dosteyevsky, F. (2008). Notes from underground (J. Kentish, trans.). New York: Oxford University Press. (Original work publsihed in 1864). Purchase here
Fishman, D. B. (2005). Editor's Introduction to PCSP - From Single Case to Database: A New Method for Enhancing Psychotherapy Practice. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy [Online], Vol. 1(1), Article 2. Available: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/pcsp1.1.47 (View Abstract & Link to Article).
Frankl, V. E. (1988). The will to meaning. New York: Meridian. Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (1984). Man’s search for meaning. New York: Simon & Schuster. (review) Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (1986). The doctor and the soul (Rev. ed.). New York: Vintage. Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (2000). Man’s search for ultimate meaning. Cambridge, MA: Perseus. (review) Purchase here
Gendlin, E. T. (1981). Focusing. New York: Bantam. Purchase here
Heidegger, M. (1949). Existence and being (W. B. Barton, Jr., Trans.). Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. Purchase here
Heidegger, M. (1996). Being and time (J. Stanbaugh, Trans.). Albany, NY: State University of New York: Press. Purchase here
Hergenhahn, B. R. (2001). An introduction to the history of psychology (4th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Purchase here
Hoffman, L. (2004, August/September). The danger of the truth. AHP Perspectives, 22-44. (Click here to see a copy of the paper; thanks to the AHP for allowing the article to be posted on this website.)
Hoffman, L. (2006) Introductory lectures on existential psychology (Part 1 & 2). Click here to listen to the podcasts.
Hoffman, L., Yang, M., Kaklauskas, F. J., & Chan, A. (Eds.). (2008). Existential psychology East-West. Colorado Springs, CO: University of the Rockies Press. Purchase here
Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Mitchell, M. C. (2004). Transcendence, suffering, and psychotherapy. Paper presented at the Bi-Annual Conference of the International Network for Personal Meaning, Vancouver, British Columbia. (Click here to see a copy of this paper)
Hubben, W. (1952). Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, & Kafka. New York: Touchstone. Purchase here
Jones, W. H. (1982). Loneliness and social behavior. In L. A. Peplau & D. Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research, and therapy (pp. 238-252). New York: Wiley Interscience. Purchase here
Kafka, F. (1998). The trial (B. Mitchell, trans.). New York: Schocken Books. (Original work published in 1925). Purchase here
Kafka, F. (1998). The castle (M. Harman, trans.). New York: Schocken Books. (Original work publsihed in 1935). Purchase here
Kaufmann, W. (1974). Nietzsche: Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist (4th ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Purchase here
Kaufmann, W. (1980). Nietzsche, Heidegger and Buber. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Purchase here
Kaufman, W. (2000). Basic writings of Nietzsche (W. Kaufmann, Ed. & Trans.). New York: The Modern Library. Purchase here
Kierkegaard, S. (1981). The concept of anxiety (R. Thomte & A. B. Anderson, Trans.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (original work published in 1844) Purchase here
Kierkegaard, S. (1985). Fear and trembling (A. Hannay, Trans.). New York: Penguin. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. (1997). On death and dying. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. (1998). The wheel of life: A memoir of living and dying. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. & Kessler, D. (2000). Life lessons. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Lander, N. R. & Nahon, D. (2005). The Integrity Model of Existential Psychotherapy in Working with the ‘Difficult Patient’. New York; Routledge. Purchase Here
Loye, D. (Ed.). (2004). The great adventure: Toward a fully human theory of evolution. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Malony, H. N. (Ed.). (1980). A Christian existential psychology: The contributions of John G. Finch. New York: University of America Press. Purchase here
Matustik, M. J. (1993). Postnational identity: Critical theory and existential philosophy in Habermas, Kierkegaard, and Havel. New York: Guilford Press. Purchase here
May, R. (1950/1970). The meaning of anxiety. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1953). Man’s search for himself. New York: Delta. Purchase here
May, R. (1969). Love and will. New York: Delta. Purchase here
May, R. (1975). The courage to create. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1979). Psychology and the human dilemma. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1981). Freedom and destiny. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1983). The discovery of being. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1985). My quest for beauty. Dallas, TX: Saybrook. Purchase me
May, R. (1988). Paulus: Tillich as spiritual teacher (Rev. ed.). Dallas, TX: Saybrook. (review) Purchase here
May, R. (1989). The art of counseling (Rev. ed.). Lake Worth, FL: Gardner Press. Purchase here
May, R. (1991). The cry for myth. New York: Delta. (review) Purchase here
May, R., Angel, E., & Ellenberger, H. F. (Eds.). (1958). Existence. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc. Purchase here
Mendelowitz, E. (2008). Ethics and Lao-Tzu: Intimations of character. Colorado Springs, CO: University of the Rockies Press. (r). Purchase here
Moustakas, C. (1994). Existential psychotherapy and the interpretation of dreams. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Moustakas, C. (1995). Being-in, being-with, being-for. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1954). Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A book for none and all (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Penguin. (Original work published 1892) (review) Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1955). The birth of tragedy (C. F. Fadiman, trans.). New York: Dover. (Original work published in 1872). Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1962). Philosophy in the tragic age of the Greeks. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing. (Original work published in 1870) Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1966). Beyond good and evil: Prelude to a philosophy of future (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Vintage Books: (Original work published 1886) Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1986). Human, all too human: A book for free spirits (R. J. Hollingdale, Trans.). New York: Cambridge University Press. Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1990). Twilight of the idols and the anti-christ. (R. J. Hollingdale, trans). New York: Penguin Books. (Original works publsihed in 1889 & 1894). Purchase here
O'Donohue, J. (1998). Anam Cara: A Celtic book of wisdom. New York: Harper Collins. (review) Purchase here
Olthuis, J. H. (2001). The beautiful risk. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. (review) Purchase here
Peck, M. S. (1997). Denial of the soul. New York: Harmony Books. Purchase here
Rank, O. (1936). Truth and reality (J. Taft, Trans.). New York: Norton & Company. Purchase me
Rogers, C. R. (1951). Client-centered therapy. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1965). On becoming a person. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1977). On personal power. New York: Delta. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1980). A way of being. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Sartre, J. P. (1956). Being and nothingness (H. E. Barnes, Trans.). New York: Washington Square Press. Purchase here
Sartre, J. P. (1965). Essays in existentialism (W. Baskin, Ed. & Trans.). New York: Citadel Press. Purchase here
Sartre, J. P. (1989). No exit and three other plays (S. Gilbert, trans.). New York: Vintage. (Original work published in 1946). Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (1999). Horror and the holy: Wisdom teachings of the monster tale. La Salle, IL: Open Court. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (1999). The paradoxical self: Toward an understanding of our contradictory nature. Amityville, NY: Humanity Books. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (2004). Rediscovery of awe: Splendor, mystery and the fluid center of life. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (2007). Existential-integrative psychotherapy: Guideposts to the core of practice. New York: Routeledge. Purchase here.
Schneider, K. J., Bugental, J. F. T., & Pierson, J. F. (Eds.). (2001). The handbook of humanistic psychology: Leading edges in theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. & May, R. (1995). The psychology of existence: An integrative, clinical perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill. Purchase here
Soloman, R. C. (Ed.). (1974). Existentialism. New York: The Modern Library. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (1997). Tales of un-knowing: Therapeutic encounters from an existential perspective. New York: New York University Press. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2004). The mirror and the hammer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2005). The interpreted world: An introduction to phenomenological psychology (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2007). Practicing existential therapy: The relational world. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Stark, M. (1999). Modes of therapeutic action. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Strasser, F. & Strasser, A. (1997). Existential time-limited therapy: The wheel of existence. New York: Wiley & Sons. Purchase here
Szasz, T. S. (1974). The myth of mental illness (Rev. ed.). New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Tillich, P. (1952). The courage to be. New Haven: Yale University Press. Purchase here
Tournier, P. (1957). The meaning of persons. New York: Harper & Row. Purchase here
Van Deurzen, E. (1997). Paradox and passion in psychotherapy: An exisential approach to therapy and counseling. New York: Wiley & Sons. Purchase here
Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1980). Existential psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1989). Love’s executioner. New York: HarperPerennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1993). When Nietzsche wept: A novel of obsession. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1995). Theory and practice of group psychotherapy (4th ed.). New York: Basic Books. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1997). Lying on the couch: A novel. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1999). Momma and the meaning of life. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (2002). The gift of therapy. New York: HarperCollins. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. & Elkin, G. (1990). Every day gets a little closer: A twice-told therapy. New York: Basic Books. Purchase here