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Manufacturer: Select Books (NY)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.4252
EAN: 9781590791103
ISBN: 159079110X
Label: Select Books (NY)
Manufacturer: Select Books (NY)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2008-02-01
Publisher: Select Books (NY)
Studio: Select Books (NY)
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Summary: Not just for marathoners
Comment: Dr. Ethan Gologor, Psychology Professor, Psychotherapist and amateur tennis player, trained for and successfully completed the New York Marathon in 2005 as he approached his 65th year. This book weaves together Gologor's psychological insights and personal experiences about running and living. He draws upon his work as a Psychology teacher & scholar, psychotherapist and even as a parent. The book while primarily a serious analysis of running is also funny, thoughtful and in a subtle way provides an understanding of life in the early 21st century.
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The myriad relationships between psychology and sport constitute the fertile ground mined by Ethan Gologor in his latest book, Psychodynamic Running: The Complete, Definitive, Madman's Guide to Distance Running and the Marathon. Zen-like in its approach, this book offers meditations on running as a tool - and the tools of running - to paint a picture of one man's journey from the recliner to the races. The assembled ruminations on the concept of running in all its forms, metaphors, and applications sheds light on what running really is, why we do it, and how to get it done. More importantly, Psychodynamic Running uses running as a template to examine connections among addiction, compulsion, socialization, and therapy, and discusses the potential benefits and pitfalls of running and the runners' culture. As an author, academic and clinician, Dr. Gologor combines research, experience, and a wicked wit to present running as an overarching metaphor for life, and shows us how we can use it to get a handle on our own lives.
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