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DEATE“CHALLENGING”
“POWERFUL”
“MAGNIFICENT”
«one of the most challenging books of the decad
‘natole Broyard, The New York Times
A magnificent psychophilosophical synthesis which ranks
among the truly important books of the year. Profesor
Becke, writes with power and brilliant insight » « moves
Weitinchingly toward a masterful articulation of the Timite:
ions of payehoanalysis and of reason itself in helping man
Hons cond his conficting fears of both death and life . «
{his book will be acknowledged as 2 major work.”
—Publishers Weekly
+... to read it is to know the delight inherent in the un-
folding of « mind grasping at new possiblities and forming
con’ synthesis. The Denial of Death is a great book
aan of the few great books of the zoth or any other cen
tury...”
weAibuquerque Journal Book Review
“+a splendidly written book by an erudite and Suet
Trofessort . He manifests astonishing fsight into 1
Peer ee of Sigmund Freud, Otto Rank, Soren Kierkegaard,
Cant Jung, Erich Fromm, and other glans... Becker as
‘written a powerful book...”
—Best Sellers
«a brilliant, passionate synthesis of the human scientes
wiyieh resurrects and revitalizes .. the ideas of psycho:
ilosopical geniuses, « . « The Denial of Death tse
Fae fecrly, beautifully, with amazing concision, into an
organic body of theory which attempts nothing Test tha”
Explain the possbilities of man’s meaningful, sane sur
vival...”
Minneapolis Tribune
+, c magaificent.. «not only the culiination but the ti
Tih of Becker's attempt to crete a meaningful steno
seen et wa moving, important and necessary work that
Speaks not only tothe socal scientists and theologians bot
to all of us finite creatures.”
Commonweal“BRILLIANT”
“ORIGINAL”
“PROFOUND”
*, «a brave work of electrifying intelligence and passion,
optimistic and revolutionary, destined to endure. ...”
—=New York Times Book Review
2 brilliant and desperately needed synthesis of the
‘most important disciplines in man's life. It puts together
‘what others have torn in pieces and rendered useless. It i,
‘one of those rare masterpieces that will stimulate your
thoughts, your intellectual curiosity, and last, but not least,
your soul...”
Blisabeth Kibler-Ross, M.D., author of On Death and
Dying
“, . balanced, suggestive, original. .. . Gradually and
thoughtfully—and with considerable erudition and verve—
he introduces his readers to the intricacies (and occasional
confusions) of psychoanalytic thinking, as well as to a
‘whole philosophical literature. ...”
Washington Post Book World
“An original, ereative contribution to a synthesis of this
generation's extensive explorations in psychology and the-
logy.”
—The Boston Herald American
“Fascination and bailliance pervade this work . . . one of
the most interesting and cerlainly the most creative book
devoted to the study of views on death . . . courageous.
~The Minnesota Daily
“A profound synthesis of theological and psychological
insights about tans nator and HE i essant efforts 10 e
‘cape the burden of life—and death, .. . It is hard to over-
tstimate the importance of this book; Becker succeeds
brilliantly in what he sets out to do, and the effort was
necessary.”
—The Chicago Sun-Times
THE DENIAL
OF DEATH