Books written by George E. VAILLANT
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The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited
Edwards, G. 1973. “Epidemiology Applied to Alcoholism: A Review and an Examination of ... Edwards, G., and M. Grant, eds. 1980. Alcoholism Treatment in Transition. ... Edwards, G., C. Hensman, and J. Peto. 1972. “Drinking in References 413.
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Adaptation to Life
does not need from Oliver Kane, it's more children." (The twenty-three Lucky brought eighty-seven children into the world; the twenty-three Loveless sired sixty-one.) What was outstanding about Kane was his cold, excellent intellect and ...
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Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Study of Adult Development
Harvard's George Vaillant now uses these studies -- the most complete ever done anywhere in the world -- and the subjects' individual histories to illustrate the factors involved in reaching a happy, healthy old age.
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Triumphs of Experience
At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling.
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Heaven on My Mind: Using the Harvard Grant Study of Adult Development to Explore the Value of the Prospection of...
In this book, the author shows how the prospectively gathered spiritual and religious biographies of the men in Harvards legendary Study of Adult Development (The Grant Study) cast light upon the significance of faith and hope for love in ...
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The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited
In this updated version of his landmark study on alcoholism, George Vaillant returns to the same subjects, but with the perspective gained from fifteen years of further follow-up.
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Ego Mechanisms of Defense: A Guide for Clinicans and Researchers
Freud S : Three essays on the theory of sexuality ( 1905c ) , in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud , Vol 7. Translated and edited by Strachey J. London , Hogarth Press , 1953 , pp 130-243 Freud S ...
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How Fathers Care for the Next Generation: A Four-Decade Study
In this age of working mothers, the role of fathering is often overlooked. This book illuminates the realitites of fathering by presenting the results of a unique empirical study conducted over four decades and covering four generations.
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Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Study of Adult Development
In a unique series of studies, Harvard University has followed 824 subjects from their teens to old age. Professor George Vaillant now uses these to illustrate the surprising factors involved in reaching happy, healthy old age.
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The Wisdom of the Ego
And because creativity is so intrinsic to this alchemy of the ego, Vaillant mingles his studies of obscure lives with psychobiographies of famous artists and others--including Florence Nightingale, Sylvia Plath, Anna Freud, and Eugene O ...
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Heaven on My Mind: Using the Harvard Grant Study of Adult Development to Explore the Value of the Prospection of...
In this book, the author shows how the prospectively gathered spiritual and religious biographies of the men in Harvard's legendary Study of Adult Development (The Grant Study) cast light upon the significance of faith and hope for love in ...