New York: Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1971. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 25 cm. 406 pages. Bibliography. Author index. Subject Index. About the Authors. Pieces missing to DJ, with other wear, tears, and soiling. Some wear to spine where DJ is gone. Black mark and other soiling to bottom edge. This work presents some case histories of Murderers, general and sociological theories of murder, psychoanalytic theories of murder, psychological theories of murder, biological and physical theories of murder, emotional disturbance of murder, psychological factors in assassination, emotional disturbance of assassins, and information on patient interviews and the treatment of murderers and assassins. Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 ? July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He held MA and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded, and was the President of, the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute. He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent and developer of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Based on a 1982 professional survey of US and Canadian psychologists, he was considered the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third). Psychology Today noted that, "No individual?not even Freud himself?has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy." More

New York, N.Y. Viking Penguin, 1990. First American Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xxii, 643, [3] pages. Includes 10 black and white maps (most of which are each a two page spread), and 63 tables. Also contains Statistical Appendix, Sources for Tables, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Part one covers the Eastern Front, 1941-45; Part two covers The War From Afar: The Battle of the Atlantic and the Bomber Offensive 1939-45; Part Three covers The Mediterranean, 1940-45; Part Four covers "One Brick At A Time: North-West Europe from June 1944 - May 1945; Part Five covers One Hell of a Way to Run a War: The Pacific, December 1941 - August 1945. Brute Force: Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World War concludes that the Allied Forces won World War II not by the skill of their leaders, war planners and commanders in the field, but by brute force (which he describes as advantages in firepower and logistics). Ellis describes what he feels are poor decisions by the Allied High Command with regards to such things as employment of weapons systems or misuses of their overwhelming advantage in manpower. Among his criticisms are the use of armor in North Africa, the Soviet Union's use of manpower, wasteful bombing strategies (RAF Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' area bombing in particular), and the failure to target Japanese shipping lanes. He also points out the similarities between World War II generals like Bernard Law Montgomery and World War I generals like Douglas Haig (in particular, the cautious method both men used to plan battles). The book is noted for its extensive use of statistical background information. More