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Read Below Additional Biography of Dr.Bond
and
An Evening with Dr. Bond by Dvora
Efrat
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A New Book
MARGARET
MAHLER: A Biography of the Psychoanalyst
Margaret Mahler was from a young age intrigued by the theories
of Sigmund Freud and Hungarian psychoanalysts such as Sandor Ferenzci, with
whom she became acquainted while a student in Budapest. Forced to flee Europe
and rising anti-Semitism, Margaret and her husband, Paul, came to the United
States in 1938. It was after this move that Mahler performed her most
significant research and developed concepts such as the ground-breaking
theory of separation-individuation, an idea which was given credence by
Mahler's own relationship with her father. This volume details the life and
work of Margaret Mahler focusing on her life's ambition--her psychoanalytical
work. Her experiences with the Philadelphia Institute and her definitive
research through the Masters Children's Clinic are also discussed.
Dr. Alma
Halbert Bond is a psychoanalyst who was in private practice for 37 years. She
is the author of 14 published books. In addition to the new book mentioned
above, her publications include, Who Killed Marcia Maynard?: The
Psychoanalyst is Dead, Camille Claudel: A Novel, The
Deadly Jigsaw Puzzle, The Tree That Could Fly, Murder on the Streetcar, Tales of Psychology: Short Stories
to Make You Wise where Paragon House stated that it “is proud to announce a
brilliant new anthology reaching into the depths of human nature, Tales of
Psychology: Short Stories to Make You Wise, by Psychoanalyst Alam Bond.” "
"Maria," her play about the life and loves of Maria Callas, was recently
produced off-off Broadway at Ye Waverly Inn., The
Autobiography of Maria Callas, a Novel, Who Killed Virginia Woolf? A
Psychobiography, and I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke Up Mrs. Hyde; .
Dr. Bond teaches Psychology & Writing online at WriterSchool. She is a
member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, the American
Psychological Association, and the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and
Research, where she is a fellow, training analyst, and faculty member. She is
listed in Who's Who in America , and
20 other biographies. Review in "Bookviews," by Alan Caruba says,
Dr. Alma Bond is one of the nation's leading psychoanalysts as well as the
author of 11 books. Her latest is "Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to
Make You Wise." "Maria," her play about the life and loves of
Maria Callas, was recently produced off-off Broadway at Ye Waverly Inn.
Paragon House is proud to announce a brilliant new anthology reaching into
the depths of human nature, Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to Make You
Wise, by Psychoanalyst Alma Halbert Bond.
A story that breathes life is incapable of death. It reverberates; it haunts
and disturbs the reader. Tales of Psychology belongs to this select genre. It
contains all the excellent qualities, "extraordinary observations,
insightful remarks, moving passages and wonderful lessons "necessary to
make one be both attendant and gentle with life." G. Marudhan, Critique
Magazine
Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to Make You Wise is a stunning collection
of short stories by both award winning and unknown authors that ranges from
the most exalted in human character to the most depraved. Dr. Bond combines
this collection with her astute psychological explanations of the meaning
behind each story. Warren Thurston, owner of Boggle Books, writes, To read
the book is to take a tour of a psychological gallery, with Doctor Bond
orchestrating what the reader will see next. Her choice of stories brings
forth images too powerful to ignore. Primeval urges that shake the reader from
their normal state, taking them on a journey to a world hidden deep within
their consciousness. This book will indeed provide many hours of reading
pleasure.
These stories bring to light truths of human nature through fine writing.
From alcoholism to defense mechanisms and mental retardation, Tales of
Psychology presents life-changing literature. You will recognize different
aspects of yourself and those around you within the pages of this collection.
Tales of Psychology is a subtle and rich collection that will lead you into
the heart of thought and beyond. It is the perfect volume for everyone from
students and professionals to those with curious minds and is also highly
recommended to teachers and professors of psychology for an original and
elegant method of teaching in the classroom.
The following is a sampling of stories housed within Tales of Psychology: A
Small, Good Thing, by Raymond Carver, The Middle Years, by Henry James,
Silent Snow, Secret Snow, by Conrad Aiken, The Region of Ice, by Joyce Carol
Oates, Paul's Case, by Willa Cather, and My Apology, by Woody Allen. Each
story is followed by a discussion of the psychological principles revealed.
Dr. Bond's astute analyses add depth and understanding to the words of these
great writers.
Biography
of Dr. Bond
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Dr. Alma Halbert Bond was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and received her B.A. from Temple University with Honors in
Psychology, and her Ph.D. from Columbia University in Developmental
Psychology. She retired from a highly successful Manhattan practice as a
psychoanalyst in 1991 to write full time. She belongs to the International
Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychological Association, and is a
fellow and former faculty member of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training
and Research. She also is a member of the Dramatists Guild, American Society
of Journalists and Authors, Florida Freelance Writers Association, and the
Writers Guild.
Since her “retirement” Dr. Bond has had fifteen
books published. Margaret Mahler, a Biography of the Psychoanalyst, was
recently published by McFarland Publications and awarded a Finalist in the
Biography category of the National Best Books 2008 awards, sponsered by USA
Book News.
Dr. Bond’s other books include Camille Claudel,
a Novel, Old Age is a Terminal Illness, Tales of Psychology: Stories to Make
You Wise, The Autobiography of Maria Callas, a Novel, Who Killed Virginia
Woolf? A Psychobiography, On Becoming a Grandparent, Is There Life After
Analysis? America’s First Woman Warrior: The Courage of Deborah Sampson (with
Lucy Freeman). Her play Maria (about Maria Callas) was presented at Ye
Waverly Inn Theatre off-off-Broadwaya few years ago. It also was a winner of
the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre Festival. Maria will be presented
again at the Philharmonic, in Naples, Florida, in February, 2009.
Dr. Bond has had many professional articles
published in prestigious psychoanalytic journals. She has also written
numerous interviews for magazines and newspapers, including "My Memories
of Marlon Brando," published in Remember, and "The Romance of the
Golden Greeks: Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis," in Greece Travel
Magazine. Both articles received awards for fine journalism from the state of
Florida, as have many of her articles, interviews, and novel chapters. She
was on the faculty of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research
for many years, and is now a faculty member of WritersSchool online, where
she teaches Margaret Mahler, a Biography of the Psychoanalyst recently was an
award finalist in the Biography category of the National Best Books 2008
awards, sponsored by USA Book News.
Alma Bond’s book, The Autobiography of Maria
Callas, a Novel, was runner-up in the First Novel Contest of Hemingway Days.
Her short story, “The Latch That Wouldn't Lock,” was included in Ten Top
Short Stories of 1993. Camille Claudel, a Novel, was given an award for best
novel chapter by Florida State and was chosen Editor’s Pick by Computer
Magazine. She is listed in Who's Who in America, International Authors and
Writers Who's Who, and twenty other biographies.
Dr. Bond has a gifted and prestigious family,
all of whom have published books. She is the widow of the late stage, screen,
and TV actor, Rudy Bond, who appeared, among other productions, in the
original Broadway production and the films A Streetcar Named Desire and The
Godfather. His book, I Rode A Streetcar Named Desire, was published
posthumously.
Alma Bond is the mother of Zane Bond, Jonathan
Bond (CEO and co-founder of the hip advertising agency, Kirshenbaum, Bond,
& Partners), and Janet Bond Brill. Jonathan's book, Under the Radar, was
published last year by John Wiley and Sons. Zane’s book, A Prophet Operating
at a Loss, was published several years ago by Writers Club Press. Janet is an
assistant professor of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of
Miami. Her book CholesterolDown, was published recently by Random House and
is a best seller.
Dr. Bond is the proud grandmother of eight young
children, none of whom have published books as yet. The youngest, Damion
Phillip, was born on October 14, 2008.
An Evening with Alma Bond – 11/1/08
Reported by Dvora Efrat
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Alma
Bond, an IPTAR member, is the author of an impressive collection of
biographies of famous
women, including the biographies of Camille Claudel, Jackie Onasis, and
Maria Callas. Her latest
biography of Margaret Mahler received the finalist award in the 2008 USA
News Top Book. Bond was invited to present her book on Margaret Mahler at
IPTAR by the committee for Psychoanalysis, Art and Society on November 1st.
The following is a summary of her exchange with Isaac Tylim and of
the discussion that followed. When asked about her choice to become a
writer, Bond responded that she had always wanted to write. She recounted
that at the age of 11 she composed a poem entitled “Ambition” which, as she
matured, shifted from that of writer to that of psychoanalyst. However, a
traumatic experience changed the course of her career back to writing.
Twenty years ago, Bond had a
very serious car accident in which she almost lost her life, and after a 30
year delay, she decided to
move to Key West in Florida and immerse herself in writing.
Her biography of Margaret Mahler is partly based on her personal experience
working as a
participant observer in the now famous mother/baby observations research
Mahler directed. She
began by talking of her relationship with Mahler in a bittersweet tone as
she related that she greatly
admired her as a clinician and thinker but was deeply hurt by Mahler’s
incomprehensible and
sudden change of heart. Like many, Alma was taken by surprise when after
having been close
with her Mahler severed the relationship abruptly and for no apparent
reason. Alma jokingly
remarked that the book was her “revenge” while pointing out that Mahler
herself had suffered many
painful rejections. First by her own mother and later on in life by her
analyst Helen Deutsch, who
announced without warning that she was ending her treatment. Following this
experience and
despite her contribution to the field, it took another 10 years and two
additional analyses for her to be
accepted into the Analytic Society.
When Mahler arrived to the United States she
was already 42 years old and had gone through
the traumatic events of Second World War and the Holocaust. According to
Alma Bond
contextualizing Mahler’s life and work helped her understand her
differently. “She was as much a
product of the Nazis and the Holocaust as from her parents’ upbringing. I
got a time line of all the
events of Hitler and the German situation. It came as an afterthought but I
think that it influenced her
and gave broader meaning to her work.”
If as a clinician
and in her work with children Mahler was attuned and sensitive, in her
personal relationships she was often rough and at times even cruel. Alma
Bond described her as a “strange lady, hot and cold” and added that “her
favorite poem was about ice and fire.” Writing the biographies of complex
and difficult personalities such as Mahler’s can be tricky. Delving on a
person’s life can at times run the risk of turning into a “pathography.”
Scandalous revelations such as the fact that she had a sexual relationship
with one of her analyst or the exposure of her paranoid tendencies which
eventually led to a hospitalization are the stuff of biographies and
drawing the line between relevance and gossip is not necessarily self
evident. After working on her book for four years Alma was confronted by an
unexpected problem. She had gathered information from many analysts who
knew Mahler personally and were able to contribute a great deal of first
hand information, however many recoiled from giving her the authorization
to publish their names because of the often negative nature of their
account of Mahler. As a result Alma had to “go back and rewrite the book.”
She expressed her frustration stating “I was furious because I thought
that they were all cowards.”
Alma Bond conveyed very clearly how much she
loves what she does. She described her writing
experience thus, “I can’t stop. I get up in the morning, sit down at the
computer and I am
reluctant to break away even to meet friends It doesn’t take discipline to
write, it takes discipline to
stop writing. It is like having a love affair.”
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