IF PSYCHOLOGY AND MYSTERIES INTRIGUE YOU, YOU’LL LOVE READING THESE BOOKS! Click on cover to get CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder-mystery. What if your life depends on getting into a place that may not even exist, your own unconscious?
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Category Archives: Self Examination
MENTAL ILLNESS IS ALIVE AND THRIVING, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist
In the late sixties and early seventies, an amazing thing happened. It was like a warm, feel-good tsunami that spread across all 48 contiguous states. The eerie, ghost-filled state mental hospitals were all being shuttered and the patients were set … Continue reading
BUY ART SMUKLER; YOU’LL LOSE 15 LBS AND FALL IN LOVE, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist
Since I started my “book store” I thought a reprise was in order… All through college and part of med-school, I sold battery cables, ignition wire-sets and jumper cables. I loaded up the trunk of my car with hundreds of … Continue reading
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Tagged a mystery, a psychological mystery, Chasing Backwards, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, Inside the Mind of a Psychiatrist - mystery & Romance meet Psychology, My new bookstore, Skin Dance, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear
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LESSONS FROM THE CHAIN GANG, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Recently, I decided to clean up and reorganize our backyard. We have a number of 50-year-old Spanish clay pots that were left by the previous owners and were sitting in the wrong places. Some of the pots easily weighed a … Continue reading
IS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES CRAZY, GREEDY OR JUST INEPT? Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
I love reading and writing mysteries. I also love reading espionage novels. Fellow aficionados can attest to one overriding theme that all espionage writers seem to share. It is a full out war between the acronyms. CIA, FBI, DOD, NSA, Homeland … Continue reading
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Tagged China-one country? Donald Trump tax reports, did he release info to hurt Clinton? Espionage novels, Donald Trump and Russia, Hacking, hero? Iran nuclear deal, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, James Comey, John McCain
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FICTION IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Fiction is the ultimate truth. Characters that can show us who we really are, and help us get through the dark and lonely times, are truly our friends. A great writer does more than just tell a story. He creates … Continue reading
