Knowing the past can save your life! 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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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
Posted in CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder mystery, Psychiatry, Self Examination, Skin Dance, a mystery, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, Writing
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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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
Posted in CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder mystery, Politics, Psychiatry, Self Examination, Skin Dance, a mystery, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, World events, a psychological view, Writing
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
ARE WRITERS CRAZY TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF HOURS WRITING? By Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Can a writer get money, fame, prestige, and power if his work is successful? Sure, but how many Conroys, Salingers, or Twains will actually emerge from today’s millions of hungry scribes, and can those few produce characters like Tom Wingo, … Continue reading
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Tagged Catcher in the Rye, Huck Finn, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, mark Twain, Pat Conroy, Sophie's Choice and editing, The passion of writing, The psychology of writing, Tom Wingo
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WHY DO WOMEN ACCEPT SHARIA LAW? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
To challenge centuries of religious teaching is very difficult. Since we have no substantiated alternative theory as to how life really began, all we have to go on is that there is a God and “he” started it all. Accepting … Continue reading
Posted in Psychiatry, Self Examination, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, World events, a psychological view
Tagged A woman's right to be free, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, questioning Sharia Law, Sharia law, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, Why don't Muslims speak out more against extremists?
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