{"product_id":"capture-unraveling-the-mystery-of-mental-suffering-isbn-9780062388520","title":"Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A breakthrough book. In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why it is that we can allow our best selves to be captured by and torpedoed by thoughts and actions that sink us?. . . . [Kessler's] ultimate answer is profound and one that could be life-changing and life-saving. I know I will be handing this book out for just that reason.” — Abraham Verghese, MD, author of Cutting for Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Capture, New York Times bestselling author Dr. David A. Kessler considers some of the most profound questions we face as human beings: What are the origins of mental afflictions, from everyday unhappiness to addiction and depression—and how are they connected? Where does healing and transcendence fit into this realm of emotional experience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing an array of insights from psychology, medicine, neuroscience, literature, philosophy, and theology, Dr. Kessler deconstructs centuries of thinking, examining the central role of capture in mental illness and questioning traditional labels that have obscured our understanding of it. Looking to the emotionally resonant lives of figures such as David Foster Wallace, Virginia Woolf, William James, Tennessee Williams, John Belushi, Sylvia Plath, and Robert Lowell, among others, he explains how this concept is at play in their lives and—by extension—our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, Capture offers insight into how we form thoughts and emotions, manage trauma, and heal. For the first time, we can begin to understand the underpinnings not only of mental illness but also of our everyday worries and anxieties. Capture is an intimate and critical exploration of the most enduring human mystery of all: the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Kessler’s unified theory of \"capture\" provides a new framework for understanding our deepest struggles, revealing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Unifying Theory of Mental Health:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover ‘capture,’ the common mechanism that underlies everything from anxiety and depression to addiction and our everyday worries, finally connecting disparate mental afflictions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of a Captured Mind:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the neurobiology of how a single thought, memory, or feeling can seize control of your attention, hijack your brain, and dictate your actions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCase Studies of Brilliant Minds:\u003c\/b\u003e Gain profound insights from the struggles of figures like David Foster Wallace, Virginia Woolf, and Sylvia Plath, whose lives powerfully illustrate the force of capture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Roots of Addiction and Depression:\u003c\/b\u003e Understand why traditional labels have failed and how this new perspective illuminates the true origins of our most persistent emotional suffering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Pathway to Emotional Healing:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how understanding this fundamental process offers new strategies for managing trauma, finding relief, and reclaiming control of your own mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn Capture, Dr. Kessler considers some of the most profound questions we face as human beings: What are the origins of mental afflictions, from everyday unhappiness to addiction and depression—and how are they connected? Where does healing and transcendence fit into this realm of emotional experience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing an array of insights from psychology, medicine, neuroscience, literature, philosophy, and theology, Dr. Kessler deconstructs centuries of thinking, examining the central role of capture in mental illness and questioning traditional labels that have obscured our understanding of it. Looking to the emotionally resonant lives of figures such as David Foster Wallace, Virginia Woolf, William James, Tennessee Williams, John Belushi, Sylvia Plath, and Robert Lowell, among others, he explains how this concept is at play in their lives and—by extension—our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, \u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight into how we form thoughts and emotions, manage trauma, and heal. For the first time, we can begin to understand the underpinnings not only of mental illness but also of our everyday worries and anxieties. \u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and critical exploration of the most enduring human mystery of all: the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In this richly documented, beautifully written, and original work, David Kessler has given us an idea that explains one of the most strange and most powerful processes in the human brain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e is a breakthrough book.  In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why it is that we can allow our best selves to be captured by and torpedoed by thoughts and actions that sink us? Kessler’s exploration of the question makes for a compelling read. His ultimate answer is profound and one that could be life-changing and life-saving. I know I will be handing this book out for just that reason.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbraham Verghese, MD, author of Cutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Capture is a breakthrough book.  It takes a particular gift to cut across neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why do we allow our best selves to torpedoed by thoughts and actions that sink us? His answer is profound, life-changing, and life-saving.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbraham Verghese, MD, author of Cutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book offers a bold, overarching explanation for many of the great problems of the mind, problems that are often merely named. Dr. Kessler writes persuasively and with unusual clarity. \u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e is an engrossing book, impressive in its cultural as well as its scientific reach.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracy Kidder, New York Times best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains and The Soul of a New Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Capture definies a shape of human experience that seems to inform everything from the smallest action to the largest life aim, a unified-field theory of human activity that draws in how we form thoughts, manage trauma, and even try to reconcile will and cause.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Ware, author of Building Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e, David Kessler proposes an original theory of mind. His cogent argument is that a great deal of the apparently inexplicable behavior of human beings is the result of impulses, drives, and obsessions that may share fundamental neural and psychodynamic mechanisms. This carefully researched book is both startling and engaging, and is written with brio.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kessler’s cogent argument is that a great deal of the apparently inexplicable behavior is the result of impulses, drives, and obsessions that may share fundamental neural and psychodynamic mechanisms. This carefully researched book is both startling and engaging, and written with brio.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kessler writes about the concept of capture, or forces that strongly influence the mind, overriding reason and will. Invoking novelists, Freudian drives, and current neuroscience, Kessler explains how capture motivates, clarifies thoughts, and provides insight. A challenging and rewarding book for both scholars and lay readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Capture defines a shape of human experience about which I’m pretty sure no one has ever written before, a shape that seems to inform everything from the smallest action to the largest life aim, a unified-field theory of human activity that draws in how we form thoughts, manage trauma, and even try to reconcile will and cause.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Ware, author of Building Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kessler is an excellent storyteller, and \u003cem\u003eCapture\u003c\/em\u003e is bursting with human drama drawn from real lives rather than the bland, composite case studies that clinicians tend to favor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] Big Idea about how to conceptualize the mind and the brain… capture offers a new lens through which to understand human behavior.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888792826085,"sku":"NP9780062388520","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062388520.jpg?v=1730229842","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/capture-unraveling-the-mystery-of-mental-suffering-isbn-9780062388520","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}