{"product_id":"the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-the-true-self-third-edition-9780465016907","title":"The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Third Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis bestselling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.\u003cbr\u003eFar too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their \"love.\" Alice Miller writes, \"When I used the word 'gifted' in the title, I had in mind neither children who receive high grades in school nor children talented in a special way. I simply meant all of us who have survived an abusive childhood thanks to an ability to adapt even to unspeakable cruelty by becoming numb.... Without this 'gift' offered us by nature, we would not have survived.\" But merely surviving is not enough. \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of the Gifted Child\u003c\/i\u003e helps us to reclaim our life by discovering our own crucial needs and our own truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465016907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Alice Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637502406812,"sku":"9780465016907","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a87eca38-b006-42fe-b5d0-b02ead240e67.jpg?v=1603844934","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-the-true-self-third-edition-9780465016907","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}