i don't know, maybe i'll be the odd one out but i didn't like the books by Yalom at all. i read both and i found him to be arrogant really. No offense intended towards those who liked his books.

The trouble with most books like Yalom's, is that they are written by or about psychoanalysis, the classical variety.

i am also just wanting more of case studies, with a little more meat to them and less filler. i read a lot of academic journal articles, but they leave out the personal aspects and refer to the client/patient in a very objectified way... then the "general public" books are the opposite. Is there nothing in between? i'd love recommendations.

i found The Road Less Travelled to be ok when i read it but that was several years ago.