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To have a mind of one's own, to be able to think for oneself and, as the author puts it, to know what one is and what one is not, is a fundamental requisite for mental health. That's the message of this important new book from Robert Caper. I imagine that few contemporary analysts will disagree and that many will be struck, as I was, by the freshness and originality of Caper's formulations. Moreover, it is implicit in his reasoning that a mind of one's own is essential for personality growth, the fulfillment of individual potential, and the development of appropriate relationships with others. Of course, the immediate question such a formulation raises is what it means not to have a mind of one's own, and it is one of the strengths of this book that its author provides a detailed discussion of the various ways the mind can be dismantled, modified, or disowned. This involves a recognition that the mind can be fragmented, elements split off and projected into others, and that it can be altered by identifications (both projective and introjective) and profoundly affected (both by internal forces and by relationships with