Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies by Jeremy Safran, a 2013 winner of the Gradiva Award for books from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, is a slim, gracefully written book that offers readers an integrative examination of the history, core concepts, and clinical applications of psychoanalysis. It is geared to the beginning reader but provides a rich synthesis of historical and contemporary ideas for the sophisticated reader as well. The book is part of the twenty-four-volume Theories of Psychotherapy Series from the American Psychological Association. Each volume in the series addresses a particular type of psychotherapy and has an accompanying DVD, sold separately, that demonstrates the therapy in action. On the DVD, Safran