There is much to commend this book, which in a straightforward and most humane manner describes the many challenges of psychoanalytic training and of sustaining focus and joy in analytic work over the course of a career. The volume moves sequentially through the hardships of training to the difficulties of an early career, in which analysts often treat the most difficult patients or work in “traumatically overwhelming” clinical settings. It continues with a discussion of the evolving emotional requirements of an ongoing career, emphasizing the ongoing