Wisdom, unusually thoughtful openness, and the clinical balance of a long life as an analyst make this elegantly written book an important work of contemporary psychoanalysis. Despite its subject matter, it radiates not resignation but, on the contrary, a clear confidence in the significance and future of psychoanalysis and the increasingly intertwined psychoanalytic psychotherapy that Green advocates. The book is the result of more than fifty years of psychoanalytic practice, consolidating the thoughts, ideas, and experiences that Green has gathered throughout his rich career. He focuses on treatment techniques and the therapeutic processes with early disturbed patients, which demand a great deal from psychoanalysts, while integrating these insights in a lucid manner.