Charles Levin

A Critical Companion to Bion is an introduction to the extraordinary contributions of W. R. Bion, providing a close detailed reading of his work, anchored in systematic critical expositions of the arguments in his four main theoretical studies (1962-1970). The complex reality of Bion’s texts and public talks is studied in depth, placing them in sharp contrast to the phenomena of Bion’s subsequent influence. Building on this analysis, the book goes on to explore the reasons for the striking gap between what Bion said and what professional psychoanalysis tends to imagine he meant. The author argues that the psychoanalytic profession has cultivated the charismatic authority of Bion’s posthumous “psychoanalytic personality” in the service of both clinical innovation and conservative psychoanalytic identifications. A careful reading of the Bion opus provides essential insight into the history of psychoanalytic thought and the chronic institutional problems still facing the psychoanalytic movement. With a careful, detailed analysis of Bion’s work and a clear vision of how it can be applied to theory and clinical work, this is key reading for all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.

A Critical Companion to Bion is an introduction to the extraordinary contributions of W. R. Bion, providing a close detailed reading of his work, anchored in systematic critical expositions of the arguments in his four main theoretical studies (1962-1970). The complex reality of Bion’s texts and public talks is studied in depth, placing them in sharp contrast to the phenomena of Bion’s subsequent influence. Building on this analysis, the book goes on to explore the reasons for the striking gap between what Bion said and what professional psychoanalysis tends to imagine he meant. The author argues that the psychoanalytic profession has cultivated the charismatic authority of Bion’s posthumous “psychoanalytic personality” in the service of both clinical innovation and conservative psychoanalytic identifications. A careful reading of the Bion opus provides essential insight into the history of psychoanalytic thought and the chronic institutional problems still facing the psychoanalytic movement. With a careful, detailed analysis of Bion’s work and a clear vision of how it can be applied to theory and clinical work, this is key reading for all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.

An emotional spellbinder from the bestselling author of NOT SO DEADThe Last Appointment: what happens when a writer discovers that her made-up stories not only predict the future, but put her life and the lives of those around her in mortal danger? Zombie Phone: A couple enjoying a first date at an upscale D. C. restaurant discover an abandoned iPhone in a planter next to their table. The phone is on and a stranger is listening. Love in the Park: a true story of the heart-rending discovery of a lost Super8 film found 50 years later. Heaven+: a strange new streaming service appears on the author's ROKU. Dare he subscribe? These are only a few of the 30 mysteries, thrillers, suspense stories, personal reflections, biases, strange twists, rants, love, death, dreams, and memories in this collection of short stories and essays." Charles Levin stretches his writing muscles in this collection of short stories, personal tales, and thought-provoking essays. As punchy and to-the-point as his novels, this is a selection easy to pick up and put down anyplace, making the perfect book for on-the-go readers. I was amused and fascinated by turns, and greatly enjoyed seeing another side of Levin's work."--Jo Niederhoff, San Francisco Book Review

In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving each part equal emphasis in what jazz historian Ted Gioia called a “telepathic level” of interplay. It was an ideal opportunity for a sideman, and after auditioning in 1978, Joe La Barbera was ecstatic when he was offered the drum chair, completing the trio with Evans and bassist Marc Johnson. In Times Remembered, La Barbera and co-author Charles Levin provide an intimate fly-on-the-wall peek into Evans’s life, critical recording sessions, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes of life on the road. Joe regales the trio’s magical connection, a group that quickly gelled to play music on the deepest and purest level imaginable. He also watches his dream gig disappear, a casualty of Evans’s historical drug abuse when the pianist dies in a New York hospital emergency room in 1980. But La Barbera tells this story with love and respect, free of judgment, showing Evans’s humanity and uncanny ability to transcend physical weakness and deliver first-rate performances at nearly every show.

STILL NOT DEAD, the new fast-paced thriller from the bestselling author of the NOT SO DEAD Trilogy." This latest book is as chilling as it is thrilling, and I simply couldn't put it down This series is truly speculative political intrigue at its best." --Jo Niederhoff, San Francisco Book ReviewSam Sunborn is dead. But is he really? Sam is not physically here, and his wife Monica resents him for deserting her and leaving their son fatherless. Yet, from the digital beyond and with Monica's reluctant help, he's dead set on stopping the most diabolical terrorist scheme the world has ever known. Ashaki LaSalam has escaped from prison with the help of her lover, a mob boss with vast resources and a deadly secret. And Ashaki is bent on revenge after the U. S. left her Kurdish mother to be raped and killed when America abandoned its Mideast allies. With a revolutionary neural weapon that can erase anyone's memories forever, she launches devastating mass amnesia attacks, first on political leaders and then entire cities. Can America survive this mad assault on our minds? If you like heart-pounding action, mind-bending inventions, and terrifying villains, then you'll love Charles Levin's gripping saga. Buy STILL NOT DEAD to plug into a mind-bending, emotional thrill ride today.

What if an international terrorist teamed up with white nationalists to plot the deadliest attack in American history? Who can stop them? NOT SO DONE, a new fast-paced thriller from the bestselling author of NOT SO DEAD and NOT SO GONE . . . In NOT SO DONE, Sam Sunborn, Rich Little, Michelle Hadar, and Renata Fermi return to wage their greatest battle yet, keep the country safe and save their own families. But wait The Leopard is back with a nefarious plot of his own in Paris and New York, using bodyjacking technology he ripped off from Frank Einstein. Can Sam and his rag-tag team use wit and will alone to prevent a global disaster? If you like heart-pounding action, mind-bending inventions, and terrifying villains, then you'll love Charles Levin's gripping saga. Buy NOT SO DONE to plug into a cyber thrill-ride today Charlie's 23-year background in tech, a degree in philosophy and love of fast-paced thrillers are the brew that created NOT SO DONE. He is the founder of Pathfinder Consulting Group, which builds, maintains. And markets multi-million-dollar websites together with providing Strategic Planning and Business Development services. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Amy, and has two grown sons, too far away in California.

NOT SO GONE, a new fast-paced thriller from the bestselling author of NOT SO DEAD . . . In NOT SO GONE, Sam Sunborn is forced to come back from the Dead to save his son and protect his country from a sadistic terrorist. Can the genius scientist, Frank Einstein, free Sam from the Cloud and bring him back so he can return to his wife Monica in the physical world? With the help of Albert Einstein's descendant and Homeland Security agents, Michelle Hadar and Rich Little, Sam goes head-to-head against a driven psychopath, known only as The Cub, In a race against time. They must save Sam's son and thwart the Cub's diabolical plan or risk endangering millions of innocent lives. Can Sam and his rag-tag team use wit and will alone to prevent a worldwide catastrophe? NOT SO GONE is the second standalone book in the Sam Sunborn series of cutting-edge techno-thrillers. If you like heart-pounding action, mind-bending inventions, and terrifying villains, then you'll love Charles Levin's gripping saga. Buy NOT SO GONE to plug into a cyber thrill-ride today Praise for NOT SO DEAD: "There's a cutting-edge current to every page that's hard to resist, so get ready to engage your heart and your mind." - New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry"A tense, high-powered techno-thriller." - Kirkus ReviewCharlie's 23-year background in tech, a degree in philosophy and love of fast-paced thrillers are the brew that created NOT SO DEAD. He is the founder of Pathfinder Consulting Group, which builds, maintains. And markets multi-million dollar websites together with providing Strategic Planning and Business Development services. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Amy, and has two grown sons, too far away in California.

This book proposes a new approach to the problem of aesthetic experience in Western culture. Noting how art world phenomena evoke conventional psychoanalytic speculations about narcissism, the authors turn the tables and “apply” aesthetic questions and concerns to psychoanalytic theory. Experimenting with Freudian and post-Freudian concepts, they propose a non-normative theory of the psychic drive to address and embrace deep tensions in the post-Renaissance aesthetic project, the rise of modernism, and the contemporary art world. It is argued that these tensions reflect central conflicts in the development of patriarchal civilization, which the emergence of the aesthetic domain, as a specialized range of practice, exposes and subverts. The postmodern era of aesthetic reflection is interpreted as the outcome of a complex narcissistic dialectic of idealization and de-idealization that is significant for the understanding of contemporary culture and its historical prospects.