Robert Bly, renowned poet and author of the ground-breaking bestseller Iron John, mingles essay and verse to explore the Shadow -- the dark side of the human personality -- and the importance of confronting it.
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August 22, 2010
By turns logical and poetic, this book made me stand up and move around - a great introduction to the idea of the Human Shadow. It may not have the best advice on what do to about it, but simply pointing it out is enough.
Matthew Breuer
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October 19, 2014
Some good concepts. Could have been better.
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Robert Bly's books of poetry include The Night Abraham Called to the Stars and My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy. His awards include the National Book Award for poetry and two Guggenheims. He lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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