Adam Phillips

  • 16

    Catalog books

  • 7

    Works

  • 1994 to 2022

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Adam Phillips has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Winnicott and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harvard Univ Pr and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Best Place To Start

Winnicott

Harvard Univ Pr • 2004 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harvard Univ Pr and Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harvard Univ Pr and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Winnicott

    Harvard Univ Pr • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 188 pages.

  2. On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life

    Harvard Univ Pr • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 160 pages.

  3. On flirtation

    Harvard Univ Pr • 1994 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Attention Seeking

    Picador|Picador Paper • 2022 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2022 • 144 pages.

  5. On Getting Better

    Picador • 2022 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2022 • 128 pages.

  6. In Writing

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2019 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 304 pages.

  7. On Kindness

    Picador • 2010 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 128 pages.

  8. On balance

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 314 pages.

  9. Going Sane

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 256 pages.

  10. Michael Douglas

    Kandour • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 191 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life is the easier short commitment, while Winnicott asks for more reading time up front.
  • On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Winnicott leans later in the catalog.

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