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Desire: The Psychology of Freud and Lacan
Ever feel like desire is this messy, slippery beast nobody can quite pin down? Freud and Lacan wrestled with it for decades, and Lisa Appignanesi dives headfirst into that chaos. If you thought desire was just about wanting what you can’t have, think again—this book will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about why we want what we want.
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