Michael McGuinness

Author of Einstein for Beginners

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Einstein for Beginners (1979) — Illustrator — 798 copies, 10 reviews

Introducing Jung (1992) — Illustrator — 556 copies, 5 reviews

Creggan, More Than a History (2000) 1 copy

A Young Adult's Guide to Personal Finance (It's Time to Move Out of Your Parents' Basement) (2018) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 19??
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Education: S.E. Essex School of Art
Occupations: illustrator

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Jung for Beginners by Maggie; McGuinness Hyde, Michael

My first thought upon reading this book, was that either Jung was a raving lunatic, or I am!

Now, I'll admit that the smart money might be on me, but have you tried following Jungian logic?

Reading this is like watching Monty Python with all the humour removed!

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the.ken.petersen | 4 other reviews | Mar 10, 2023 |

Introducing Jung, 2nd Edition by Maggie Hyde

Book wasn't bad; illustrations/cartoons were appreciated. But Jung's whole body of work seems like "hooey" to me. What would make us think that he has things any more right than anyone else? His theories seem complicated, and I don't know how useful they really are in practice. I know that there are many "Jungian" analysts, and therefore many Jungian "analysands." But does this stuff really work? Why? Because of my lack of background in psychology, I'm not qualified, by any stretch of the imagination, to say one way or the other.… (more)

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MarkLacy | 4 other reviews | May 29, 2022 |