Lawrence LeShan
Author of How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery
About the Author
Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D., is author of the best-selling How to Meditate and many other books on psychotherapy, cancer treatment, and mysticism. He has appeared on the Today show and Good Morning America.
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Works by Lawrence LeShan
The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist: Toward a General Theory of the Paranormal (1974) 99 copies
Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals (1989) 76 copies
Invaders of Earth 3 copies
Giants Unleashed 2 copies
Crisis [short story] 2 copies
"Trip One" (in Giants Unleashed) 2 copies
Psychotherapie gegen den Krebs. 2 copies
Meditação transcendental 1 copy
Świat jasnowidzących 1 copy
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- Other names
- Grendon, Edward (pen name for science fiction)
- Birthdate
- 1920-09-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Chicago (PhD ∙ Human Development)
College of William and Mary (BA)
University of Nebraska (MS) - Occupations
- psychologist
- Relationships
- LeShan, Eda (wife)
- Organizations
- US Army
American Society for Psychical Research
Association for Humanistic Psychology
Federation of American Scientists
Parapsychology Association
American Psychological Association - Short biography
- Lawrence LeShan published his first professional paper in 1942. Since then he has authored over 150 papers and 20 books, which have been translated into 19 languages. He holds a PhD in Human development from the University of Chicago, has taught at various universities and has lectured and given seminars widely in this country, Europe and elsewhere. He has worked as a research psychologist for over 60 years including six years as a psychologist in the U.S. Army.
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Statistics
- Works
- 37
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 1,345
- Popularity
- #19,140
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 89
- Languages
- 7