Innovative, deeply knowledgeable, and captivating, "Revolution in the Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis" by Makari goes beyond myth and controversy to present us with the history of one of the most controversial and significant intellectual endeavors of the 20th century. In this masterful narrative, George Makari shows how a new way of thinking about the inner life of humans was formed and gained supporters who spread this mode of thinking throughout the West. Telling this story, Makari introduces the reader to fascinating individuals, many of whom were either overlooked or forgotten long ago.

The spiritual, captivating, and radical work of Makari, "Revolution in the Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis," is the first to fully analyze the way psychoanalysis was created.

"Makari has essentially written the history of the modern mind."
(Paul Auster)

"An exceptional story... Instead of writing another biography of Freud, Makari maps out Freud's family tree with all its thorny branches, including all of his students and dissenters... Makari's book brings a welcome order to a tangled history."
("The New York Times Book Review")