Karen V Starr

This story is unique in that it finds love where only the opposite should exist. The story takes the reader on a ride to the very limits of human forgiveness, and shows that love can truly conquer all. The story's heroine teaches us that living in the here, and now, can help to heal the past, and op...

Education Game Changers is written for an international readership. This book refers to all education levels and sectors and builds on research in educational leadership, education business, and organizational change. Karen E. Starr describes policy paradoxes challenging the sustainability of educat...

Education is big business. The stakeholders are many - governments and governors, parents and students, employers and corporations, communities and nations - all with their own agendas, demands, and expectations. The business surrounding education is hidden from public view, but without it, educatio...

A is for Akron is an A to Z guide to the places and things that make Akronites smile. It is a nostalgic collection of historic places, landmarks, and one-of-a-kind things that make Akron the special place we call home. With both text and photos, the book is a reminder of Akron's proud past and a loo...

How did psychoanalysis come to define itself as being different from psychotherapy? How have racism, homophobia, misogyny and anti-Semitism converged in the creation of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis? Is psychoanalysis psychotherapy? Is psychoanalysis a "Jewish science"? Inspired by the progressi...

Repair of the Soul examines transformation from the perspective of Jewish mysticism and psychoanalysis, addressing the question of how one achieves self-understanding that leads not only to insight but also to meaningful change. In this beautifully written and thought-provoking book, Karen Starr dra...

Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Integration traces the history of efforts to integrate psychoanalysis with other psychotherapeutic modalities, beginning with the early analysts, including Ferenczi and Rank, and continuing on to the present day. It explores the potential for integration m...