Eric Berne

`Stewart′s report of people′s reactions to Berne I found fascinating... the accounts of the complex theoretical ideas are masterful. I welcomed Stewart′s clear statements about structure and his own main ideas... important studies for practising counsellors and psychotherapists and for scholars and others interested in the field of counselling... rewarding reading′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling

`Ian Stewart has done an outstanding job of presenting a comprehensive overview of Eric Berne, his life, his philosophy and his significant contributions to the fields of personality and psychotherapy... Stewart has made a significant and unique contribution to the literature of transactional analysis. This book deserves reading by all transactional analysts′ - Transactional Analysis Journal

`a clear summary of Berne′s work, both theory and practice′ - British Journal of Medical Psychology

`The book is well documented and its major contribution is its warning to not take Berne′s theory simplistically, to not be misled by `pop-culture′ transactional analysis, but to turn to all of Berne′s original writings and fuller sources of Berne′s theories′ - Choice

`An interesting and informative book′ - Contemporary Psychology