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BOOKS BY REICH (IN ENGLISH)

AMERICAN ODYSSEY

This work chronicles, letters and journals 1940-47, Reich's first years in America. They were years of prodigious accomplishment in which he developed the orgone energy accumulator, the so-called box; published his first books in English; made breakthroughs in his investigation of orgone energy in social pathology, physics, astronomy, and cancer; and interested none other than Albert Einstein in testing his theories. America brought a new marriage, a son, a new group of students, and a new laboratory. But these were years of fierce struggle as well: the denial of an American medical license, the refusal of a patent on the orgone accumulator, and, finally, a slanderous article that would incite the Food and Drug Administration to the dogged attack on Reich that would continue until his death in a prison cell ten years later.

Clothbound $ 35.00

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BEYOND PSYCHOLOGY

Composed from letters and journals in Reich's archives, Beyond Psychology records his pioneering laboratory experiments to verify the reality of the pleasure function and his discovery of an unknown energy that exists in all living matter. It records, too, the anguish of a man unafraid to speak his truth in the face of attack and defamation, even though it cost him his profession, his homeland and his adopted country, his wife and two children, and his lover.

Clothbound $ 22.00

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THE BIOELECTRICAL INVESTIGATION OF SEXUALITY AND ANXIETY

"How deeply is the function of the orgasm rooted in biology?" is the question addressed here. Sections include: "The Orgasm as an Electrophysiological Discharge," "Sexuality and Anxiety," and "The Bioelectrical Function of Sexuality and Anxiety", Reich's detailed report on the physiological investigations undertaken in Norway (1935-36) in which he sought experimental proof for his orgasm theory. Translated by Marion Faber, with Derek and Inge Jordan

Paperback $15.00

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THE BION EXPERIMENTS
On the Origin of Life
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979

The Bion Experiments represents a cornerstone in Reich's scientific development. It documents a series of experiments conducted in Oslo in 1936-37 in which Reich applied the formula of tension-charge-discharge-relaxation, derived from his research on the orgasm function, to the microscopic biological world, thereby opening a route to an understanding of the origin of life. This work is divided into two parts: the first, a detailed report on the experiments; the second, Reich's conclusions and an exposition of his research method.

Translated by Derek and Inge Jordan

Paperback $18.00

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THE CANCER BIOPATHY
The Discovery of the Orgone ,Volume Two

Reich's contribution to an understanding of cancer is based on his years of clinical, social, and laboratory study of human emotions and his discovery of the specific energy processes manifested in them. A detailed account of this discovery forms the opening chapters of the book, providing the experimental and theoretical basis for the later chapters in which he presents his findings on the emotional background of the disease, the crucial role played by inadequate sexual functioning that causes a general devitalization and shrinking, the origin of the cancer cell, experimental therapy with laboratory animals and human beings, and, finally, the problems and possibilities of prevention. Translated by Andrew White

Paperback $28.00

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

This third edition of Reich's classic study of human character not only presents the essential first steps, taken between 1928 and 1934, from psychoanalysis to the bioenergetic study of the emotions, but adds three later papers: "The Emotional Plague," "The Expressive Language of The Living in Orgone Therapy," and "The Schizophrenic Split," an extensive case history of a paranoid schizophrenic. This case history will convince the reader that the organismic orgone energy is the physical reality that corresponds to the merely psychological concept of "psychic energy." Translated by Vincent R. Carfagno

Paperback $22.00

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CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE
On the Prevention of Sexual Pathology

In this gathering of his writings on children (1926-1952), Reich demonstrates the impact of the environment on infant and child development from the perspective of his knowledge of biological energy functions. Many articles are drawn from studies made in the Orgonomic Infant Research Center, a project initiated by Reich in 1949 to study newborn and infants. With translations by Derek and Inge Jordan

Paperback $19.00

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CONTACT WITH SPACE
Oranur, Second Report,1951-56
Core Pilot Press, 1957

Published shortly before his death, Contact With Space details his expedition to Arizona, 1954-55, to study the processes involved in desert development. It also describes his experiences with unidentified flying objects and his concern that they may play a role in the growing desertification of our planet.

The first edition of this work is sold out.

Now available in bound xerox $50.00

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EARLY WRITINGS
Volume One (1920-25)
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1975

Clinical studies by the youthful psychoanalytic pioneer that demonstrate clearly his sex-economic approach to neurosis and the importance of the energy principle, which unites all aspects of his work. These early writings include "Drive and Libido Concepts from Forel to Jung," "Concerning the Energy Drives," "Specific Forms of Masturbation," and "The Impulsive Character." They are an integral part of the development that led to the discovery of orgone energy. Translated by Philip Schmitz

Paperback $28.00

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ETHER, GOD AND DEVIL / COSMIC SUPERIMPOSITION

There is a great excitement and interest today in what is described as the "paradigm shift" in science. Humanity's understanding of the universe and its place in it is changing dramatically. Ether, God and Devil (1949) and Cosmic Superimposition (1951) are two groundbreaking books that initiated the current paradigm shift long before the concept was popularized in Thomas Kuhn's 1962 work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and the later works of such best selling authors as Fritjof Capra, Gary Zukav, Timothy Ferris, and many more.

In Ether, God and Devil, Reich describes his process of thinking - which he called orgonomic functionalism - and shows how the inner logic of this objective thought technique led him to the discovery of the cosmic orgone energy.

In Cosmic Superimposition, Reich steps out of our current framework of mechanistic-mystical thinking and comes to a radically different understanding of how man is rooted in nature. He shows clearly how the superimposition of two orgone energy streams - demonstrable in the human genital embrace and in the formation of spiral galaxies - is the common functioning principle in all of nature.

Together, these two works usher in a fundamentally new view of humanity, nature, and man's place in the cosmos. With translations by Therese Pol

Paper $22.00

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THE FUNCTION OF THE ORGASM
The Discovery of the Orgone , Volume One

The book Reich chose to introduce his work to the American audience. It summarizes his clinical and scientific work from its roots in the Vienna Seminar on Sexology and his first contact with Sigmund Freud to the laboratory experiments in Oslo which confirmed his orgasm theory and led to the discovery of a radiating biological energy, the orgone. Translated by Vincent R. Carfagno

Paperback $30.00

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GENITALITY
in the Theory and Therapy of Neurosis

Reich first presented the major aspects of his clinical findings on the significance of genitality for the theory and therapy of neurosis in 1927. Published in German as Die Funktion des Orgasmus, the work was dedicated to Freud, who found it "valuable, rich in clinical material as well as in ideas."

In 1937, and again in 1944, Reich made extensive revisions for a second edition of this work in which his early thinking on the function of the orgasm was brought into line with his later biophysical discoveries. Genitality is the first publication of this second revised edition. Its title has been changed to avoid any confusion with Reich's later work published in English as The Function of the Orgasm(1942). Translated by Philip Schmitz

Paperback $20.00

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THE INVASION OF COMPULSORY SEX-MORALITY
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1971

Repudiating Freud's idea that sexual suppression is an essential component of human society, and drawing on clinical experience and the anthropological work of Morgan, Engels, and Malinowski, Reich scrutinizes the relationship of socio-economic living conditions and the formation of human character structure. This study of the invasion of compulsory sexual morality into human society was Reich's first step in approaching an answer to the problem of human mass neurosis.

Paperback $20.00

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LISTEN, LITTLE MAN!
With illustrations by William Steig

This heart felt "talk" to the little, average man was Reich's answer to the gossip and defamation that plagued his career. Its sharp criticism combines with an abiding confidence in the "tremendous unmined treasures" that lie in the depths of human nature. The book is illustrated with expressive line drawings by artist William Steig. Translated by Ralph Manheim

Paperback $13.00

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THE MASS PSYCHOLOGY OF FASCISM

In this work Reich has applied his clinical knowledge of human character structure to the social and political scene. He understands fascism as the expression of the irrational character structure of the average human being whose primary, biological needs and impulses have been suppressed for thousands of years. The social function of the suppression and the crucial role played in it by the authoritarian family and the church are carefully analyzed. Reich shows how every form of the organized mysticism, including fascism, relies on the unsatisfied orgastic longing of the masses. Translated by Vincent R. Carfagno

Paperback $22.00

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THE MURDER OF CHRIST
The Emotional Plague of Mankind , Volume One

In this profound and moving work, Wilhelm Reich explores the meaning of Christ's life and reveals the hidden, universal scourge that caused his agonizing death - the emotional plague of mankind. Here, also, the lesson of the murder of Christ is applied to the contemporary social scene. The tragedy of Reich's own death points up the fact that the problems presented in this book are acute problems of present-day society.

Bound Xerox $20.00

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PASSION OF YOUTH

Reich's life, no less than his work, was provocative and instructive. In narrative and diary, Reich recalls his childhood and youth on a farm in the Bukovina, his experiences in World War I, and his life as a student at the medical school of the University of Vienna. His diaries record his encounter with Freud and the growth of his conviction that sexuality is the core about which all social life and the inner life of the individual revolves.

This book abounds in turbulent emotions and the passion of youth, providing a rare glimpse into the process through which great men develop. With translations by Philip Schmitz and Jerri Tompkins

Clothbound $18.00

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PEOPLE IN TROUBLE
The Emotional Plague of Mankind , Volume Two

Reich describes his observations and experiences in European socio-political movements between 1927 and 1937 from which his insights into the dynamics of irrationalism emerged. The importance of Karl Marx's work and its distortion by communist politicians plays an important role in Reich's account, as does the political activity in the International Psychoanalytic Association which led to his expulsion from that organization in 1934. The Norwegian press campaign against his biological experiments is also discussed in this autobiographical work. Translated by Philip Schmitz

Paperback $24.00

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RECORD OF A FRIENDSHIP
The Correspondence of Wilhelm Reich and A.S. Neill

Wilhelm Reich and A.S. Neill, the founder of the English experimental school Summerhill, first met in Norway in 1936. They remained friends for over twenty years until Reich's death in 1957. Though they were separated for most of those years, a steady exchange of letters kept their friendship alive. These letters which describe their activities, thoughts, their pains and pleasures, form the record of a friendship between two remarkable men.

Paperback $32.00

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REICH SPEAKS OF FREUD
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967

The core of this book is a tape recorded interview of Reich conducted in 1952 by a representative of the Sigmund Freud Archives. Speaking in a manner both simple and concise, Reich discusses the personally tragic but scientifically vital implications of his relationship with Freud, a relation between two pioneers who continue to profoundly influence social and scientific thought.

The book has an extensive documentary supplement containing pertinent extracts from Reich's writings as well as previously unpublished materials from his archives, including letters to Freud, Adler, Ferenczi, and others involved in the early struggles for and within psychoanalysis. It also includes documents revealing the unrelenting hostility of psychoanalysts towards Reich.

Paperback $26.00

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SELECTED WRITINGS
An Introduction to Orgonomy

The ideal introduction to Reich's work. This anthology gives a view of the entire sweep of Reich's work. It presents chapters on the orgasm theory, orgone therapy, the actual discovery of the orgone, orgonomic functionalism, orgone physics, and the emotional plague. It also includes Reich's Response to the FDA Complaint for an Injunction and the injunction itself, as well as a glossary, bibliography, biographical note, and a resume of Reich's scientific development.

Paperback $34.00