Lillian B. Rubin is an internationally recognized author and social scientist She is Distinguished Professor
of Sociology at Queens College, C.U.N.Y., in New York and Senior Research Associate at the Institute for the Study
of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley Currently, Dr. Rubin resides on both coasts, spending
part of each year in New York City and part in the San Francisco Bay area.
Review
"No one listens and makes the rest of the world hear like Lillian Rubin."
--Michael Rogin, University of California, Berkeley
"Offers valuable insights for any who are struggling with interpersonal dilemmas as well as those who seek
to help them."
--Marianne Walters, Director, Family Therapy Practice Center of Washington, DC
Submitted by Publisher, July, 2001
Summary
How is it that some people can transcend even the most harsh and painful past? For the answer, Dr. Rubin turns
to the life stories of adults who were scarred by the worst kinds of family and social pathologies as children
yet found the strength to endure and live rich and satisfying adult lives. Through their life stories, she provides
new insight into human development and shows readers how they too can overcome their own personal trauma.
A vivid reminder that people don't have to be live as hostages to their past, The Transcendent Child is a truly
timely and important book for the thousands of Americans who are fed up with living their lives as victims.
