Part One of this book explains the communicative theory of psychoanalysis of Robert Langs and teaches the rudiments of communicative clinical technique. It includes a new theory of transference, developed by the author, as well as a critique of traditional psychoanalysis. Part Two takes place in the consultation rooms of five therapists, in four countries of Europe and North America. The clinicians offer candid discussions of interventions with child patients of different cultural, linguistic and racial backgrounds. Detailed clinical examples demonstrate the potency of communicative interpretations to alleviate suffering, psychosomatic symtoms and troublesome behaviour. Part Three is a philosophical discussion of the fundamental nature of human experience. The author seeks an empirical answer to the enduring question "are we created equal?", and finds a primeval shared component of what makes us human.