Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Excellent First book on the topic

This easy to read paperback covers self psychology in almost the same order that Kohut does in his two volume work. You come away with a good grasp of all the basic concepts.I did not find it at all "dry". It is well written and I considered it an easy read for anyone who has some understanding of the psychodynamic thinking which preceeded Self Psychology.