Our Catalog: Physical Books
Welcome to The Twelve Tapes Label's physical book catalog! All titles featured here are high-quality print editions published by Amazon KDP. Simply click on the cover of your choice to access the direct link to purchase your copy on Amazon. Enjoy and add our works to your personal library.
The Anxiety of the Like
In a world that moves at the speed of light, why do we feel so paralyzed? We live in an age of paradoxes: we're more connected than ever, yet we feel more alone. We seek approval with every "like," but deep down, external validation is never enough. What hides behind this endless quest? And why, despite all the self-help tools and quick fixes, does our anguish persist?
The "Now!" Child
Does your child's insistent "I want it NOW!" cry leave you feeling exhausted, frustrated, or helpless?
Inspired by a pivotal real-life case from his consulting room—a child's visceral cry for his sister amidst his mother's helpless calm—this book offers a groundbreaking perspective. Drawing on the profound insights of Freud, Klein, and Lacan, Alexandre demystifies the psychological roots of these urgent demands, making complex psychoanalytic concepts accessible and practical for every parent and caregiver.
Is Therapy Our New God?
A Critical Look at the Idolatry of the Self and the Convergence of Faith and True Healing.
Are we trading God for therapy?
We live in a world of endless self-help, wellness apps, and motivational gurus promising immediate happiness. We are told to "find ourselves," "follow our hearts," and "trust our truth." But what if this pursuit of the self is not a path to peace, but a new form of idolatry?
The Era of "My Truth"
In a world where "my truth" is the ultimate authority, why do we feel more anxious and isolated than ever before?
We were promised freedom, but the relentless pursuit of self-affirmation has left us trapped in a cycle of chronic dissatisfaction. From the consulting room to social media, the mantra of "I feel, therefore I am" has become a new kind of tyranny, leading to a profound cultural malaise.
The Era of “My Truth” traces the dangerous journey that led us here. This book exposes how Western civilization’s gradual abandonment of a transcendent Truth—from Plato's Forms to God's divine law—gave rise to a new religion: the religion of the self. Through a powerful synthesis of philosophy and psychoanalysis, author Alexandre Miranda de Souza connects the intellectual currents of Descartes, Kant, and Nietzsche to the clinical insights of Freud, Lacan, and Winnicott.
De-Anchored Inversions
In a world where order dissolves and violence is celebrated in real-time on our screens, this book invites us on a vital historical and psychoanalytic journey to the roots of our contemporary chaos. The starting point is the tragic C.K. episode—an event that, in the author's view, was not merely a crime, but the culmination of a moral inversion that has lost its anchor.
The author begins by tracing a fascinating arc through "anchored inversions": from the Roman Saturnalia, where hierarchy was suspended to be reaffirmed, to the medieval Carnivals that permitted temporary enjoyment. He explores how these ancient rituals served, for millennia, as controlled release valves, liberating the Freudian id and the Lacanian Real only to, ultimately, strengthen the superego and the Symbolic Order.
But what happens when inversion becomes permanent?