The Passions of the Mind Author:Irving Stone In the 1880's, Vienna was the glamor capital of Europe, and it was in that gay and brilliant city that Sigmund Freud began his long struggle to free men everywhere from the blindfolds and chains of their unknown natures. — The Passions of the Mind is the story of that extraordinary man - a story upon which Irving Stone has lavished his talents as... more » a biographical novelist and five years of tireless research and writing.« less