<DIV>Lisbeth Salander, heroine of Stieg Larsson's <I>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</I> and its sequels, is one of the most compelling, complex characters of our time. Is she an avenging angel? A dangerous outlaw? What makes Salander tick, and why is our response to her?and to Larsson's Millennium trilogy?so strong?<BR><BR>In <I>The Psychology of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</I>, 19 psychologists and psychiatrists attempt to do what even expert investigator Mikael Blomkvist could not: understand Lisbeth Salander.<BR><BR>? What does Lisbeth's infamous dragon tattoo really say about her?<BR>? Why is Lisbeth so drawn to Mikael, and what would they both need to do to make a relationship work?<BR>? How do we explain men like Martin Vanger, Nils Bjurman, and Alexander Zalachenko? Is Lisbeth just as sexist and as psychopathic as they are?<BR>? What is it about Lisbeth that allows her to survive, even thrive, under extraordinary conditions?<BR>? How is Lisbeth like a Goth-punk Rorschach test? And what do we learn about ourselves from what we see in her?<BR></DIV>