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Great Resource
Great resource to have as a clinician not only for BPD but useful in all areas of practice.Includes Mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.Very comprehensive and effective skills for many human beings that arev suffering from "Life" Recommended.

dbt manual
this offers some good ideas and approaches but the writing is not clear and it is hard to understand some of the concepts, techniques, and some of the handouts.still, there is some useful stuff.
Great help
This book is an amazing alternative to some of the lengthly classes offered by hospitals, though I do not advise against any kind of medical treatment! Many DBT skills groups use this book as their basis, and it's convienent to have at home to use and keep as your own. It's a tough read, but worth all the work. Good Luck. Jenn ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior Therapy    2. Borderline personality disorde    3. Borderline personality disorder    4. Group psychotherapy    5. Personality    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    8. Social skills    9. Study and teaching    10. Treatment    11. Clinical psychology    12. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    13. Psychiatry    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

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better outcomes...less burnout!
As a relatively new therapist in a community mental health setting I noticed I kept getting clients that were diagnosed with BPD.No one else seemed to want them and as the new therapist I got "stuck" with them.After many months of frustration and questioning whether or not I made the right career choice, I stumbled across DBT.
Innovative protocol
Marsha Linehan's treatment approach to Borderline Personality Disorder is innovative and refreshing.DBT does work!This book explains BPD, it's history, and the development and theory behind several practices and how Linehan, through her own practical experience, came to treat BPD with her effective approach.The text is very clinical, but readable.It is a great, in-depth compliment to the skills manual by Linehan.A must for any clinician who has thrown up his/her arms in frustration while working with a Borderline client!

"The" book on DBT therapy, dense but well written...
CBT of Borderline Personality Disorder is a must have clinical book. Dense and chock full of therapeutic interventions, this book is pivotal for anyone working extensively with persons with BPD or anyone who has chronic suicidal thoughts, or other maladaptive and destructive coping skills. It's so dense however, take your time with it. Not an over night read unless your really good at absorbing a lot of information all at once. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior Therapy    2. Borderline Personality Disorde    3. Borderline Personality Disorder    4. Cognitive Psychology    5. Cognitive therapy    6. Mental Disorders    7. Mental Illness    8. Personality    9. Psychology    10. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    11. Psychopathology - General    12. Treatment    13. therapy    14. Clinical psychology    15. Psychiatry    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

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Cover to Cover!
I would have to say that this textbook is very well written and is easy to follow.Schultzs made the book very interesting with great examples and photographs.
Theories of Personality
I really thought this book was helpful. I bought this book to complement another book I had trouble understanding. I finished this book in a couple of days in time to complete a research paper. You can't find many easyreading books like this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Personality    2. Psychology    3. Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology    4. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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The Best Book on Borderline Mothers
This is the best book by far for anyone whose mother has borderline personality disorder. It is a book specific to this relationship whereas other books on the market try to cover spousal borderline relationships, etc. as well as parent-child and miss the depth found in this book. This is a must-read for adult children of borderlines -and it's not necessarily an easy go. The author has pegged situations/emotions with uncanny accuracy and puts words to what I personally could never accurately describe to an "outsider". Thankfully I have siblings and all of us have stuck together like glue over the years. I could never imagine an only child having to handle what we did. That's what makes this book so powerful -it is a voice, an explanation, a validation.

Very powerful and nothing short of amazing.
I am ETERNALLY appreciative and thankful to Dr. Lawson and her bold compassion. Until this book came along, the secret life of children born to such parents/caregivers remained silent, misunderstood, disregarded, unexposed, and considered surreal or unimaginable. Any words I choose to include here could not possibly illustrate how intensely grateful I am to the author for writing this book. This book has done more for me than words could EVER express, and after reading it I felt understood, and most importantly, whole.
True understanding at last.
For anyone with friends or family members who suffer from borderline personality disorder themselves or have borderline parents, this book is an absolutely invaluable source of insight and information. You'll feel a lot less alone dealing with the bewildering world of the borderline personality, and the book offers a very helpful section about the practicalities of dealing with the borderline people in your life. Written with grace and a sort of Jungian-archetype framework, the book is readable but precise, mythic but spot on. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dysfunctional Families    2. Personality    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - General    5. Social Psychology    6. Child & developmental psychology    7. Parenthood    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Mental Illness   

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Top of the Line
The Handbook of Psychological Assessment is an excellent training tool.Extensive research is provided on the development of each assessment.In addition, the author provides a through discription for administration and interpretations.

Not what I was looking for
I am a Ph.D candidate, and I was looking for some help in one my Psychological Assessment classes.I did not find any help in this book.This book is written for the layperson, and may be a source of basic information on current psychological tests. However, for the professional looking for additional information it is disappointing.

the gold standard
This text has quickly become the gold standard for both students and practitioners of psychological assessment. It is unique in that it is extremely practical and applicable to day to day practice, yet it is thoroughly grounded in research--which is succinctly cited throughout the text. And, somehow, each volume gets better. This is not a book that will collect dust on a shelf--clinicians will find sage guidance in this text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Mental Health    3. Personality    4. Personality Assessment And Testing    5. Personality assessment    6. Psychological tests    7. Psychology    8. Psychometrics    9. Psychological testing & measurement    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Personality    3. Psychology    4. Psychotherapy    5. Self-actualization (Psychology)    6. Textbooks    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    8. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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Thanks for the Personality Book
I can't remember who sold this book to me.. but Thanks so much for getting it to me so fast... I appreciate it and it was in excellent condition at a reasonable price. Great resource!
This book was outstanding...easy to understand and has all of the pertinent information you need to learn about the psychology of personality! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Personality    2. Psychology    3. Philosophy & theory of psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality    5. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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Insightful, Educational, and Very Important
This book is a must read for anyone who has experienced domestic violence or cares about someone who is experiencing it.No other book does as good of a job explaining why abusers do what they do.It is key to understanding the dynamic of these people and avoiding further damage.

Made me want to leave my husband!
I can't really say that I hated this book or that I really liked it. I can say that it makes an abuser look REALLY bad and make you almost hate that person. It made me feel like my husband, even though he doesn't physically abuse me, knows what he's doing when he manipulates and frightens me. I have chosen to seek god for myself but it would be a sin to leave him. My husband is also a recovering alcoholic. Is he an abuser or an alcoholic? I don't know know, maybe he's both. Or maybe his parents were so screwed up with their own lives that my poor husband never got a chance to live a spiritual life. I do know that my husband as little to no self esteem and that is something that can be worked on I am sure. Men are delicate creatures in their emotions. Woman are much stronger, contrary to popular belief. A man will give an emotional answer to a practical question a lot. I would like a christian point of view when it comes to angry men and why they do the things they do and how to manage your family around it. I mean do I just let my husband yell at us ALL the time? The bible tells me to act one way but as a mother I feel it is my duty to stand in front of them and protect them from an emotionally abusive attack. So with that said, anyone have any suggestions? I am going to try Angry Men and the Women who love them. And see if that one is any better. I have heard it's great.

A timely and extremely valuable eye-opener. Life and sanity saving!
This book was a Godsend. It was extremely useful in helping me understand the reasoning and motivation behind my husband's abusive behavior, and it gave me clear and compelling guidance about how to deal with it from the man recognized as the leading expert in this field. I have shared it with my pastor and intend to give copies to several dear counselors and friends who mean well and love me but aren't really familiar with the issues surrounding domestic violence and abuse. This book will give a great deal of valuable insight to anyone in need or interested in supporting others in crisis (both the battered and those who batter). I feel like it has truly been a life-line. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Abusive men    3. Dysfunctional Families    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Family violence    6. Gender Psychology    7. Personality    8. Psychology    9. Social Welfare Services For Special Classes    10. United States    11. Wife abuse    12. Self-Help / General   

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Excellent book, the tapes are even better
I have this book and it is excellent. I also got the 6-tape audio cassette package on Procrastination from Dr. Fiore, and it is excellent. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes the book.

Whew! Finally! Someone who understands.
This is the first book about procrastination that didn't leave me feeling like I had been beaten over the head with my "flaws". It was helpful to learn the reasons behind my procrastination, and to be given plans of action that make sense for those reasons. We are much more likely to grow through encouragement than through censure. This author's approach is esteemable.

What's so good about this book
It may read kinda mushy, with all its talk of empowerment. But it has done one thing for me that no other book has. It gets to the root of procrastination and motivation problems, and you realize you are not wrong.
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Subjects:  1. Developmental - General    2. General    3. Personality    4. Play    5. Procrastination    6. Psychological aspects    7. Psychology    8. Self-Help    9. Time management    10. Work    11. Self-Help & Practical Interests    12. Self-Help / Motivational    13. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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A positive, worthwhile, and encouraging model for a vital question
-The authors helped found the Positive Psychology movement, which hopes to supplement psychology's current medical model ("find what's wrong, then fix it") with a model for positive health ("find what's right, then encourage it").Psychological health, which is not just an absence of disease, includes such things as character preparation, improved baseline happiness, realistic optimism, wisdom, and cognitive sophistication.The authors consider character and virtue indispensible for cultivating a good and positive life, and this book pioneers a method for classifying and evaluating them both.
Great Book
Great Purchase, I needed that book for a class; Amazon delivered quickly using UPS.
overall great book
I'm taking a positive psychology course and this book is ordained the Bible for positive psychology and so if you are interested in positive psych then get this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Character    3. Handbooks & Manuals    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Personality    6. Psychology    7. Virtues    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    9. Psychology | Clinical    10. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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Why not just kill your mother?
After hearing good things about the book I had hoped for some insight on how to change the approval seeking patterns developed from living in family where being good worked alot better than being authentic. Instead I got heavy handed criticism of "mothers" who warp their children through thier own selfish motivations. Some people may have parents who were intentionally cruel, but mine were just sad, depressed and inept. I spent so much effort defending them from this author's wrath, and perhaps anger at her own mother, that if there was any insight in this book about on how I might change my patterns of behavior I couldn't see it.

Frustrating But Extremely Valuable
It is unsurprising that Alice Miller's Drama of the Gifted Child has met with a certain amount of hostility from both the psychiatry and psychotherapy establishments.After all, she frowns both on the use of drugs and cognitive-behavioral techniques as treatments for anxiety--especially in children.She even suggests that those who would use such remedies may have unaddressed psychological problems of their own.What's worse, she appeals to no empirical studies (double-blind or not) in reaching these conclusions; in fact, a reader might be reluctant to conclude from this book that Miller would even be capable of assessing the value of a careful scientific study of this or that anti-anxiety treatment.So, as I've indicated above, this book is often very frustrating.But Miller's work is also quite valuable, at least in my opinion.Like Freud's contemporary Wilhelm Stekel, Miller may not be a systematic theoretician, but her extensive clinical experience has provided her with several important insights that I believe may be useful, particularly to parents of anxious children.
Looking back may be only way forward.
"The unexamined life is not worth living" wrote Socrates. If you find yourself on the path of this philosophy a good place to stop is with Alice Miller's short book, "Drama of the Gifted Child".The book, despite being written for therapist's, is unambiguous, easy to understand, and extremely compelling.The book addresses our secret-selves, which includes our subconscious selves, and asks the question, and I paraphrase here, how did you really feel back in the day? Miller contends that a trauma suffered in your young life will continue producing unhappiness, addiction, compulsion, fetishes, mental illness, and worse in your adult life.The only way out of pain is to face the truth. You must face what happened and how you really felt. Not how you were told to feel, not how you needed to feel to survive, not how you told yourself you should feel-- but how you really felt. This is easier read than done.The author states that you cannot undo the past, but through the process of mourning, obtained only by squarely facing the truth, you can free yourself and finally move forward.It is ultimately the story of your psychic pain and psychic redemption.Pain that could not be have been mourned at the point of trauma, and the devastating effects that pain can still be having on your life
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Subjects:  1. Adult Child Abuse Victims    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Developmental - Child    4. Mental health    5. Narcissistic injuries    6. Parent and child    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    9. Rehabilitation    10. The self, ego, identity, personality   

Editorial Review

Does your spouse's need to alphabetically organize books on the shelves puzzle you? Do your boss's tsunami-like moods leave you exasperated? Do your child's constant questions make you batty? If you've ever wanted to change your mate, your coworkers, or a family member, then "Put down your chisel," advise David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates in this book of personality types. We are different for a reason, and that reason is probably more good than bad. Keirsey and Bates believe that not only is it impossible to truly change others (which they call embarking on a "Pygmalion project"), it's much more important to understand and affirm differences. Sounds easier than it is, you might say. Well, this book is a guide for putting an end to the Pygmalion projects in your life and starting on the path to acceptance. Read more

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Makes my life easier
I am an NT female, which according to this book,constitute 1% of population.
One Star is Too Many
This book does not present any science.There are no references to experiments and the concepts lack precision and an evolutionary psychological framework.There is no reason given to believe such "character types" exist.
Interesting and helpful, easy to understand
I asked couples attending a class on Marriage Perparation to complete and score the Keirsey Temperment Sorter inventory in the book prior to coming to the class.I then discussed with each couple their particular relational style that was described in the book according to their "type". I used this information to talk with the couple about their personal communication styles and what might affect and sabatoge positive interactions and relational growth.The feedback following the class was very positive, especially regarding the Keirsey inventory. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Personality    3. Psychology    4. Temperament    5. Typology (Psychology)   

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Showing Our True Colors
Mary Miscisin's book was outstanding! It was a fun and easy read, yet full of informative and interesting ideas about people and how and why they act the way they do.Having been an educator for many years, this is THE book I could have used long ago to better interact with my students and their parents. The book's content makes easy what Myers-Briggs tries to do.I would recommend it to anyone who has a desire to deal more effectively with children or adults.

Color Me Satisfied
Easy to read, full of wisdom.I never could figure out how to use Myers-Briggs.I can use this everyday with everyone I meet.Useful for all ages, both sexes.Entertaining presentation helps emphasize a language of Colors that is non-threatening, non-emotional, and constructively wonderful

Life-long Learning!
As an educator with 30 years experience in the classroom and in coaching, I wish I could have read Mary Miscisin's book 30 years ago!I would have been a much better teacher and coach because I would have had a much better understanding of my students and athletes and how to more effectively communicate with them based on their colors.I couldn't put the book down because I kept meeting past students as well as people I know now represented in Miscisin's creative and stimulating examples."Showing Our True Colors" was so challenging and packed with information, yet so simple to understand and implement.Every parent, teacher, and coach ought to read the book.It is a must for couples and anyone who wants to communicate more effectively.Where was this book when I needed it?Oh, yeah, I still do need it today.Thanks Mary! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Conflict Resolution    3. General    4. Inspiration & Personal Growth    5. Interpersonal Relations    6. New Age    7. Personal Growth - General    8. Psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality    10. Typology (Psychology)    11. Conflict management    12. Diversity in the workplace    13. Personality    14. Personality assessment   

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moving in the spiral
Spiral Dynamics is an elegant view of evolving value systems in individuals and cultures which help us to see our own filters as we attempt to meet people where they are. It is not about stereotyping, although certain "memes" will bristle that it could be....the intention ofDr. Beckin carrying on the work of Clare Graves, is to use this information to work beneath the surface of major social issues, to untangle obstacles to positive change by tracking the symptoms back to the source where the belief systems at work operate...so they can be addressed in a way that will resonate and increase the chance for movement in the spiral.....which effects us all since we are all connected. There are endless possibilities for using this system....having an understanding of this expanded perspective will serve to broaden our own.

basic book for memetic studies
This book came to my attention through reading Ken Wilber's books. For all interested in his All-Quadrants-All-Levels model the information offered in Spiral Dynamics is fundamental to map the levels presented in Wilber's 4 Quadrants model. This book also has much practical information useful for teachers,psychologists, business coachers,social assistants,managers and anyone that deals with group dynamics [In other words: everyone, because all of us interact in several groups in our lifetime].There
A must read for leaders or organizers
This book contains concrete examples and characteristics of the various stages of development. Also, their observations of the stages of change have proved invaluable to understanding current experiences.I was awarded many moments of clarity as I have been making the move to the Yellow/second tier while also recognizing some of the first tier movements within myself. I highly recommend this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    5. General    6. Leadership    7. Personality    8. Business & Economics / Leadership    9. Management & management techniques    10. TYPOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY)    11. VALUES   

Editorial Review

Medication? Maybe. Marry the right person and find the right job? A must if you are an adult suffering from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). So say psychiatrists Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, authors of the influential Read more

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Book of hope
This book gives lots of case stories of adults with ADD.The book is long, but easy to read.There is lots of information about ADD, its diagnosis, and the newest treatments for it.But most of all, this book offers lots of hope for adults with ADD, that they can have happy and full, productive lives.

Finally, Somebody knows what they're talking about
As an adult with ADHD, I really appreciated this book's frank approach to all the sides of having ADHD. The authors have it too, which helps, because they are successful professionals. I am a professional who plans to be more successful once my doctor and I get my medication right. I have read it twice now and will continue to use the book as an invaluable resource.

Must Read
Eay to understand.All the basic information you need to understand the condition of ADD. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit disorder    2. Attention-deficit disorder in    3. Attention-deficit disorder in adults    4. Attention-deficit hyperactivit    5. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder    6. Cognition Disorders    7. General    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Learning Disabilities    11. Popular works    12. Psychology    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality   

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Of Little Substance
I bought this book thinking that the author would go through some cases, explaining how she does psychotherapy.Not exactly.This book is more of a survey of psychotherapy--basically telling you everything you pretty much already know about it.What's even more frustrating is that not only is it a waste of a book, it's a waste of money. Very frustrating. (I'm surprised too because everyone else gave it such high reviews....I'm not sure what they were smoking...)

Access into the literature
I think the most important use of this book and the others that Nancy Mcwilliams has written is the access they provide into the literature. The books she recommends and references (I've collected a few) are important for an understanding of modern psychoanalysis and (I think) human psychology. I would thoroughly recommendall of Nancy Mcwilliams' introductory text books on psychoanalytic psychotherapy for this reason. Also, Nancy Mcwilliams brings apostmodernist understanding (which seems ironically modern to me) to the study of psychoanalysis. I wouldn't know how to approach a complex tradition like psychoanalysis without such an approach. The personality theories handed down to us by previous generations frequently don't seem to fit together logically -- but they do seem to make sense phenomenologically -- they apply differently to differnt kinds of people. Psychoanaylsis is an important tradition and Nancy Mcwilliams demonstrates this in all of her books.

Our class loved this book!
Tonight as we handed in our "take home final exams" for a Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy class we all agreed that this book (a required text) was a good read. The author shared her experiences as a therapist in such a practical way, and gave us a taste of how to approach psychotherapy from a psychoanalytic perspective. Due to limited time this semester, I skimmed through a couple of the chapters (don't tell the prof)and actually look forward, during Christmas break, to more carefully reading each chapter. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Behavioral assessment    3. Case formulation    4. Interviewing in psychiatry    5. Movements - Psychoanalysis    6. Personality Assessment And Testing    7. Personality assessment    8. Psychiatric Diagnosis    9. Psychiatry    10. Psychiatry - General    11. Psychology    12. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychoanalysis    14. Psychoanalysis   

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Can't we all just get along!
This book with mainly two things in mind: communication and understanding. The author's adopt their longstanding research about the world of typewatching into an intelligible book about the main areas of the work environment such as problem solving, conflict resolution, time management, etc.
Better tool for self understanding than controlling others
Kroeger and Thuesen are not my favorite MBTI authors, but the Type Talk books are a decent reference for those who consider themselves beginner and intermediate level in the personality theory world.The explanations of the four preferences and how to look for them in one's own self or in others is reasonably well done.I particularly liked how they borrowed from Keirsey's theory and delineated the NT/NF/SP/SJ categories.They do not delve far into the dominant/auxilary/tertiary/inferior functions.
Finding Ways to Communicate
All personality books offer generalizations and this is no different.The authors, however, do acknowledge the limitations of the Myers-Briggs test (in contrast to Please Understand Me, a worthless book).I had my staff take the MB test to see how they scored and then had them read and use the book in exercises to understand how their communication with and peception of others is affected by their personality.It was an interesting process and got them to realize that some of their interpersonal conflicts start in their head.A good choice for team building and organizational development. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Life - General    3. Interpersonal relations    4. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator    5. Personality    6. Personality and occupation    7. Personnel management    8. Psychology    9. Reference    10. Typology (Psychology)    11. Workplace Culture    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Reviews (5)

Fascinating
Not only did I like the advice about changing my own outlook, I found the research fascinating!Definitely worth a read.

An intelligent self-help work that is both very readable and extremely compelling
I am a psychologist myself, and ever since i first began studying psychology, I have been fascinated by the work of Dr. Seligman.Once I started working as a therapist, I purchased and this book to facilitate my work with clients.Dr. Seligman is a talented, amusing, and engaging writer who presents an extremely pursuasive review of his research into the effects of learned optimism on mood, performance, health, etc.Because his research includes areas as diverse as including health (showing greater breast cancer survival rates for those who are more optimistic), sales success (proving that optimistic salesman are more successful), and sports/politics (providing evidence that both sports teams and political candidates are more likely to win when optimism is increased), his methods are beleivable to even the most die-hard psychological skeptic.
Pivotal book makes optimism achievable
Despite equal talent and drive, it turns out that optimists will succeed where pessimists fear to tread. The good news is that you can learn optimism and lean on it to respond to adversity and inculcate greater resilience. Through descriptions of dozens of studies performed since the '70s, author Martin Seligman conveys the history and landscape that define "positive psychology," the science he helped to found. He offers cognitive techniques designed to tweak your natural disposition and give you the advantage of optimism. We recommend this book as a seminal work of positive psychology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Optimism    3. Personal Growth - General    4. Personal Growth - Happiness    5. Personal Guidance    6. Personality    7. Psychology    8. Self-Help    9. Self-realization    10. Self-Help / Happiness   

Editorial Review

It's true that politicians blink much more frequently when they're lying, but what other behavior clues do people inadvertently give off? If you want to know if you're being boondoggled, how to tell if your date is interested in a serious relationship, or if you should take that new job, Jo-Ellan Demitrius will help you figure it all out. She gives away the tricks of her trade--jury consulting--in this eye-opening handbook for predicting the behavior and revealing the thoughts of others. She's consulted for more than 600 jury trials, including the O.J. Simpson, Rodney King, and John DuPont cases, as well as for Fortune 100 companies. If her name rings a bell, it may be because she's been on Read more

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good book -- but forgets autism
As a person who has a difficult time reading people, due to autism, I found this book useful and interesting.Nevertheless, the huge exception to all of her information is the behavior that people on the autistic spectrum exhibit.And she never, anywhere in the book, addresses the differences.

Well thought out, balanced, concise, and to the point
If you look for reliable information thoughtfully presented, as I do, you will like this book. The first author is a top-flight legal consultant specializing in jury selection. She knows what she's talking about. I especially liked the objective, analytic attitude that permeates the book. The authors never forget to qualify their statements and warn the reader that there always are exceptions and false leads. What a difference from the watered down platitudes delivered with solemn confidence that are all too common in the self-help literature! The first chapter speaks about the method---objectivity is key; there are no silver bullets; practice makes perfect. The second chapter lays out the people-reading process in broad strokes. Subsequent chapters take on specific issues: physical appearance, behavior, context, etc. Most specifics are plain common sense but there is great value in having them gathered together and systematized. There is a one-page summary of the key points at the end of each chapter. Two detailed appendices list the various signs and their possible interpretations. All in all, this book bears all the marks of a useful and trustworthy source. I enjoyed reading it and I'm sure I'll refer to it every now and then. The sequel, 'Put Your Best Foot Forward,' is good too.

Overall well written
I had high expectation for this book. The book is enjoyable, and I can so recognize so many people descrived as liars etc around me, and want to explore how well to learn toread the other people.
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Subjects:  1. Body language    2. General    3. Interpersonal Relations    4. Miscellanea    5. Personality    6. Personality assessment    7. Physiognomy    8. Psychology    9. Family & Relationships / Interpersonal Relations   

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Wonderful Book
I truly gained an insight into my own Self-Esteem issues as I read this book.I began to use some of the techniques suggested in this book and I have noticed quite a change in my attitude.This book is easy to read and understand.I appreciate the concepts of self-pacing as you read through this book.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in Psychology or in just building your personal self-esteem.

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