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Summary: GREAT IDEAS! GREAT READ!
Review: A friend in publishing gave me an advance copy of this book, and I must say after reading it I've found myself using these steps to win at work, at home, and in my daily life (I just got a better deal on a stereo system because I took the author's advice.) The best thing about the book is that it puts the practical steps of law to use in a good (and friendly) way. The author makes the point several times the importance of questioning your own motives (that if you're going to 'win' you should be winning for the right reasons or it will feel like a loss.) I highly recommend this book for everyone from a new graduate to parents (there's a great parenting chapter) to anyone who wants to get ahead and still be liked.
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Summary: This Book Changed My Life
Review: Every once in awhile, a self-help book comes along that makes you completely rethink and improve the way you do things at home, in your job, with your friends and loved ones. Lis Wiehl's WINNING EVERY TIME is as strong and important a book as THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED by M. Scott Peck or THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by Steven Covey. After you read WINNING EVERY TIME, you'll handle any tough situation in life, or any conflict you're in, with much more grace, thoughtfulness, and effectiveness. This book is a must-read for any person who wants to become more powerful, persuasive and successful. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Worth the time
Review: I bought the CDs instead of the book. The content was good and gets one thinking more seriously about the importance of planning and methodology when it comes to getting what you want. My only disappointment ("shock" is a better word) was near the end when Lis Wiehl revealed her feminist side when giving a pep talk to her female listeners/readers saying that "women are smarter than men" and that women are "taking over." I found this very insulting. Imagine if a male author had said "men are smarter than women" and we're "reasserting our dominance." We would never hear the end of it. It made me wonder if the book was only intended for a female audience.
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Summary: "Winning Every Time" is a loser
Review: I cannot disagree more with the previous reviews of this rubbish "pep talk lit" posing as a self-help book. The conclusions Miss Wiehl arrives at are hackneyed while being condescending. The material is contrived, and her delivery is fluffy. The whole "court room as life" bit is more depressing than anything. Miss Wiehl's cheery presentation of this constructed reality is nausiating.
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Summary: SMART IDEA
Review: I enjoyed this book immensely. It's one of those ideas you ask, "why didn't I think of that?!" I was pleasantly surprised with how the author made the skills of a lawyer accessible, friendly, and easy to apply in life. I got some great ideas about how to get ahead in my company and also was struck by some things I could do better in my relationship.
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Summary: Handle the Trials of Your Life Sans the Tripe in This Book
Review: I found Winning Every Time to be improbable, hard to stomach, and written in a condescending tone. This book is filled with the "what ifs" of a perfect world. It is a sad and scary thought that lawyers think that the public wants to think as they do. It is equally as scary (and dangerous) to find an author who thinks she has the answers for every problem or situation. This book espouses self-help rhetoric without adhering to a rule of social services which is -DO NO HARM. These 'blanket' one size fits all solutions just don't work in the real world. This generic psychobabble is full of cheap sentiment and contrived conclusions. This is self promotion masquerading as self help.
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Summary: Entertaining read!
Review: I had the privilege of reading this book before it was released and I must say, it is very well written and conveys practical advice that we all can use. Lis is not trying to turn everyone into a lawyer nor did she write the book using confusing "legalese". To the contrary, she explains in layman's terms (in a non-condescending manner) how to "lay out your case" and to not react strictly by emotion so you can better deal with a contrary co-worker, a loved one or even your auto mechanic. She also explains how you should figure out what result you want from a situation before trying to handle it. Together with the personal anecdotes/experiences in the book it is a very entertaining read and I would recommend this book to anyone!
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Summary: definately a help
Review: I have become familiar with Lis Wiehl from her co-hosting on NPR, and have caught her every so often on FoxNews as well. I have always been impressed with her, especially with her ability to take complex legal issues and have them make sense to a non-legal audience.
"Winning Every Time" was great...I think it is a great tool for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. She easily guides you through the advocacy process, without all the confusing legalese...the book is accessible whether you have a law degree or not. In my opinion, this book is a must read!
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Summary: A smart AND heart-felt guide to getting what you want.
Review: I loved this book, and congratulate Lis Wiehl on taking what she learned through her distinguished career as a lawyer and summing it up into a 288-page guide to using the techniques of a lawyer to get whatever it is you want. Whether negotiating an apartment lease or a raise, this book's "8 Steps to the Skills of a Lawyer" will help you make the strongest possible case for it:Step 1: Know What You Want
Step 2: Choose and Cultivate Your Audience (Voir Dire)
Step 3: Marshal Your Evidence (Discovery)
Step 4: Advocate with Confidence (Making the Cae)
Step 5: Counter the Claims (Cross-Examination)
Step 6: Stay True to Your Case
Step 7: Advocate with Heart
Step 8: Sum it Up (The Closing Argument) As a Harvard Business School graduate, I appreciate Lis Wiehl making available some of the highlights of what she learned at Harvard Law School -- saving me three years of additional schooling and a six-figure tuition bill, for the mere price of this book! -- Karen Page, Chair, Harvard Business School alumnae network
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Summary: This Book Changed My Life
Review: I met the author at a book signing in San Francisco and at first was hesitant--no one likes lawyers. But I listened. She's not just a lawyer, she's a nice person and the techniques in this book are easy, but at the same time, really smart. I'm now approaching my life's challenges much more rationally, setting emotion aside for real communication. The first step in the book is knowing what you want (what lawyer's call "theory of the case." Basically, Ms. Wiehl says if you think your point all the way through, what you want might be different than what you originally thought you wanted. For example, I don't want my wife to stop nagging, I want us to have the fun we had when we were first married. When I approached my wife (what Ms. Wiehl calls a "juror") and asked her what we could do to have some more fun in our marriage, she was thrilled. And I'm taking the time to write this review because we've just had the greatest couple of days we've had in our marriage in a long time. (Saw Shrek 2, ate popcorn, laughed, went for a walk, planted an herb garden...) I know it sounds easy and simplistic, that's because it is. I also used these techniques with my boss yesterday at work and we had probably the best conversation we've ever had. This is a book that will change your life. Not because it's a heady, intellectual tome, but because it's direct, to the point, easy to read, and the concepts are easy to grasp and use. If we'd all take the time to read this book, we might find ourselves a less hostile, more communicative society. Thanks for a great book, Ms. Wiehl.
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