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Summary: I totally recommned this book, dammit!
Review: I'm a psychology student, so I think all self-help books are dumb. Though I wouldn't recommend this book to a suicidal person, I would probably give it to someone who needs to laugh and take life a little less seriously. If you read this book and still take life too seriously, you probably have a stick up your arse.
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Summary: not bad...
Review: I'm a psychology student, so I think all self-help books are dumb. Though I wouldn't recommend this book to a suicidal person, I would probably give it to someone who needs to laugh and take life a little less seriously. If you read this book and still take life too seriously, you probably have a stick up your arse.
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Summary: Great Gift for that "refuses to be happy" person you know
Review: Like me, I bet you know someone who just seems to refuse to be happy, no matter what, year after year after year ...I have known my friend "Z" for 15 years. She always has something to complain about. No matter how well the day, week, month, or year is going, she will tell you stuff she is anxious about, that she just has to complain about, etc. etc. Really, some years are better than other. But she won't admit it. I get it now -- she refuses to be happy; complaining is her habit, her worldview, her addiction. So I gave her this book for her birthday to say to her, please learn "How To Be Happy - Dammit !!" This is a fun but also provocative book in that it communicates more than just humor. If this does not work, I'll give her the longer, more serious book 'Addicted to Unhappiness' to try. But I'm hoping Salmansohn's attractive gift book will communicate my message to my friend. Worth a try.
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Summary: Triple Play for Positive Pessimism -- Happy 2003
Review: Not being an optimist by nature or upbringing, my life is all about the struggle between negativity and positivity -- so I was pleased to discover Karen Salmansohn's 'Cynic's Guide to Spiritual Happiness.' It is a truly wonderful book. Right now, facing 2003, I rely on my 3 favorite books to keep me sane. The other 2 are 'Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching' and 'The Positive Power of Negative Thinking' -- all 3 help me to harness the positive energy of negativity. These 3 books make up my personal triple play for dealing constructively with anxiety, worry, irritation, and cynicism/pessimism. So my new year's resolution is to make the most of who I am and how I deal with the world around me. And Karen Salmansohn is a great author to have on your team -- she has new books coming out this year, and I'd keep an eye out for them too.
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Summary: I totally recommned this book, dammit!
Review: The last few months have been very "challenging" for me...so a friend gave me this book. I was skeptical at first that any book get me to shift my emtoional state...but I gotta say this book definitely did! I laughed as I read it...which helped me to kinda feel better right away...BUT... mostly (and surprisingly) I found its insights and advice very VERY helpful to get me to a stronger emotional place to make the changes I need to make..and make them I did. I totally recommend this book to anyone out there who is in that "challenging" place in their life. I also loved Ms. Salmansohn's THE 8-MINUTE GUTS BUILDER...which also motivated me to make some needed changes in my life. Thank you Ms. Salmansohn! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Summary: Another stupid book,dammit !
Review: There are lots more better books out there on the subject of spiritual happiness. This ones only good enough to prop up a wobbly table leg. Save your money.
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Summary: **NOT** for cynics
Review: This book is billed as a "cynic's guide to spiritual happiness." I am a cynic, and this book is not for me. It's just another variation of the power-of-positive thinking, be-happy line of thinking I was hoping to avoid. My advice to genuine cynics: avoid this book.
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Summary: Brightness for Cynics, Happiness for Pessimists !?!
Review: This is a bright and entertaining guide (or stimulus) for people who are prone to cynicism and pessimism. The book design is itself a pleasure to behold -- bright, colorful graphics that are creatively designed and boldly executed. Perhaps the jaded and cynical among us can be more happy, especially spiritually happy (more than socially), without having to become people who use those yellow smiley face symbols all over the place. I like that premise and hope it works for a lot of people. Being an anti-smiley-face person myself, I love the cover of Barbara Held's book "Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching" which draws a red 'NO' circle and line through that ubiquitous yellow face. Now I have noticed among my circle of friends that different people like or dislike different ones of Karen Salmansohn's many books. So if "How To Be Happy -- Dammit" does not appeal to your taste in books, you might want to check out her newest 2003 book, "How To Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing." Salmansohn has a fabulous sense of humor, and she also is very perceptive about what it is like to be an individual living in contemporary society, in a manner that can be helpful as well as entertaining. Great combination.
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Summary: Cynic's Guide to Reviews...
Review: This is an interesting book.. I got it because I needed something to make me happy. It kept my attention so much that I had to force myself to put it down overnight.. it's an easy read, though. This is definately the kind of book I'll re-read many many times. It has lots of big pictures, lots of funny stories, but it also makes a lot of sense and is easy to comprehend.
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Summary: Too simple, not real life.
Review: Too simple. Relationships, love, careers and life take work. It is give and take. It is easy to say, "It's not working, get rid of it", instead of working at it. It is give and take all the way around. This book tells you to think of you and only you without a thought of others - that is selfish. Yes, we want to be happy, but you can't keep throwing people, work, things away because it is not working the way you want (what are you going to do if the next way doesn't work, get rid of it too?) You need a balance in life, work and love, it is finding that balance that you need to think about.
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