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Summary: You'll feel better if you vote "Yes" for this review
Review: If you vote "No", I'll hate you and never speak to you again. (PS: If after reading the above sentence you now vote "Yes", you really need this book. Buy, then vote "yes" to my review for the right reasons.) PSS: If you STILL vote "Yes" after reading the previous paragraph, you are far too easily manipulated. Buy the book and vote "Yes".
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Summary: A keeper.
Review: Let me keep this short. I'm a self-help book junkie, and this is one of those books that offers you real life dialogues to take the practice of assertiveness and use (or misuse) to your heart's content! It breaks the specific assertiveness strategies down to single elements to practice to annoy the hell out of anyone. Just the kind of practice you guilt and fear driven manipulators need to open your eyes to the world around you! The part on assertive rights is just the perfect kind of sit-down talk I wish I had received from my own parents. Great book.
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Summary: The Most Useful Book That I Have Ever Read
Review: Many years have passed since I first bought and read Dr. Smith's revolutionary book. I have never found any techniques so universally applicable for dealing with people who don't care about fairness or my feelings. I have successfully used the broken record and fogging techniques to deal with manipulative relatives who want to tell me what to do "to help me" and self-disclosure and the broken record to convince store employees to accept back defective merchandise even if their store policy "doesn't allow" them to do this! This book taught me how to stand up for myself and stop trying to solve everyone else's problems (the store's agreement with a manufacturer or distributor)and focus on getting what I have paid for. I am smiling as I write this because I have just returned from a trip to a major toy retailer whose store manager refused to take back a defective stroller "because you don't have the box." Needless to say, after using Dr. Smith's methods, the manager gave me full credit on my credit card within fifteen minutes. I never needed to become unpleasant or raise my voice. Dr. Smith should be cannonized by the "doormats" of the world. You will be doing yourself a favor if you buy this book!
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Summary: Take control of your life.
Review: Presents effective techniques to avoid manipulation by others. A really practical book. Recommended for all who want to be in charge of their lives and get what they want.
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Summary: The most effective assertiveness training book available.
Review: The methods described in this book are organized to help the learner progress from the simple to complex. The 10 assertive rights, and the assertive skills are comprehensive, and the practice dialogues demontrate the techniques in a step-by-step way so that the learner can master them one at a time. Applying these skills in everyday life improves frank and direct communication, and may require others to adjust to your new-found emotional freedom. Let them.
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Summary: When I say No, I feel Guilty
Review: The most concise, direct, and organized way to learn assertiveness. Anyone can use the book to learn the techniques by practicing the dialogues with a friend, and then using them in real life situations. If anyone disagrees, well . . . "I'm sure you feel that way!"
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Summary: When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
Review: The title of this book should really reflect the content, which is purely "how to be more assertive". It does not necessarily have anything to do with feeling guilty about saying NO. I felt the title was misleading and would not reccomend this book to someone who is looking for true help with saying NO.
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Summary: A Very Practical Guidebook
Review: This book goes far beyond theoretical principles on how to be more assertive. It gives numerous sample dialogues which reflect everyday situations. One practical method is the use of fogging. You implicitly agree with the critic in order to simultaneously deflect the criticism without resorting to hostility. In this book, you learn how to be assertive in relatively impersonal situations (such as dealing with a persistent salesman) as well as closer ones (such as negotiating with an employer, or conversing with a dissatisfied spouse). A teacher can learn, using this book, how to cope with students who try to manipulate her into changing their grades on an "unfair" test.
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Summary: When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
Review: This book had a tremendous impact on my life when I read it the first time in 1982. I was in a abusive relationship and my self esteem was at it's lowest. This book showed my how to take control of my life and decisions once again and how to maintain that control. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels that someone else has taken over complete control over your life and situation, or to the person who wants to learn how to stop letting people taking advantage of them. I have lost my orginal well worn copy and will be getting a new one. It has been passed around to friends who wanted to know what I did to make my life so much better.
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: This book is great. I first read it in the 1970s when going through some relationship difficulties. It certainly assisted me during those most tough times. Since then, the things I have learned in that book have assisted me again and again through various life situations that have come and gone. I am homeschooling my eighth-grade son now, and have purchased the book again. The role-playing and basic advice that come with this book are superlative, and in class he and I find it a great vehicle for learning to adopt an assertive approach to general living as well as dealing with specific situations that crop up from time to time. This book is excellent, a real gem. I most highly recommend it to any and all.
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