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Summary: Awakening Brilliance without the syrup.
Review: It is interesting to see how overlooked this subject has been. We all have been on one side or the other of this issue, what is amazing is that the media and general public continue the "somebody" worship so rabidly. When we do that we only encourage the continuation of there being nobodies. Dignity should not be given out based on your income, addresss orany other temporary situation. It really is that simple. All you have to do is to look to 3rd world countries who are used as pawns by every other "somebody" nation. The US is not the only one guilty of this,but we get the lion's share of blame.
The topic of rankism in education is touched upon in Awakening Brilliance, but though a great premise, it has a bit too much Pollyanna in it to be as effective as Fuller's book. This book should be on every coffee table, no matter how expensive or simple, around the world.
Rating:
Summary: Awakening Brilliance without the syrup.
Review: It is interesting to see how overlooked this subject has been. We all have been on one side or the other of this issue, what is amazing is that the media and general public continue the "somebody" worship so rabidly. When we do that we only encourage the continuation of there being nobodies. Dignity should not be given out based on your income, addresss orany other temporary situation. It really is that simple. All you have to do is to look to 3rd world countries who are used as pawns by every other "somebody" nation. The US is not the only one guilty of this,but we get the lion's share of blame.
The topic of rankism in education is touched upon in Awakening Brilliance, but though a great premise, it has a bit too much Pollyanna in it to be as effective as Fuller's book. This book should be on every coffee table, no matter how expensive or simple, around the world.
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Summary: What a relief!! I am ecstatic to know someone sees rankism
Review: Like a needle in a hay stack; that is how I always felt among people in the world; yes, I have been a victim of rankism and I have been very aware of it, but the social consensus is so strong that it is very hard to find somebody that will admit this is going on. Everyone seems to believe that rankism is a normal part of life. I see friends suffering because of it, and yet, they swallow the angst and sadness and go on about their lives making themselves believe that it is somehow their fault whatever is happening. Maybe someday they will get to be an authority and make someone else suffer right? PLEASE EVERYONE, READ THIS BOOK!!
Fuller did a great job in bringing an awareness of rankism, though I felt he did not let himself go completely in his writing. Though he argues that rank itself is not the problem, and that the abuse of rank is the culprit; I believe rank itself causes people to automatically abuse it--rankism. Yes, I agree that rank is important in a society but most people in our society have an ingrained belief that to have high rank automatically equals to have authority over someone, in that authority means that whoever is under you is obligated to do whatever you want. Buy this book,read it, and have your whole family, friends, and rankists in your life read it too.
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Summary: Thin book
Review: One crticial customer review called it "radical egalitarianism," and another called it "Fabian drivel." I wouldn't go that far. The author is his own best critic. At page 5 (paperback edition) he says, "You may be thinking that rankism is just a new name for bullying." Well, yes.
The thing about racism, sexism, "agism" and religious and class discrimination is that they give context to bullying. "Rankism" lumps them all together and makes them, it seems to me, a little harder to identify and analyze.
The text is repetitious. The book goes on and on about mistreatment of nobodies without ever really getting to the nitty gritty of what causes it or what to do about it (other than has already been shown with other "isms"). The only remedy, it seems, is to be nicer.
I think the text could have been summed up in one newspaper column or a short magazine article, without saying any less.
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Summary: A Dignitarian Movement
Review: Somebodies and Nobodies is about rank abuse in the workplace, in families, in education, in health care, and in foreign policy and the roots of terrorism. A professor appropriates the research of a junior assistant. A doctor demeans a nurse. Wives are beaten physically and/or emotionally. Children are abused and bullied at home and on the playground . Enron and the priest scandals in the Catholic church come to light. It is going to take a new movement to stop the somebodies, individuals, groups, and nations, from overstepping their power and privilege and treating others badly. To the nobodies of the world (the poor and dispossessed, patients struggling for a true bill of rights, students fighting to have more control over THEIR education, the elderly seeking more dignity, and even terrorists) Fuller offers what all nascent movements need--a name for the problem. Rankism is such a name. It allows lots of disparate individuals and groups to realize their commonality, and it identifies a level of behavior that is not only unacceptable, but, like racism or sexism, is ultimately not viable either financially or socially. Rankism is abuse of all forms of power--physical, mental, social, spiritual. It pervades our society like the air we breathe. The dignitarian movement is the way to remove the veil from such behavior, empower the nobodies (all of us at one time or another), and operationalize the golden rule.
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Summary: Somebodies and Nobodies is worth it's weight in gold
Review: Somebodies and Nobodies Overcoming the Abuse of Rank is a must read for everyone. Robert Fuller puts into words what we have all felt and gives great insight on what must be done for our society to remain successful. If you have, or are, a child who dislikes school, an employee who is not getting just treatment, an advisor who wants to better herself, a person who has ever felt belittled (nobodied), or most importantly a teacher who can pass this information on, this is the book for you. This is the book that will lead us into a new, better future. Please take the time to read this book. It will make you a better person and the future brighter for our children.
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Summary: A thrilling helicopter ride
Review: The book has my blurb on it, but I'd like to supplement it here.Bob Fuller has identified something important, new, and global (in both sense of worldwide and systemic). At the same time his six or so years of work on the book while the evolving text was available online has yielded a wealth of individual true stories that give his theme pointilist life and detail. (One reason the work on the book went on so long is that dozens of publishers refused the book, saying its theme was too new and therefore the book could not sell.)
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Summary: Rankism is a term that deserves highest media exposure!
Review: This book is Robert Fuller is a must-read for the times we live in. A recent New York Times profile of Fuller, which was reprinted worldwide via the New York Times News Service, gives the concept even more power in today's world -- and there is even more of a need to understand what Fuller means by "rankism." The paperback is a great read, and I hope somebody someday puts out a new edition in hardback to reach even more reviewers and readers worldwide. The writer is a maverick genius of the 21st century and deserves a wide readership. One might call him the Marshall McLuhan of the early 00s.
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Summary: great book
Review: this book is very wonderful. read it!
worth every penny
thank you
Rating:
Summary: Read this book.
Review: This is a book well worth the reading and hopefully a socially important book as well.
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