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Summary: Aesthetic!
Review: "Appreciative of the beautiful" describes this book and Alexandra's insights into life. I would read this book before bed and I would wake up in such a good mood! A positive, motivating and quaint little book. I loved it!
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Summary: She tells her story
Review: "Appreciative of the beautiful" describes this book and Alexandra's insights into life. I would read this book before bed and I would wake up in such a good mood! A positive, motivating and quaint little book. I loved it!
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Summary: Helpful for some, but it's not for everyone.
Review: I have read other books on perfectionism, as well as scientific research papers on this topic, and this particular book was somewhat helpful but not really what I was looking for. Nevertheless, if you are different from me and you like her style, you may benefit greatly from this book on an important topic about which too little has been written. So I have given this book 4 stars even though it didn't fit me very well, because I think it may help a lot of other people. It is definitely not a concise, scientific book on perfectionism. I found that each significant point that she made seemed to take a lot of pages, and many of her points were repeated, so I found that my mind kept wandering. Also, I was somewhat disappointed in her long section on death, because I am a Christian and I have much more hope in an afterlife than she does. Her belief seems to be summed up by the following quotation which she gives from Peter Megargee Brown: "The memory of you with those you left behind is perhaps your ultimate immortality." Finally, I am a male reader but I think her writing style would appeal much more to women. Regardless, she made some excellent points, especially in the first three chapters, and I did benefit to some extent from reading this book. But for my personality, the best book I have found on perfectionism is "Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control" by Allan Mallinger.
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Summary: She tells her story
Review: There are different ways to construct a book of this subject. a) One way is for the author to tell people about his or her life, to carefully exaimine one's OWN life/experiences, and share one's own biography/story, as it relates to the topic. b) Another way is to identify the great luminaries on the subject around the world, to master their teachings, and to synthesize, summarize and explain their great insights. This book is type "A". It is the author's story. If you like biographical 'how to' books, I think you may like this one. The book reads like a biography of the author. However, I do not find her style useful for me. I was seeking more substance, more material, and more insight. However, I believe this book may be OK for many readers who like this sytle.
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