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Summary: Great book, potential A?
Review: I sure hope so, this book was great and helpful. As a third year law student writing a paper examining road rage this was a great first step towards understanding road rage...this book led to other sources as well, but all in all a great starting place to create a good foundation for a paper.
I also learned a few things while reading the book!
Thanks!!
The only problem that I see is that people who are "road ragers" will not have the sense to sit down and read this book.
Rating:
Summary: Great book, potential A?
Review: I sure hope so, this book was great and helpful. As a third year law student writing a paper examining road rage this was a great first step towards understanding road rage...this book led to other sources as well, but all in all a great starting place to create a good foundation for a paper.
I also learned a few things while reading the book!
Thanks!!
The only problem that I see is that people who are "road ragers" will not have the sense to sit down and read this book.
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Summary: I'm OK, It's OK
Review: If you like self-help books, this one will appeal to you. It has all the usual checklists, self-assessments, and affirmations. The book is useful in picking apart what's at work in a one-on-one situation of "road rage." However, I disagree with Larsen's notion that otherwise well-adjusted people just turn into monsters when they are behind the wheel. The author needs to write another book in which he probes more deeply into the life situations of road-ragers. He has also proposed, in this book, a "report card" system for drivers, that has postively Orwellian overtones. On balance, the book is well written, with lots of real life examples to keep it readable. One of these examples contains a glaring omission on the author's part; see if you can find it.
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Summary: On the Road to Extinguishing Aggressive Driving!
Review: This book appears to be a revision of "Steering Clear of Highway Madness..." I sense Dr. Larson's desire to put in new information that he did not include before, and perhaps there are few things in life that are more enjoyable than getting a second chance at writing a first edition. This book should be a secondary curriculum to any type of driving instruction, the first, of course, being your local driver's manual or your assigned driver's training material."Road Rage..." deals with the psychological treatment of losing self-control behind the wheel. It is probably the best book on the subject so far. I cannot give five stars, only because there are some important parts missing about physiological factors to aggressive driving, factors which have a direct link to the psyche, as well as spiritual consequences. But do not consider these complaints. This book really is indispensable if you, yourself, are having trouble dealing with other drivers, no matter what they do. Dr. Larson points out throughout the text that the burden is sometimes unfairly placed on you to deal with the mistakes of others. The book is well-organized into specific chapters that deal with different driving personalities, such as The Aggressor, The Passive-Aggressor, and the Vigilante (like the earlier version). The book will help you to understand that if you have a temperament problem behind the wheel, you are lacking an understanding about human behavior (especially the fighting instinct) that can help you to avoid stressful driving encounters. Dr. Larson wrote about exactly what he felt. When in doubt, slow down, and re-evaluate. Don't taunt other drivers. Don't go after other drivers. Realize if you can that other drivers are people, not invisible objects inside the shell of the car. If you don't have this book, then buy it soon. Surely all motorists today stand to benefit from knowing more about why some people behave the way they do when they are encased in a potentially dangerous, rolling "shell." Highly recommended for both new and seasoned drivers.
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