Judo with Words : An Intelligent Way to Counter Verbal Attacks [Paperback]

Barbara Berckhan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1853435325 | ISBN-13: 978-1853435324 | Publication Date: April 15, 2001

This is a handbook for verbal self-defence. It describes the techniques for protecting and defending oneself effectively in challenging communication situations, and how to shorten hostile interchanges, and to stop provocations. It gives constructive alternatives to being tongue-tied and feeling powerles in the face of aggression, teaches how to shorten angry interchanges and how to gracefully exit an argument, how to give a verbal riposte without getting emotionally too involved, and how to build an invisible mental "shield" that serves to protect our integrity.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Free Assn Books (April 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853435325
• ISBN-13: 978-1853435324
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,691,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent? I think not., May 29, 2002

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Brian Coady (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judo with Words : An Intelligent Way to Counter Verbal Attacks (Paperback)

I have experienced some fairly disappointing reads in my time, but this has to be the greatest let down of them all. I would describe this book as being vague, boringly repetitive, and impractical. The theoretical approach which this book assumes may well have good intentions of helping the reader, as it proposes to be a self-help instrument, but simply does not measure up to its promise. Furthermore, I would have to say that this book would only seem to be of any worth if only one lived in a simple world with simple situations, with simple solutions - such is not the case. Having said this, I believe it would be wise to avoid this book if one is searching for serious insight into serious predicaments...to learn to defend oneself verbally in a potetnially volatile situation is what I ventured out to do. Unfortunately, I regret to say that all this book has done is further frustrate my research and provide me with little else than an empty money purse and a fantastic shelf filler.