Describing how life should be lived in an everyday manner, the authors suggest there are principles to healthy living that balance the needs of the individual with the needs of an individual's immediate friends, family, and society at large. Reprint.
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Comedian Cleese and psychiatrist Skynner team up once again for a lively dialogue on the eternal questions.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an in-depth and entertaining dicussion of emotional health,
By stevenstarr@juno.com (Steven Starr, Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life and How to Survive It (Paperback)
2 things very unique about this book: 1) it is a discussion of robust mental health (as opposed to mental pathology). 2) the discussion is layed out as a dialogue/script between the co-authors.Instead of discussing the symptoms, causes and cures of mental pathology, the authors discuss the "olympians of mental health" and the things they all tend to have in common. After covering the aspects of individual mental health, the authors expand their scope to the mental health of families, organizations, businesses, countries and cultures. For my second reading "Life.." became my morning "devotional" book. I found myself being transported to an imaginary room where I sat and listened quietly to John and Robyn, looked them in the eyes, laughing and crying with them. The profound effect of these daily trysts was that over time I was developing the same awe, wonder and respect for the "olympians" that the authors had. I also found myself becoming more like the "olympians of emotional health" that we admired so much. I've read thousands of books and this one has had a more profound effect on me than any other that I can recall. I gave the book a score of 9 only because in a few places the discussion and banter become a bit boring (but you listen patiently because you're with friends). If you like this book, you also will like "Families and how..". If you've read this book and enjoyed it like I have, please send me e-mail, I'd really like to hear from you.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Good,
By MrTwistoff "hobbesclarity" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life and How to Survive It (Paperback)
A well developed treatise on living life honestly and to your fullest potential. All aspects of your relationship to self and others (individuals and community) are covered.
A sincere effort at bringing about authenticity to the world. Get beyond cover up work and get to being who you are, accepting that or changing it to be who you would like to be in this world. A good team to write together, they present this material with humor and insight. No better way to learn than with a smile on your face.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Simple, practical and thought-provoking.,
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I have a horrible feeling that I will be dissapointed...this is the first book on psychology that I have ever read and I just know that none will match it for it's practicality, it's easy of understandiing and it's ease of reading. Eminently enjoyable. You will discover a lot about yourself, your friends, your work and even your country in this gem. Everyone should be able to find something to make their life more enjoyable and fulfilling.
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John When we were writing Families and how to survive them you mentioned something that particularly interested me, but which we never followed up in that book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
affiliative attitude, very healthy families, less healthy people, healthy organisations, taboo emotions, closed mode, healthy characteristics, health scale, unhealthy families Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robin Well, Robin That, John Well, John That, Robin They, John All, Robin Exactly, John What, Robin Indeed, John They, Robin There, Robin Let, Robin Which, Robin Right, John Which, Robin Certainly, John Right, Robin Absolutely, Harvard Study, John There, New Leaders, United States, Video Arts, Basic Ingredients, John Really New!
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John When we were writing Families and how to survive them you mentioned something that particularly interested me, but which we never followed up in that book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
affiliative attitude, very healthy families, less healthy people, healthy organisations, taboo emotions, closed mode, healthy characteristics, health scale, unhealthy families Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robin Well, Robin That, John Well, John That, Robin They, John All, Robin Exactly, John What, Robin Indeed, John They, Robin There, Robin Let, Robin Which, Robin Right, John Which, Robin Certainly, John Right, Robin Absolutely, Harvard Study, John There, New Leaders, United States, Video Arts, Basic Ingredients, John Really New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher on page 114, and Back Matter
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- Grow Up!: How Taking Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult by Dr. Frank Pittman on page 258, and Back Matter
- How to Manage Your Mother: Understanding the Most Difficult, Complicated, and Fascinating Relationship in Your Life by Alyce Faye Cleese on page 145, and Back Matter
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