Living Sanely in an Insane World: Philosophy for Real People [Hardcover]

John F. Groom (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 118 pages
• Publisher: Attitude Media (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963270125
• ISBN-13: 978-0963270122
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,990,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, engrossing, and thought-provoking, July 15, 2002

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This review is from: Living Sanely in an Insane World: Philosophy for Real People (Hardcover)

Most self-help books are long and take effort to get to the point. This book is great because it is so simplified, you get exactly what you need in a few sentences, rather than a few paragraphs.
He makes no excuses for his opinions, even admitting some readers may not agree with him (such as his ideas about God). Regardless of this, his words are common sense, backed up by quotes from philosophers, celebrities, authors, and athletes. I had a hard time putting it down, and I also found it opened the door to discussion with others about their opinions about life and values.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent self-help, January 22, 2002

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J. Groom (Washington, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Sanely in an Insane World: Philosophy for Real People (Hardcover)

If you have questions about how to improve your life, but you aren't the type who would normally buy self help books, this is the one for you. (Also, I would note that some of the information that appears on this page is not correct - the book is actually 118 pages long, not 80.) There are over 100 quotes in the book, along with interesting viewpoints on a wide range of topics, including marriage, sex, investing, the purpose of life, and much more - many of the viewpoints about how to live sanely are quite novel - highly recommended!

1.0 out of 5 stars overrated, August 23, 2007

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Walter Heugatter "walter_huegatter" (College Station, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Sanely in an Insane World: Philosophy for Real People (Hardcover)

This is a useless little book that is more opinion than substance. Occasionally, there are insightful comments that might be helpful, but more often than not, the author throws up a few quotes that seem to illustrate his less than thoughtful opinion.