Interweaving case histories from Lamm's own counseling practice, insightful quotations, and challenging affirmations, this pragmatic and deeply compassionate book will help people grow and summon up the hope and the courage to conquer life's challenges. "The subject is urgent, the treatment captivating."--Elie Wiesel.
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Lamm's guide to a better life in 174 easy pages posits that hope can accomplish incredible things, everything from helping to cure disease to preparing us for death. To illustrate his theory, the author uses scientific and medical data, personal experience and case studies from his own career, which has included the pulpit rabbinate, the military chaplaincy, founding and directing a national network of hospices and teaching at Yeshiva University in New York. Lamm's uplifting message is simple: Don't give up. Fight back. Because hope is so nebulous, however, he ends each chapter with lists and rules summarizing his advice. In order to pinpoint the illusive nature of hope, he concludes the book with a "Ten-point plan that can turn hope into reality," a formula he pledges "will lead you to where you want to go." Lamm's style is loaded with overused truisms and self-help jargon which, although maybe effective in face-to-face counseling, give his writing a patronizing flavor.Still, because he appeals to an ecumenical audience searching for spiritual relief in a world that often seems hopeless, Lamm may provide the kind of guidance many are seeking.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is simply a wonderful book! I love the way it points out the value of adversity in our lives that is so often overlooked, finding hope in the darkest nights of our souls. Yes, even when things seem to be going terribly, terribly wrong... there is tremendous value in finding the gifts that Hope brings us in these trying times. One of the greatest powers of Hope is that it gives us the courage to open our eyes and see our lives clearly when crises appear. It does this by helping us grow in ways we could never have guessed. Hope also helps us by allowing us to find and feel compassion for ourself and others... and by leading us to spiritual awakening. Lamm draws on his lifetime of work as a religious counselor serving all faiths to present fascinating true stories of the power of hope in people's lives. It helps that some of Lamm's friends are fascinating people, too -- like Alan Alda, Nobel prize-winner Elie Wiesel, author Harold Kushner, and Shari Lewis! I especially love Lamm's ten point plan that turns hope into reality... he clearly describes in practical terms the things we can do to have the courage to live true to our inspiration and dreams.
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This is a truly amazing book! One of two of my favorite books. I recommend this to anyone!!
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- Getting Well Again: The Bestselling Classic About the Simontons' Revolutionary Lifesaving Self- Awareness Techniques by O. Carl Simonton M.D. on page 125
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf on page 127
- Rhapsody in Blue: Solo Piano (Original) by George Gershwin on page 138
- Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence on page 147
- The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton on page 48
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- After Death: How People Around the World Map the Journey after We Die by Sukie Miller on page 163, and Back Matter
- Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff in Back Matter
- Teaching Hot Topics: Jewish values, resources, and activities by Susan Freeman on page 71
- Finding Hope: Cultivating God's Gift of a Hopeful Spirit by Marcia Ford in Back Matter
- Conscious Courage®: Turning Everyday Challenges into Opportunities by Maureen Stearns on page 10
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