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The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life

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This is a long homily about the goodness of being nice. It is a simple down-to-earth book about qualities that are associated with nice people - honesty, warmth, forgiveness, trust, humility, patience, generosity, gratitude, respect, loyalty, empathy, and service. Each chapter is filled with short stories, some just a paragraph long. Even though the author occasionally retold stories that involved God to demonstrate the importance of being kind-hearted, his God was a universal god, not a specific, personal god. The central theme was the kind hearted man. The rest were illustrations. This book will, I suspect, be particularly useful to nice, kindly people who had been distracted by the cares of the world and momentarily forgotten their true, kind selves. This book will serve as a reminder to them. It may also inspire those of us who wish to re-examine our lives without having to join an organised religion, or a philosophers' club.

A truely beautiful book that I will read over and over. The book reads with ease and reminds the reader of the beauty of kindness and compassion.

The Power of Kindness is a very thought- provoking book. The cover reads, "The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life". Something to make one think. I expect to read this book many times and find something new each time. I loved it.

There is something on every page of this book that will illuminate or elicit a sense of Yes! I gave it to one friend who said, "I thought what do I need this book for, I'm already kind, yet even after reading a little of it I already have several good new ideas." I keep The Power of Kindness on my coffee table for myself and for others. It is a wonderful book and I have given it away to several friends this Christmas. I think I will continue to give it on other occasions as well.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! "If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is a labored courtesy." Whoa - after reading those two lines I knew I needed to read this book.

I pulled this book of the library shelf, without any recommendations, which I never do. However, the title caught my attention. My first reaction was that I really didn't need to read it because I think I am kind, but after reading the first three chapters I realized that kindness is a much deeper way of being that what most people believe. The author goes into how kindness involves so many other attributes (humility, warmth, trust, forgiveness, respect, honest etc.) Every human knows how to be kind, but this book allows readers to understand how to live kindly, to have kindness a part of our natures.

We all need to know how to be a little more kind to one another.

A beautiful reminder of the importance of kindness. This book will stay in my library as a permanent fixture for sure!

This is an excellent book. I purchased three books on the same topic at the same time. The other two books turned out to be garbage. This book, on the other hand, was as good as they come. The writing was excellent and easy to follow. The points that the author made were absolutely dead on point. If you want to know about the power of kindness, or even just want a chance to look at a great way to live your life, this is the book!

This is an amazing little book. I have read 12-15 books about happiness by the most recognized authors (Seligman, Haidt etc.), but this is the the best one. I fully agree with all the other positive reviews. Of course, this book is basically about kindness, but it shows that everything good is related to it. And then, everything good is related to happiness. I particularly like the style of Ferrucci, it is modest without boasting and great promises. He also respects the findings of religions and does not pretend to invent the wheel again. Thanks, Piero Ferrucci!

The fact that you have looked up this book and are reading the reviews is an excellent sign that you are ready for this book. My challenge is to share my feeling that this is a "wonderful" and "you must read this" book without sounding like another boring cliche. So how can I say this without saying it?
For me, this book came into my life at just the right time and the right place. It is not a book that just tells you what you already know i.e. that kindness is a good thing and can be fun. However it does remind you of what you already know, but it is written in a way that you feel you are with the author in person and engaged in a deeply meaningful and heart-warming conversation. The feeling is one of peace and a sense of naturalness that "of course this way is so obvious" - no effort, no pushing anything, but just allowing what is within us all to gently emerge from under the layers of life that strangle us all.
If I am not explaining myself well, ignore the above and just go and buy the book - it's wonderful and a "must read."

_The_ best book I have ever read. A classic which can benefit anyone. Written in user friendly language. A must for all. Easily understandable profound information which can make our lives make more sense and assist us to live as "economically" (emotionally) as is possible.
Brilliant!
Rhonda Teasdale.
Western Australia.