Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other, Vol. 2: Applications and Explorations of Scope and Category (v. 2) [Paperback]

Steve Andreas (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0911226427 | ISBN-13: 978-0911226423 | Publication Date: June 19, 2006 | Edition: 1st

This book applies the fundamental insights developed in volume I to understand a number of communication patterns that are often troublesome, but can also be used for positive change. These include Implication, Self-reference, Self-contradiction, Paradox, Double Binds, Negation, Judgment, Certainty, Modes of Operating, Meta-messages, Para messages, Metaphor, and concludes with a Verbatim annotated transcript of a client session teaching how to go from anger to forgiveness.

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"This veritable cornucopia of clinical wisdom and technique offers rich rewards. Highly recommended!" -- Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., author of Some Stories Are Better than Others, The Present is a Gift, and Interviews with Brief Therapy Experts

About the Author

Steve Andreas has a BS in Chemistry from Caltech, and an MA in Psychology from Brandeis University. He has been learning, training, researching and developing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) patterns for the last 28 years. He is also the author of Transforming Your Self: becoming who you want to be, and Virginia Satir: the patterns of her magic. Steve is also co-author, with his wife Connirae, of Heart of the Mind, and Change Your Mind-and Keep the Change, and they edited four classic NLP books by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the original co-developers of NLP: Frogs into Princes, Trance-formations, Reframing, and Using Your Brain-for a CHANGE.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Real People Press; 1st edition (June 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911226427
• ISBN-13: 978-0911226423
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More fun than volume, July 12, 2008

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E. Owen (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other, Vol. 2: Applications and Explorations of Scope and Category (v. 2) (Paperback)

This is the same review I wrote for Vol 1 but I'm giving Vol 2 one more star, b/c vol 2 is more fun to read. Andreas covered all his intro material in the first volume, assumes you got it and applies it in the second volume. I'm assuming that's why I enjoyed the second volume more.

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Volume one review: I'm taking Bill Harris' online class and bought this book partly upon his recommendation.

This review is for people like me, lay people, rather than practioners in the field which the currently posted reviews of this book seem to be written by. It's for people taking Bill Harris' class wondering what they'll get from this book.

While I am impressed with this book--it is dense and rich and provides a thorough grounding in NLP--it is not a fun, light frothy read. It reads like NLP for Practioners and Serious Students rather than Intro to NLP for the Casual Reader.

I must admit I was hoping for NLP for the casual reader.

I've worked my way through both volumes. For those of us taking Harris' class, my impression is that I don't think it's necessary unless you're really interested in knowing more about NLP and you enjoy learning on your own.

If you decide to do further studies in NLP then this book is excellent for providing explicit back ground and context that you can take w/ you to other authors' books.

Bottom line, you have to know what level of interest you have in NLP to determine whether a book written for professionals is of interest to you.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like language, you'll love this book., March 23, 2007

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Vincent Harris "Author of The Productivity Ep... (Trenton, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other, Vol. 2: Applications and Explorations of Scope and Category (v. 2) (Paperback)

This book is one of those that literally keeps me glued in my seat! Steve has a way of breaking down the complexities of the structure of language and the influence it has on our lives, into bit sized chunks that we can easily digest and assimilate. Buy this book, read this book, and incorporate what you learn into your daily life, and you will find yourself communicating more effectively than you ever dreamed possible.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New understandings, January 9, 2007

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Tobias S. Schreiber (Moore,South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other, Vol. 2: Applications and Explorations of Scope and Category (v. 2) (Paperback)

Steve Andreas again takes us into the frontier of understanding. He shares deep knowledge in ways that are insightful, humorous and refreshing. For anyone wishing to expand their scope or categories this is worthwhile reading.