Smart Women/Foolish Choices: Finding the Right Men Avoiding the Wrong Ones (Signet) [Paperback]
Connell Cowan (Author), Melvyn Kinder (Author)
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52 of 56 people found the following review helpful
By Lorrie Irby
This is a valuable book on how to gage erroneous, futile mechanisms and thought processes that keep women in hopeless mindsets and equally hopeless relationships. These two licensed professional counselors are men themselves, and their experience and professional knowledge bring much enlightenment to the mystery of men's behavior in relationships. I highly recommend this book to those who have been led to falsely believe that all men are commitment-phobic slugs and want validation to seek emotionally mature men that embrace confident, mature women for what they bring to the union. It offers tips on how ladies can come into their own power and to take assured chances with the opposite sex. Very concise, easy to read and well-written.
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Connell Cowan, Ph.D. is an outstanding psychologist who has co-written this book with Dr. Melvin Kinder to bring women awareness of self-sabotaging patterns, hidden dependency needs, how men respond to women in power, differentiating between "the nice guy" and the exciting men that cause misery for women, breaking old patterns that cause pain, getting in touch with illusions, letting go of expectations, and much more.
This is a TIMELESS book that will help all women that are so adept in other areas of their lives become SMART with dignity, authenticity, and self respect, as you learn to honor yourself, as well as honor a relationship worth keeping, or leaving.
I bought this book when it first came out. The pages are now golden yellow, and I recommend this book for the golden advice and practical wisdom that any smart woman can use if you have been in one painful relationship after another. A great book to re-read as you learn and grow in relationships. This is an outstanding book to help you honor yourself and uncover patterns that have caused you pain, while you learn how to bring out authenticity within yourself and the man you are with.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Barbara Rose, author of "Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE" and 'If God Was Like Man'
Editor of inspire! magazine
This is a TIMELESS book that will help all women that are so adept in other areas of their lives become SMART with dignity, authenticity, and self respect, as you learn to honor yourself, as well as honor a relationship worth keeping, or leaving.
I bought this book when it first came out. The pages are now golden yellow, and I recommend this book for the golden advice and practical wisdom that any smart woman can use if you have been in one painful relationship after another. A great book to re-read as you learn and grow in relationships. This is an outstanding book to help you honor yourself and uncover patterns that have caused you pain, while you learn how to bring out authenticity within yourself and the man you are with.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Barbara Rose, author of "Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE" and 'If God Was Like Man'
Editor of inspire! magazine
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
This book is full of realistic scenarios and information. It's true; we're never going to get away from it that men and women are simply different. While a woman's inclination with a man she likes is to go ahead and call, send a card, things like that . . . it just ins't a good idea in a dating relationship. Although I would not say the authors advocate manipulation or games, this one piece of advice could not have been stated better. I've seent this advice in other places, and tossed it aside, thinking . . . I'd rather not play games. They back it up with solid scientific reasoning. The book also discusses what men fear and why they fear; what they need but can't quite say they need. And it also discusses certain behaviors of women that are merely self destructive. And at all times, I thought the book was respectful toward women; for example, when discussing certain topics that might seem unfair toward women, this was acknowledged. The section on how to spot the wrong guys was, however, not so well developed. I'd like to see this covered in more detail. I'd like information on how to spot the con artist! That's the weakest section of the book. I first bought this book in my twenties and recently bought it again--a full decade later, realizing as I read, that had I been following some of this advice for hte last decade, I might have had a different sort of decade. Oh well. Live and learn. Good book.
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This book is horrible! It is not for smart women; this book is written using language suited for a romance novel and work of fiction, and is written at a level that clearly caters... Read more
Published 10 months ago by notadumbwoman
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Smart Women Foolish Choices
This is an Awesome book. It gave me great insight on how to relate to men. Especially, for me I didn't have my father around growing up and I still don't so they gave me direction... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sonia
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A must to read for woman
Bought this for my daughter and neice. I read it and learned alot. Mistakes could have been avoided in my life. Hoping someone would change
Published on August 7, 2010 by Timone
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PRICELESS!
I have to say this book absolutely exceeded my expectation. It is truly one of the most helpful book I have read in my entire life. Read more
Published on July 7, 2010 by G0NZ0
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Smart Women, Foolish Choices
Even though this book is old, I find it very relevant and informational. I have looked at it several times over the past many years and have lent it out to friends. Read more
Published on March 14, 2010 by Katherine M. Schreiber
5.0 out of 5 stars
I truly thought they were writing about my life!
I picked up this book after finally walking away from a seven year abusive relationship, only to walk right into another one. Read more
Published on June 14, 2009 by J. Binette
1.0 out of 5 stars
No good enough
This book do not provide women with enough incentive to drop off the bag of bad choices. I bought it for my daughter. She did not like the book.
Published on January 4, 2007 by Evelyn Mejias
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book!
using case studies, the authors teach us WHY smart women make poor choices as told from the male perspective. Learn how to break the pattern and prevent it in your own life!
Published on September 28, 2006 by Joyce Dolberg Rowe, author How To Find Your Soulmate
5.0 out of 5 stars
No more wrong men in this woman's life!
I went about my life wondering why men had such power over my life and emotions, despite the fact that I have many accomplishments under my belt and am a smart career woman. Read more
Published on April 24, 2006 by Hopefull
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's never to late
After reading this book my first thought was, Where was this book years ago when i really needed it? perhaps it's never too late to dissolve self destructive patterns. Read more
Published on March 7, 2006 by B. Lowe
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