Motivation and Personality (Paperback)

~ Abraham Harold Maslow (Author)

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Product Description

The standard statement on self-actualisation and data. Applications are made to the theories and science of personality, psychotherapy, personal growth and general psychology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; 3 Sub edition (January 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060419873
• ISBN-13: 978-0060419875
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #245,902 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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159 of 166 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a book!, October 23, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

The book's title and author intrigued me in the first place. I'd heard about Maslow's hierarchy of needs in college. Usually, about half a page or so was dedicated to it in general college psychology textbooks. What a disservice! Dipping one's big toe in the swimming pool is not the same as plunging into it. This book deserves to be plunged into, marked up, highlighted, commented on, thought about, and discussed. It is brilliant, original, fascinating, and readable. I'm not sure how to say it because there is so much, but I would say that what makes it especially unique is its study of psychologically healthy people (Maslow calls them self-actualizing people). This book will turn your brain on. I am not a technically/medically trained person. It took time to read trough Motivation and Personality, mostly because I wanted to stop and think about what it was saying. It's not a rush through kind of book. This book, as well as Dr. Peck's "People of Lie," exposed a whole new layer of the world I live in. I believe it fine tunes perceptions and make one so much more aware and alive.

59 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Psychology Text, June 20, 1998

By	John C. Pappas (Escondido, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This is one of the best books written in Psychology and is often overlooked my many people in the field. It was last revised in 1970 and it is still a classic in the field. If you want to see "future" projections of what is it is to be human, read this book. The man was a genius.

35 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Motivation and Personality, June 4, 2002

By	Jim Terranova (WEBSTER ny) - See all my reviews

I was assigned to read this book for my AP Psychology class, at first it was really boring to me, I'll be honest. But after a while it started to grow on me, and I began enjoying learning the teachings of Maslow. I agree with Maslow's pyramid of needs, and after reading this book I have began to notice when people's needs arent being met, and how aggitated they will get when trying to achieve the needs that they want. This book will open up a lot of people's eyes and allow people to see things in a different light, if they are willing to get through the very detailed sections of Maslow's ideas. Overall, the book was enjoyable, a little slow because it is basically a giant thesis paper, but still enjoyable and much will be learned from this book.