The Structure of Magic II: A Book About Communication and Change (Book 2) (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Science and Behavior Books; 1 edition (August 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831400498
• ISBN-13: 978-0831400491
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,978 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you a mind reader?, August 8, 2007

By	L. Power "nlp trainer" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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If you are interested in knowing how psychiatrists effect life altering change, then this book is for you. As you may know, the authors modeled the life altering strategies of successful psychiatrists, such as Milton Erickson, Fritz Perls, and Virginia Satir. These models became the basis of what we now know as nlp.

I was rather intrigued, when reading this book to notice a strategy of Virginia Satir. In one of her dialogues with a patient, when the patient explains a perceived issue with another person, she repeatedly challenges his thinking by asking 'Are you a mind reader?'

I now ask myself the same question on a regular basis. Sometimes, I ask other people that question too. If you think about it, that is a very good perception changing question unless, of course, you are a mind reader.

Another book I recommend in this field is Mind Lines by L Michael Hall, which has an extensive list of change patterns, and My voice will go with you, which is a book of the therapeutic teaching tales of Milton Erickson. I hope you find this review helpful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly A Classic, July 14, 2007

By	Samuel D. Naples - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Though not an ease read, The Structure of Magic II as well as The Sturcture of Magic I are a must read for anyone interested in the healing magic that is done by therapists. This book takes the foundation created in book I and demonstrates how it is used in therapy. Bandler and Grinder have truly studied the masters of therapy and added their own unique and brilliant skills to create a very useful guide to doing therapy.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Structure of Magic: A Book About Communication and Change (Book 2) by, January 3, 2007

By	Sondra Weiss - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This series is for the serious in depth learner and student of NLP. These are not self help books for the casual reader they are the kind of book most of us read a chapter of and then have to digest, read again, as these are text books..real text books.

That said, if you want to really understand communication then you want to read them, these boys are the big guns. You want to sell more real estate, read Tony Robbins, you want to be a great therapist, start here.