A few good books.
feersum_drd_not
Transactional Analysis) by Eric Berne, M.D. it reveals all the intrapsychic
and intrapersonal BS that gets in the way of real intimacy.
Try it.
Bruce T
Igor wrote in message ...
>Here are three good books for everyone:
>
>1) Roberto Cialdini, _Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion_. Explains
>what interpersonal/sales/romantic manipulation is and how to resist it.
>He is a prof at U of Arizona and studies these subjects.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688128165/o/qid=941211874/sr=2-1/00
2-9775285-1193046
>
>2) David Keirsey, _Please Understand Me II_ (note the II). The most
>insightful and useful book on personality theories. Will help you
>figure out who you are dealing with quickly -- but as always, make sure
>to rethink your assumptions once in a while.
>
>When you hear me or Jen or Caroline throw around terms like
>INTP of ENFP, that's that book we are talking about.
>
>Helps enormously to understand people and what they likely will become.
>But it always pays to be skeptical in regards to your observations.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885705026/qid%3D941211993/002-97752
85-1193046
>
>3) Deborah Tannen, "You just do not understand". Talks about how language
>and linguistics create and convey relations of power and how the form of
>a message shapes the perception of the message.
>
>Imagine these two ways to ask a woman out:
>
> a) Mmmm, what do you think about going out one day
> vs.
> b) Jane, I would like to invite you to go to such and such
> place. Any day next week except Tuesday and Sunday is fine.
> I'd love to go out with you. Tell me what you think about it.
>
>Guess which one works better.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345372050/qid=941212236/sr=1-1/002-
9775285-1193046
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Dave Wicker
Dave
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Clinical Psychology
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University of Tennessee
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feersum_drd_not
Disorders", Myers "Men and Divorce", Jung's "Dreams", Zilbergeld on "Male
Sexuality", and old favorites like Alexander Lowen's "Pleasure" and
"PiHAKL", and I'm a B.S. in Oceanography, thoroughly therapized (I actually
have a "boutique" shrink) ;), and used to live in Knoxville. Go Vols!
- BRT
Dave Wicker wrote in message ...
Ruth
> my favorite recent read is "Games People Play" (the Basic Handbook of
> Transactional Analysis) by Eric Berne, M.D. it reveals all the intrapsychic
> and intrapersonal BS that gets in the way of real intimacy.
>
> Try it.
>
> Bruce T
>
> Igor wrote in message ...
> >Here are three good books for everyone:
> >
> >1) Roberto Cialdini, _Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion_. Explains
> >what interpersonal/sales/romantic manipulation is and how to resist it.
> >He is a prof at U of Arizona and studies these subjects.
> >
> >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688128165/o/qid=941211874/sr=2-1/00
> 2-9775285-1193046
> >
> >2) David Keirsey, _Please Understand Me II_ (note the II). The most
> >insightful and useful book on personality theories. Will help you
> >figure out who you are dealing with quickly -- but as always, make sure
> >to rethink your assumptions once in a while.
> >
> >When you hear me or Jen or Caroline throw around terms like
> >INTP of ENFP, that's that book we are talking about. EXCUSE ME , ThAT IS
> KEIRSEY'S UNRESEARCHED VERSION OF THE MBTI. IT DIDN'T ORIGINATE WITH HIS
> BOOK.
> HIS FORTE, FOR WHICH HE IS KNOWN, IS HIS TEMPERAMENT THEORY, A CONTEMPORY
> INTERPRETATION OF THE WORK OF HIPPOCRATES, JUNG AND MANY OTHERS, ALL OF WHOM
> KEIRSEY MENTIONS IN PUM. ....RUTH