Review:This has been a truly great book in helping me improve my skills, particularly piano practising. The results were immediate. For example, practising a section three times with 10 minutes breaks in between. It felt weird and so unreal to a point of suspecting auto-suggestion on my part. I am so glad I bought this book. Read more

Review:The Blank Slate is a brilliant synthesis of biology, psychology and humanism, composed by a polymath who is also a gifted writer. Perhaps the highest compliment I can give it is that in the future it will be regarded as boringly obvious. Today, however, it is a presentation of insights that, singly, are recognized by only few, and combined, by practically no one.
Drawing to a considerable extent on the work of R. Trivers and E. O. Wilson, The Blank Slate carries their thinking further, con... Read more

Review:There are many components of perfectionism and Stephen explains many of the causes, but more importantly gives you mini-habit sized strategies to help you take daily action to live and practice imperfection. A wonderful read and life changing! Read more

Review:Like others, I bought this book after seeing Miss de Rossi on Oprah. I'd liked her character on Ally McBeal, and I love Ellen, so those were two reasons to consider it.

The book grabbed me from page one. I was mesmerized by her accounting of bulimia and anorexia, and couldn't believe that she could continue to function on so few calories! I found myself thinking about her unsettled life well after I put the book down.

I do wish, however, that she had described her childhood a li... Read more

Review:My Teacher shares the enlightening wisdom with pure love and sincerity. This book is not about living to 120 years old but rather living a healthy and happy life with vision, hope and purpose to benefit yourself, your family, your community and humanity. Read more

Review:my initial reaction to this book was pretty negative-not because of the author's explanations as to why women test. (I thought those were pretty accurate) but because of the advice about how to respond to these tests. I guess I'm changing my review because I don't know how these tests should be handled and maybe he does. My ex used to always give in to me, would do anything to please me, and I thought I loved that about him but...he's an ex. Maybe these methods are better? Anyway the "why" behin... Read more

Review:Love love love this book, it's been a revelation. I've binned the ineffective to-do list in favour of the MIT and now I'm scheduling everything that matters. This book gave me a major wake up call and Kevin Kruse, I owe you !! Determined not to waste any more of the 1440, and inspired by 'in their own words' I have a new lease of life! Love the way the author relates this to all walks of life, CEO to SAHM and all in between. Great book, such great value. Read more

Review:This book is easy to read, not boring.
Some points of view are questionable and don't really help in one individual life
it doesn't have any new ideas that you can catch and use when you have a difficult situation.
Ideas from the other books help more. I think that book "Passionate marriage" by David Schnarch, or "Passionista" by Ian Kerner are more helpful and useful.
This is just another book with some life examples from consulting practice Read more

Review:This book came recommended to me by a friend. I bought it, began reading it and with in a few days it ended up in my recycling bin. I have no need to control my wife and thus our relationship sails quit well. Of course our view points differ from time to time but we always talk and work together for the greater good. As we are all individuals with our own way of thinking I can imaging that the Authors research and opinions work for many men out there. So I give him credit to helping men fin... Read more

Review:Great book, although I found a rather major flaw in one of early chapters -- the Minangkabau is an Asian tribe, not an African one.
Referring to this snippet from the book:
'This alternative explanation is borne out by their later experiment with an African tribe, the Minangkabau of West Sumatra. These volunteers had less understanding of Western emotions and did not show the same physical changes as Western test subjects; they also reported feeling the expected emotion much less frequentl... Read more