About this title: A pioneer in the field of self-esteem discusses the importance of self-esteem and how one's level of self-esteem can be raised. This is an important and focused book that builds on the author's decades of work.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780553374391ISBN:0553374397
Description: Very Good. Light wear to the extremities, contents tight and clean Nice, tight, clean copy. All items ship from Gig Harbor, Wa within 24 hrs! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780553374391ISBN:0553374397
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice clean copy with minor wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good+ Light damp stains to edges, a few marginal markings, spine is creased, cover is lightly scratched and damp stained, pages are overall clean and in very good readable condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780553374391ISBN:0553374397
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Looks like a coke stain inside front cover and has caused about the first 30 to 40 pages to have a mild moisture wrinkle in the top margin. Does not affect readabilty and the pages still lay flat. NO writing or... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Ninth Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780553374391ISBN:0553374397
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. 0553374397. Softbound, light wear/soil, crease at spine, few underlines/notes in 1st several pgs, remaining pgs clean/off-white; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 341 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Date Published: 1995-06-01
ISBN-13:9780553374391ISBN:0553374397
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780553374391. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Nightingale-Conant Corporation, Niles, IL
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780553095296ISBN:0553095293
Description: 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Audiobook, 6 cassette tapes (12 lessons), AN, with 30 page PB booklet (AN), all in large plastic case (9-3/4"x11-1/2") that is NF (1/16" tiny tear at both front & rear top spine corner of case, and plastic cover on case is rippling. Tapes include: The Importance of Self-Esteem, Self-Concept is Destiny, The Question of Selfishness/Living Consciously, Living Consciously, Self-Acceptance, Assessing Behavior, Liberation from Guilt, Integrating Our Younger Selves, Living ... read more
"My son recommended then bought this book for me not two years ago. I was so impressed with its information and presentation, I took a part of it within me and moved forward from a pretty low plane. This book can save lives when the world crashes down. It can help the people who are already happy to reach even further potentials.
This is a book of empowerment through the only person who can really influence who you are or where you are going; yourself. I felt so much better about myself after reading this book.
"The unexamined life is not worth living," said the wisest of men who called himself a fool and ignorant.
"A book on self-esteem?" you might jeer in a mix of derision, disbelief, and, perhaps, curiosity. "What, do you have, like, low self-esteem? Why do you need to read this stuff?"
Everyone at some point undergoes tribulations, doubts, frustrations, and insecurities.
"Know thyself," said the same wise man.
I'm in the process of facing my inner demons.
Listening to the audio version of this book and reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged in parallel, I was pleasantly surprised when the author reveals his past relationship with her, and many of the concepts that overlapped with those of her novel made sense.
As you can extrapolate from the title, this book disentangles the very general and important concept of self-esteem - very general because it means different things to different people, and very important because it's at the core of one's character and how one lives his or her own life.
Branden defines self-esteem as: the disposition to experience oneself as competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as worthy of happiness.
This makes a lot of sense.
The six pillars are: living consciously, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, self-assertiveness, living purposefully, and personal integrity.
He examines each of the pillars and expounds on them with lucid accounts. The most valuable part of the book is the sentence completion exercises he assigns the reader to do. I'm in the process of doing them and experiencing their effect.
"LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! I love reading about psychology and this book has so many great insights into the mind. Anyone who reads it could pick up on a few things that would improve life. I highly recommend it to people who enjoy reading for education."
"My son recommended then bought this book for me not two years ago. I was so impressed with its information and presentation, I took a part of it within me and moved forward from a pretty low plane. This book can save lives when the world crashes down. It can help the people who are already happy to reach even further potentials.
This is a book of empowerment through the only person who can really influence who you are or where you are going; yourself. I felt so much better about myself after reading this book.
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