First off, I'd like to address most of the reviews here as laughable. Particularly the reviews from those bashing a book that's 50 pages long and disappointed that the solution to wonder hunger, famine, AIDS, and cancer isn't in a book of this size. Really now? At any rate. I've ACTUALLY READ the book and have come to a few conclusions about it. First, it is not a book that is going to change your life. I've found the nature of a lot of self-help/inspirational books is that you take a bit from everyone you read and begin to apply it to your life. Bashing a 50 page book for not being "deep enough" or "wonderfully insightful" is childish. That's not what Wilde is trying to do with this book. Wilde is trying to get the reader to question his or her basic assumptions about the world and to identify what areas of life they are struggling in. While Wilde's solutions aren't as in-depth as I would like, I realize at the same time that that's the entire point of this book. It's not meant to be one of those door-stoppers that is 400/500 pages long and breaks down problems chapter by chapter. Those books are nice to an extent, but books like these are exactly what I need sometimes when I don't feel like re-reading the more extensive books out there. Sometimes, I just need a quick reminder on an idea I read long ago or a quick reminder on how to identify/change some stressful areas in my life. I think in this sense, people are disappointed because they expect too much out of a book that barely cracks 45 pages.
Don't expect too much. Read this book for what it is - a nice, affordable, and well-written book that should serve as review material for a lot of people who can learn things from this book. For the cost of $4-5 with shipping, what have you really got to lose?
-Travis
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Condition of this item was listed as used. Very good, but it really looks like it fell on the floor, and then something really heavy, was placed on top of it and then it was drug across the floor. I can see the imprint of something heavy pressed into the book, and the inside cover is all dirty. Still, totally readable, but i would rate condition as fair or maybe good, definitely not very good.
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Condition of this item was listed as used. Very good, but it really looks like it fell on the floor, and then something really heavy, was placed on top of it and then it was drug across the floor. I can see the imprint of something heavy pressed into the book, and the inside cover is all dirty. Still, totally readable, but i would rate condition as fair or maybe good, definitely not very good.
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This has helped me through many tough times
