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Take Effective Control of Your Life Hardcover – January 1, 1984

by William Glasser (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Explains the inner basis of all our behavior and feelings and the way by which we may control our emotions and actions for healthier, productive lives
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1984
  5. ISBN-10
    0060153423
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0060153427
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; First Edition (January 1, 1984)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060153423
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060153427
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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William Glasser

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William Glasser, M.D.,is a world-renowned psychatrist who lectures widely. He is the author of many books including Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, The Quality School, and Getting Together and Staying Together, and he is the president of the William Glassner Institute in Los Angeles.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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MDeWayne Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Relevant
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
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Glasser's ideas of individual empowerment, which he called "control" back then, "choice" these days, are not only relevant, but a necessary voice in the current context when too many claim victimhood when they could work themselves out of their predicament. Make no mistake, it is work, but Glasser gives hope for recovery and restoration in some way or another instead of locking one into a perpetual coping with an unchangeable circumstance. I give it 5 stars because the ideas still have force and power, and he wrote back then with a freshness and unguardedness that state those ideas clearly. The book is dated, of course, in some areas, but nevertheless worthy of consideration by anyone feeling helpless, or anyone helping or counseling anyone feeling helpless. Glasser would say, "You are not helpless; you are a human being with more power and possibilities than you know. There is something you can do about this, so let's get to work on it!"
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Larry M Berkelhammer
5.0 out of 5 stars Glasser's ideas helped a lot of us begin to think ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2016
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Glasser's ideas helped a lot of us begin to think in new ways. He greatly expanded on Bandura's self-efficacy in a very novel and iconoclastic way.
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Henry E. Altenberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Still a useful guide to happiness
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2011
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Although written in 1984 it is still a useful and thoughtful guide to increasing a person's happiness, based on many years of counseling people as well as expanding on Dr. Glasser's original thoughts in "Reality Therapy" (1965) as well as an earlier version of his later seminal book, "Choice Theory" (1998). He changed the term for his theories about self-control from "Control Theory" to "Choice Theory" but the principles reamined the same. This is a highly practical and helpful book.
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Aaron
5.0 out of 5 stars As described and speedy delivery!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2015
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As described and speedy delivery!!!
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