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How Could You Do That?!: The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience (Paperback)
by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
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Personal responsibility, Behavior, Self improvement, and Self help |
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Through this entertaining and straightforward book, the author made a powerful plea for using character, consience and courage in our life decisions. |
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Author: Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Pub. in: July, 1997
ISBN: 0060928069
Pages: 288
Measurements: 8.0 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00496
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- Awards & Credential -
The New York Times Bestseller. The author has also written the other six New York Times bestsellers. |
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The reason so many Americans feel lost and unhappy, explains Dr. Schlessinger, is that we have abandoned the high road and indulged in the feel-good pop psychology of the last decade. Mistaking fun for happiness, we have set ourselves up for "short-term thrills and long-term agony."
"How could you do that?!" she asks. In this wise and witty book, she topples the lame excuses we try to make when we do the wrong thing. Americans know what the right thing to do is, she asserts. We just try to take the easy way out. In seven chapters, she challenges us to find our Character, Conscience, Courage, Self-respect, Morals, Integrity and Principles by discussing such issues as love versus lust, irresponsible parenting and the mindless pursuit of happiness at the expense of others. Her message is simple: If we discipline ourselves and accept responsibility for our actions, we will ultimately enjoy a life of richer quality and greater satisfaction.
Written in her unmistakably lively and outspoken style, How Could You Do That?! is a refreshing, and sometimes tough argument for the need for values and character. "Get a grip," says Dr. Laura, "it's time to grow up."
She gives examples of excuses that people make to justify poor behavior and she refutes those excuses with logic. She uses examples from her radio show, letters and conversations to help us see these situations in relatable terms.
This book is best read by those who are really questioning their own moral character...don't read it just to see if you like what she has to say because the thrust of her books are to help those struggling with these issues.
(From quoting Publisher and Vicki Chen)
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Dr. Laura Schlessinger received her Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University and holds a post-doctoral certification and licensing in marriage and family therapy. She is the author of eight New York Times bestsellers that have sold nearly five million copies to date, as well as four children's books. She is the host of an internationally syndicated radio program and is an avid sailor and bicyclist. She lives in Southern California with her husband. Their son, Deryk, has enlisted in the U.S. Army.
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How Could You Do That?! illustrates Dr. Laura Schlessinger's philosophy of personal responsibility through her usually provocative but always stimulating moral dialogues with callers about everyday ethical dilemmas.
In her lively pull-no-punches style, Dr. Laura takes on the moral dilemmas of our time: from the mindless pursuit of pleasure and immediate gratification to taking the easy way out when those actions produce ugly or uncomfortable life-altering consequences. She demonstrates in no uncertain terms that personal values are never someone else's reponsibility but your own, and why choosing not to honor them actually compounds unhappiness. Finally she explains that by disciplining self-indulgence and rising above temptation we can discover the infinite pleasures, the true happiness, of the moral high ground.
Dr. Laura delivers not only a compelling argument for an ethical approach to life but also an invaluable inspiration to rebuilding character, conscience, and courage. Here is a work that can make a genuine difference in the quality of your own life and the lives of those we love.
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Terry Brandebourg (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
I’d like to preface everything I say by admitting that I listen to the radio show approximately 1-2 times a month. This book is an excellent door to examining one's own actions. Dr Laura uses examples from her radio show to illustrate her points. It is a quick read but I found many of points to require some deep pondering. The book basically challenges the reader to go beyond rationalizing bad behavior to developing a philosophy of personal responsibility. It’s clear, concise and devoid of demagoguery. All in all, this book offers a practical guide for making life's toughest decisions. The author challenges the reader as well as equips them with the tools to rise to the challenge. I at least challenge you to read the book before reviewing it. |
Claster (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
There is really no such thing as unconditional self-acceptance. Those who say so are promulgating a pernicious falsehood. One must first live a decent, honorable and productive life. Only then do you get to feel good about yourself. Seeking to heedlessly gratify your desires or impulses of the moment to do things (or fail to do things) your conscience knows to be contrary to your standards of right, worthy and virtuous behavior is, in a mental, emotional and spiritual sense, akin to spending capital that you have not earned, and therefore will eventually cause you to feel very negatively not just about your behavior but also about who and what you are (except, perhaps, for sociopaths). You cannot have your cake and eat it too. The longer, for better or worse, you behave in certain ways, the more it comes to define you, not only to others but also to yourself. Thank you, Dr. Laura, for helping me to learn this lesson of life. |
An American reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Many moral and ethical systems are difficult to understand. If you have trouble with Kirkegaard, but still want to improve yourself and do good in the world, this book will be very helpful to you. It outlines clearly and in an entertaining fashion how to make moral decisions. It's actually very simple: if your conscience tells you something is wrong, or if you find yourself saying, "I know I shouldn't, but..." just don't do it! This book is a breath of fresh air. |
An American reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
If you are in a transition period in your life where you really want to examine yourself, your behaviors and your relationships this is the book for you. Noted Radio psychologist Dr. Laura Schlessinger, known to millions as simply "Dr. Laura" packs her standard no-nonsense-2 punch in analyzing an array of interpersonal difficulties that we all face in some way or another.
The nature of the book is mostly anecdotal as Schlessinger uses the stories of various persons with whom she has spoken on her call-in show. Using short vignettes, she paints vivid pictures of behaviors and dilemmas common to us all. These pedagogical scenarios - usually just a few paragraphs long - have pithy little titles such as "But… It Is Expedient" and "But… I Just Don't Wanna." Without using a lot of complicated psycho-theory, she points out that often problems are not that complicated. Often, problems we have or we perceive ourselves as having are really just difficulties we have facing the reality of a situation and disliking the consequences of "doing the right thing."
Some persons might misconstrue the good doctor as setting herself up as some sort of moral arbiter or values guru. She makes no such claim and demands no adherence to any creed but personal responsibility and courage. This in and of itself, will upset a lot of people in our culture where such concepts are not pretty, sexy or glamorous, but it is not so much ridiculous tripe as her detractors would claim. In fact, a lot of it is just common sense with which any agnostic could agree..
I stumbled across this book at a time when I needed a good Jewish mother like Dr. Laura to straighten me out on a number of issues I was facing as I was living away from home on my own and supporting myself for the first time in my life. A lot of the problems I felt people were giving me were, in fact, problems I was giving myself. In a very real way this book helped me come to accept a lot of what I had already known all along - I would have to move on from these situations, no matter how difficult, if I wanted things to be better. No one was going to stop and hold my hand as I moaned the "poor me" song and wept crocodile tears.
Get this book, read this book, and become a better person as you see yourself in the scenarios...
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