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Friedman´s Fables
Edwin H. Friedman
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Description for Friedman´s Fables
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edwin H. Friedman has woven 24 illustrative tales that offer fresh perspectives on familiar human foibles and reflect the author's humor, pathos, and understanding. Recorded before the author passed away, these classic fables are now available as an audio download for the first time. Friedman takes on resistance and other demons to show that neither insight, nor encouragement, nor intimidation can in themselves motivate an unmotivated person to change. These tales playfully demonstrate that new ideas, new questions, and imagination, more than accepted wisdom, provide each of us with the keys to overcoming stubborn emotional barriers and facilitating ... Read more
Edwin H. Friedman has woven 24 illustrative tales that offer fresh perspectives on familiar human foibles and reflect the author's humor, pathos, and understanding. Recorded before the author passed away, these classic fables are now available as an audio download for the first time. Friedman takes on resistance and other demons to show that neither insight, nor encouragement, nor intimidation can in themselves motivate an unmotivated person to change. These tales playfully demonstrate that new ideas, new questions, and imagination, more than accepted wisdom, provide each of us with the keys to overcoming stubborn emotional barriers and facilitating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781462516704
SKU
V9781462516704
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Ref
99-2
About Edwin H. Friedman
Edwin H. Friedman, until his death in 1996, worked for more than 35 years in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and was in great demand as a consultant and public speaker throughout the country. A family therapist and ordained rabbi, Edwin H. Friedman was well known in the fields of mental health and pastoral education for his motivational style and ... Read more
Reviews for Friedman´s Fables
Friedman, with humor, wisdom, and a devious mind, has created a series of fables that highlight the classic dilemmas and struggles of relationships. His characters haunt the reader long after the stories are over and inflict insight better than any formal interpretation ever could. These parables make great lessons and great reading for those caught in the web of trying ... Read more