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Families And How To Survive Them (Cedar Books) [Kindle Edition]

John Cleese (Author), Robin Skynner (Author)

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The super-selling book that changes people's lives: FAMILIES AND HOW TO SURVIVE THEM by psychiatrist Robin Skynner and comedian John Cleese sold over quarter of a million copies worldwide.

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What makes a family happy? Why do some marriages 'succeed' and others 'fail'. How can we free ourselves from the legacy of past mistakes and bring about positive change? Love, sex and marriage and parenthood, depression and sadness, independence and experience are just a few of the many issues explored in coversation by family therapist Robin Skynner and his former patient and comedian, John Cleese. Guiding us through the daily issues that confront us all, FAMILIES AND HOW TO SURVIVE THEM offers vital advice in helping each of us to maintain a happy, healthy family life. Looking candidly at everything from our relationships with our parents to why and how we choose our partners, no emotional stone is left unturned: jealousy, rage, fear, envy, love, obsession, hope and despair - all are featured-with practical advice on how to turn round a negative situation and bring about change for the better.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 3936 KB
Print Length: 308 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0195204662
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital (4 May 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0031RS86C
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #12,552 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #24 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Parenting & Families > Family Relationships
- #71 in Books > Science & Nature > Reference > Psychology & Psychiatry

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Required reading to graduate from the university of life 2 Nov 2000

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John Cleese got together with the skilled family therapist Robin Skynner to try and explain what is meant by therapy and psychotherapy, and why so many of us need it - but equally deny it in ourselves.

Written as a conversational chat between the two, it's an fascinating description of how and why we fall in love, and how we develop from babies to adolescents to adults, and how during this development we so often become "stuck" in child-like behaviour.

I must admit I found myself and more importantly my relationships here in this book again and again, and almost everyone I've known who's bought the book has gone out and bought a dozen other copies for friends.

As a parent, it's a well written roadmap of your childs development, and as an adult, udoubtedly, required reading in order to graduate from "The University of Life".

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Food for thought 15 Feb 2001

By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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I really enjoyed this book. I thought that the mixture of using a lay person who has experienced family problems and a practitioner of family therapy to write a book together was a really novel concept. It worked for me because it added that personal touch that elevated it above being a dreary text book about hypothetical families and their problems. It was quite humourous in places and I enjoyed that too. I wasn't sure what to expect with John Cleese, but I thought they got the balance just right.

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Essential Reading & An Expectant Father's Best Friend 30 Nov 2004

By Ms Anne Lester

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This book should be given out in senior schools to pupils, PRE marital relationships and child rearing. It is a complete eye opener and it explains relationships and how these are effected by past generations. It discusses dependency and defines boundaries, their purpose and how essential these are. This book provides one with essential clarity that assists via ownership and self development, towards the realisation of choices, individuality, change, health and empowerment. I would say that before reading this book, I had no clear understanding of just how important Fathers are, to the entire health of the family and that every Father MUST read this book! You are certainly NOT redundant!!! Written in easy to read, simple conversation format between John Cleese and his family therapist of (I believe) some 10 years. My thanks to both.

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