- Hardcover: 177 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (1 Jan 1984)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060195460
- ISBN-13: 978-0060195465
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title."[Sheindlin is] part Harry Truman, part Rhea Perlman: funny, quick-tempered, bluntly honest." --"People
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Judge Judy, the star of the TV show, offers her opinions, legal and otherwise, on the state of the American family.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Judge Judy has a simple point here: We do it to ourselves by making bad decisions about how we interact with those closest to us. The reason is obviously because we all assume we are right, and cannot understand why everyone else doesn't see it our way. Rather, we should look at how it is from everyone's perspective (as a judge would) and make the best common sense choice. Works for me!
Judge Judy brings a lot to this book. She is a mother, a remarried spouse, a step mother, lawyer, financial advisor, and judge. Occasionally, she also talks to you like a wise elder sister. At other times, she makes a convincing drill instructor in boot camp.
The format is very interesting. She makes up scenarios from more than one case she has seen before. In so doing, she makes them just a little more complicated than they probably are in real life. This makes the situations so ridiculous that you have to laugh at yourself if you see yourself in some aspect of the scenario. That was brilliant. People are more open to change when they are laughting, than when they are angry.
Like in the television show, the parties get to tell their beef. Usually, the second party explains why the first one was all wet in her or his explanation. Judge Judy then gets out her opinions and levels one . . . or the other . . . or both.
Actually, I liked the book better than the television show because the scenarios are pretty funny, while the people on television are sometimes just pathetic. Also, you don't have to listen to a lot of ranting at each other. Judge Judy has edited it down to the minimum.
Further, she explains some general philosophies that you would only pick up on by watching about 200 of her shows. Here are some of these:
Living Without Benefit -- If you call this commitment, you should be committed. She suggests living together for no more than one year, splitting the expenses down the middle, and not buying anything expensive together. If any other money passes hands, put the promises in writing.
Tying the Knot -- Measure ten times, and cut once. Get a pre-nuptial agreement. 50 percent of these marriages are going to fail. It'll save pain and money later.
Married Bliss -- If life were fair, men would have stretch marks.
Kids Happen -- Having a baby is easy; being a parent is hard.
After the Ball Is Over -- Don't get mad. Get out. Move on.
Tug-of-War -- Love your kids more than you hate each other.
The Second Time Around -- For better or forget about it!
The Family Bond -- Honor your parents.
'Til Death Do Us In -- Where there's a will, there's a way.
Keep It Simple, Stupid -- You're smarter than you look. "The bottom line is, it's up to you."
Overcome your misconceptions that you can act like a two year old in your personal life without paying for the consequences with this sage, practical advice from the front lines of the vanquished. Judge Judy is a 2,000 percent stallbusting solution!
By the way, you can save a lot of future grief by sharing this book with your children before they get themselves into these messes.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a recent fan of the daytime show I wanted more of her honest,down to earth views on society and even though its focused on our friends across the pond I think the same moral values affecting family life apply.Of all her books I chose this as being the most like her tv show and I wasn't disappointed.True you can whip through it in a few days but its a great book to pick up and read in short bursts as it contains lots of short anecdotes and judge judys take on the various dilemmas posed ( and its quite a bargain at the moment).If you're a fan its well worth a try.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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this is one of those annoying cases of one book being released twice under different titles (otherwise known as 'you're smarter than you look') so the unwary purchaser can end up with a duplicate.
Book-wise it's very light reading; little family scenarios where the two protagonists each put their side of an issue and Judge Judy sums up with her take on the matter.
Book-wise it's very light reading; little family scenarios where the two protagonists each put their side of an issue and Judge Judy sums up with her take on the matter.
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