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by Robin Skynner (Author), John Cleese (Author), Bud Handelsman (Illustrator) "John Let's start with an easy one . . . Why do people decide to marry each other? ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion; New edition edition (14 Jan 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749314109
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749314101
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,700 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most people have emotions they can't handle, so they hide them. By choosing partners with the same inhibitions, the problem is often passed on to their children. This book, using modern experiences of family therapy, shows how understanding relationships in families can be made.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Food for thought, 15 Feb 2001
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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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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading & An Expectant Father's Best Friend, 30 Nov 2004
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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4.0 out of 5 stars Crash course in psychotherapy - not just for families
I avoided reading this for ages because of the title - I don't have any kids so I thought it wasn't for me. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading
This book was a revelation to me. On almost every page, I found myself exclaiming "of course! That explains the behaviour of ......". Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and funny insight into family life
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5.0 out of 5 stars A goods start for ones own and his/her kids happiness
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I found this book a complete eye opener. Fascinating stuff.
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