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by David Keirsey (Author), Marilyn Bates (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly accurate, 3 May 2000
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I am using this book as the basis for a personality experiment for my dissertation. So far, EVERYONE who has taken the questionnaire has been amazed at how accurately the personality descriptions have fitted them. I know there must be more than 16 different types of people in the world, some may argue that it oversimplifies the issue, but I feel it has provided the people I tested with useful insights about their character, which might help them to understand their behaviour.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable resource, 30 Dec 1996
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This book helps the reader understand why people behave the way they do. It uses the Myers-Briggs type indicator to define sixteen different personality types. It describes, in detail, the sixteen different types. The reader may take the test at the beginning of the book to discover his or her own type. A person can be either an extrovert (E) or an introvert (I), intuitive (N) or sensing (S), thinking (T) or feeling (F), and judging (J) or perceiving (P). The book emphasizes that no personality type is better than another. This book suggests good professions for each type of personality and tips for dealing with people of different types.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great expansion of MBTI, 30 Jul 1999
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I first read this book after I had already familiarized myself with Isabel Briggs Myers' work. The constructs that Keirsey invented -- most notably, the temperament groups SP, NF, NT and SJ -- are a very helpful expansion of the MBTI theoretical base. I believe Keirsey's portrait of an ISTP is the finest summary I have ever read for that type. It fits my brother to a "T". I identify most strongly with the ISFP, and Keirsey's characterization of that type is surely the most flattering ever penned. Though some will not agree with Keirsey's speculations about the temperaments of long-dead historical figures, there is much to admire about this volume. I did feel that the book is quite verbose, and needed stronger editing, but this complaint didn't detract from my enjoyment of Please Understand Me. This book will help you figure out so many people in your life. Read it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really accurate and helpful
Answer the questions honestly!! Quiz your friends too! This is a great book to help you understand how you deal with life and those around you and how to do it better. Read more
Published 15 months ago by eva452

4.0 out of 5 stars Good... entertainment value (at least)
Well, okay, I didn't exactly read the entire book; I just came across it (a friend had it and was raving about it) and I've read about a third of the book. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the MBTI - at home and at work
Kiersey & Bates cover an enormous amount of ground - looking at Type application at work, with partners and with children. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Enables us to understand ourselves and others more clearly.
Helps us know how we are alike and why we differ from others. Encourages us to see the light through another's eyes. Read more
Published on 28 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" for helping people identify themselves.
I am a Christian pastor, and have been using this inventory for 13 years in pre-marriage counseling. Read more
Published on 26 April 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very insightful
All this test does is ask you to choose between a bunch of adjectives and preferences, and it summarizes what you've chosen, adding a few minor qualities. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dont put people in boxes, understand them! Read this!!
this book is a must for anyone who is interested in understanding self and others! It has definitely led me to see the world differently, ironically helping me to let go of... Read more
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I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1985 and recommend this book for most clients--whether single, married, divorced, parents, or workers/managers/employers. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Know thyself.. and thereby know the world..
I ran into Keirsey accidentally last year, having over the years read much of Freud and Jung. There are both limitations and useful applications to Kiersey's development of 16... Read more
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