I CAN MAKE YOU THIN by PAUL MCKENNA
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Book Summary Author: PAUL MCKENNA Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Import Published: 2005 ISBN: 0593050541 Number of pages: 144 Publisher: Unknown |
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Book Reviews of the I CAN MAKE YOU THIN
Customer Review: Nothing really new here....
Summary: 2 Stars
After reading the mostly good reviews at the Amazon UK website, I expected something new out of this book, especially when it says on the back cover "As you use Paul's amazing system, the latest psychological techniques will automatically help you to start losing weight straight away!".
To start with, the book is very thin, and not only is double-spaced throughout, but there is a lot of blank space in the margins as well. If it had been done up properly it would only be about half the number of pages--not environmentally friendly at all.
As to content, well, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) has been around since the '70's and his four rules, which you can find looking up promo articles on the book on the internet aren't new either--they can also be found in the '85 book Thin Within by Judy Wardell (has since been republished under her married name, Halliday, and completely rewritten to appeal to a Christian audience, if that matters to you).
I listened to the CD a couple of times and the added reverb on his voice was just too irritating to listen to, as was the New Age music (which normally I like) and the left/right speaker stuff. Too, well, cheesy, like stage show-type hypnosis. If it were recorded again, with a normal spoken voice and soothing music, I would give it another try, as I think CDs can really help with reinforcing what you're reading.
Bottom line, see if you can get your library to buy it, or if you can get it through interlibrary loan to look through first. If you have never read Thin Within or been exposed to NLP at all (and judging from the reviews, many people have not), you might get something out of it. If you have, this is a rather expensive rehash.
Edited to add:
You can get Thin Within (1985) by Judy Wardell through Amazon used, or borrow it from your library. For NLP, look for books by Richard Bandler and John Grinder (co-creators).