The User's Manual for the Brain (Vol 1)
by Bob G. Bodenhamer, L. Michael. Hall

List Price: $55.00
Our Price: $42.05
You Save: $12.95 (24%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $24.49 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Book Summary Information

Book Reviews of The User's Manual for the Brain (Vol 1)

Book Review: NLP without the mystery
Summary: 5 Stars

The authors have done a real service for those familiar with NLP concepts and those NLP neophytes searching for "one stop shopping." The manual could be used:
1-most effectively as a text/teaching tool for a lengthy NLP course at a University,
2-as a resource for NLP practitioners-as a dictionary, encyclopedia,or for finding the "bridge" between various aspects of NLP,
3-as a means for the thirsty, confused, and curious to find a reasoned, intelligent, discussion of the history, principles, and tenets of NLP.

Beware: There are aspects of this discipline that are common sense, questionable,laughable even, that are foisted on an unquestioning population. There is an "emperor with no clothes" floating around all of this NLP ephemera.

There are those legitimate proponents of NLP-the effort it must have taken to author this book would lead to the presumption that these are people who take this discipline seriously. The Manual, while throwing in its own bit of obfuscation (takes one to know one), is a remarkable compilation of principles, suggested individual and group exercises, historical reportage, examples, and explanation of segments of NLP.

The down side is the absence of an index. The omission of the index is a curious addition to the imperfect and seemingly unfinished NLP books, tapes and other media. In a discipline that parses communication, linguistics, meaning, processing of information, feedback and the kitchen sink it is incredible that an important and powerful tool isn't there. This is especially noteworthy where a "manual" functions in part as an encyclopedia, glossary and study guide.

On balance, this is an important, excellent compilation of the many facets of NLP. I highly recommend it.

Summary of The User's Manual for the Brain (Vol 1)

Mental Health Books

• Books > Subjects > Health, Fitness & Dieting
• Psychology & Counseling
• Education & Reference > Words & Language
• Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine
• New & Used Textbooks > Humanities > Linguistics
• Medicine & Health Sciences
• Social Sciences > Psychology