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Thoughtful Answers to Timeless Questions

  • Author : William Glasser, M.D.
  • Pub. Date : November 2016
  • Format : Paperback
  • Pages : 256
  • Price : $20

Thoughtful Answers to Timeless Questions: Decades of Wisdom is a collection of selected letters and the answers Dr. Glasser- the author of over 20 books published over 5 decades- carefully wrote in response. His letters are full of insight and wisdom. In them you hear his voice as if he were in the room with you. He offered brilliant advice and did it with humor and compassion. Every letter he wrote is as contemporary today as the day it was written. The letters cover a wide range of topics addressing most of the problems people have struggled with for generations.

If you have questions about life and are looking for answers, this book is for you!

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“If we continue to use the external control psychology which tears people apart and destroys relationships, we’ll make no progress in improving the way we get along with each other. That’s the main task of the world. It’s as important as the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect. What good would it be to have a healthy planet if we can’t get along together? To me, that’s the bottom line. I support all that everyone is doing in terms of environmental health, but the environment that exists between two people- the destructive environment of external control- should be replaced with the constructive, helpful, supportive environment of Choice Theory.”

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