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Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #458 in Books
- Published on: 1973-07-26
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Do you realise you, and all the people you know, play games? All the time? Sexual games, marital games, complex games that you're not even aware of as you go about your usual life? You might play games like 'Alcoholic' or 'The Frigid Woman' at weekends, or perhaps 'Ain't it awful' or 'Kick me' while you're at work. First published in the 1960s and recognized as a classic work of its kind by professionals, the bestselling "Games People Play" is also an accessible and fascinating read. It is a wise, original, witty and very sensible analysis of the games we play in order to live with one another - and with ourselves.
Customer Reviews
Very Interesting but not that well written
This is a great book. If you're interested in human behaviour and psychology this is a great book for you to read. The downside to the book is that he trys to use words used in psychology in the book to make it sound better. But it actually does the opposite - makes it sound worse. If you think you can get past all the words that he uses then buy it, if you don't think you can then don't.
But to round up the book is very interesting and has great concepts. I highly recommend it if you think you can get past all the words.
Excellent concepts, poorly written
The concepts behind this book are excellent, and easy to relate to, however the book is written very poorly. It uses too many technical terms and unless you've studied psychology, it's very hard to follow.
Would I recommend this book? Yes, IF you can get past the complex sentences and the extensive usage of technical terminology, otherwise NO if you want an easy to understand bedtime read!
Enlightening easy read, on the beginning of a complex subject.
Enlightening easy read, on the beginning of a complex subject. Shines a light on all those social niceties and pointless interactions. The roles played by each person in their daily script. Combines the psychological insights with the added bonus of incidental humor.
Whilst reading through this on the train, I could identify what games were going on around me, most amusing.
