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Title: How Good Do We Have to Be? A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0-316-51933-2 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.61 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the Best "Self-Help" Books Ever
Comment: I'm not much on self-help books, and I really never have been. Three years ago, a college course required me to pick up a self help book and evaluate it. This just happened to be the book I picked up- and by the end of the very day I picked it up, I was finished with it. Since then, I have used it as a reference to help me clear guilty/remorseful/vengeful/spiteful & other mentally draining thoughts from my head.
Kushner has a God-given ability to write from the very depths of his soul, and in doing so, he creates an instant rapport with his readers- one that hits them in the heart emotionally, and causes the reader to sit and reflect often.
His "arguments" are wonderfully explained, some may be too "radical" for those who are of the Christian Right mentality, but Kushner defends his points with flair, and a deep down desire to find true meaning in our daily lives. Kushner reveals incredible, thought provoking stories and parables of his life- soem of bliss, some of personal discovery, and some of hardship and pain- and all of these stories are pertinent and relevant to the material at hand.
If words make you cry, several of these stories, and several of these conclusions may just hit a soft spot, even for those who are hardened.
Guilt and Forgiveness- to incredibly difficult subjects that the "human condition" has a hard time dealing with. Kushner takes the reader by the hand, calms you, and walks you down a road and path that more people should consider taking.
If you read any self help book, read this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Uplifting book - a must read for everyone!
Comment: This is one of the most powerful books I have ever read! After reading this book, I now realize that I can not be perfect, no matter how hard I try. That actually makes me better at what I do because there is now no pressure of being perfect. This book also contains lots of good insight on relationshiphs with children, parents, spouses, etc. I recommend this book for EVERYONE! It is easy to read and very uplifting
Rating: 5
Summary: A loving book by a wonderful man
Comment: When this book was originally published in 1996, I met Rabbi Kushner at a lecture and book signing event in a synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska. As a Catholic making my first visit to a synagogue, I felt a bit apprehensive about making an inadvertant faux-pas. When the Rabbi started speaking, I felt comfortable right away. His presence felt, not like a high-ranking church official, not like a person of celebrity, but rather like a good neighbor -- someone who might live next door, who I would see mowing the grass and passing out Halloween candy, someone who just happened to be presenting his beliefs on the topic because that is *who he is*, and that the lecture is *what he does*, and that when it was over, he might share a ride home.
I had seen, in my religion classes, presentations by Leo Buscaglia. Leo was a man who exuded love, yet almost had a larger-than-life intimidation feeling around him because of it. Rather like a TV evangelist, one never knew when you would be grabbed and "healed"; or, in Leo's case, grabbed and hugged and loved! Not that it's a bad thing, just a bit intimidating.
Rabbi Kushner also exudes love, but he has an exactly-life-size feel. Seeing him at a podium, meeting him in person, I got the feeling that despite being well-known, that he is *a real person*, all the time, and that he doesn't have some stage persona, some celebrity, some image to put on in front of people. Rabbi Kushner simply is who he is -- a man. He is a man who loves G_d (I believe that is the proper Jewish way to write it?), a man who loves people, and a man who has made it his life's work to help bring the two closer together.
As I brought my book up for Rabbi Kushner to sign, I asked him to sign it "To my Catholic friend", and he actually thanked me for suggesting that. The experience of guilt and forgiveness (as in the topics of this book) are common to all, and despite the stereotypes of the Jewish mother guilting her children, people of all faiths share the quest for forgiveness and holiness. The book signing may have been a promotional thing set up by the publisher, but his presence there was real, and he was making an effort to share something with each person. Having his signature on my book is nice, but the brief conversation is memorable -- and I truly believe that meeting people and sharing a moment was far more meaningful to Rabbi Kushner than the book sales.
In the text, which is admittedly harder to read than it is to hear the Rabbi speak on it, I could feel once again the love exuded in the words. His most powerful commentaries, in my opinion, were on forgiveness in marriages; on how to forgive lovingly, while bringing about a change in behavior such that the offense does not repeat.
I liked Rabbi Kushner's "When Bad Things..." book, I really like this book, but the man himself is genuinely wonderful.
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Title: When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0380603926 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 1983 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Living a Life that Matters by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0385720947 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Lord Is My Shepherd : Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 1400040566 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: When All You'Ve Ever Wanted Isn't Enough by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0743234731 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Who Needs God by Harold Kushner ISBN: 0743234774 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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