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Title: The Magic of Metaphor by Nick Owen, Judith DeLozier ISBN: 1-899836-70-5 Publisher: Crown House Publishing Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Magic of Metaphor
Comment: This book had a lovely twist in that it is a story in itself, and that the metaphorical stories are woven into the story. All of us seek a teacher who will inspire us and encourage us to fulfil our potential, so using the teacher/pupil to do the speaking throughout the book and leading into the metaphorical stories is very clever.
I found the stories very easy to follow, and some exceptionally humorous, which immediately raised my own spirits. I have already begun to share some of the stories found within this book on my seminars and seen others 'get the insight' or have their spirits raised too.
One of the strengths of this book is that it contains short anecdotal stories as well as the more long winded versions. Thereby catering for different lengths of presentations. The sub-sections are useful in that cover different aspects of leadership which is paramount to the world of self-actualisation.
Again, my personal recommendation would be that this is a book sold in audio format alongside the book, so that the reader is listening to the audio and reading at the same time. This would make a big impact in the learning of the principles that is integral to each story.
The author has also done well to recommend different ways of using the stories within different situations, which enables trainers, teachers and therapists to understand how they can adapt the stories to suit their clients needs. I also like the fact that the author understands that importance of acknowledging sources where possible. Very often people forget to acknowledge their sources and as a result many people believe that the information being shared has only just been discovered, where in fact it has existed for millennia, and the magic is when each of us is able to bring that higher truth interpretation to the ears and hearts of others that inspires, touches and motivates them to take up a call to action.
Rating: 1
Summary: An expensive book at half the price
Comment: OK, watch carefully:
I have in my hand a collection of short stories, and an appalling "metaphor" about a magician teaching his apprentice how to tell stories that is about 99% padding -
Now, I cover my hand with this brightly coloured hankerchief -
I mutter the magic words: "Never give a sucker an even break" -
I remove the hankerchief and Presto! a rather expensive book has appeared (expensive for what it is).
If you're interested in how to construct metaphors I'd recommend Kostere & Malatesta's book "Get the Results You Want" (last chapter), and if you want a book of useful/entertaining stories, almost anything by Idries Shah, such as 'Tales of the Dervishes' and 'Learning How to Learn'. They're all significantly cheaper than this book, and much better value for money.
Rating: 2
Summary: The telling of Stories.
Comment: Few books will I buy and then get rid of, but this was one. Metaphors can be so powerful if you know what YOU are doing. This book gives you metaphors but NOT their meaning or usage. You are on your own with this one. If all you are doing is looking for someone else's metaphors to copy then this may work for you.
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Title: The Power of Metaphor by Michael Berman, David Brown, David. Brown ISBN: 1899836438 Publisher: Crown House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Tales for Coaching: Using Stories and Metaphors With Individuals & Small Groups by Margaret Parkin ISBN: 0749435216 Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Metaphors We Live by by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson ISBN: 0226468011 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Metaphors Dictionary by Elyse Sommer, Weiss Dorrie, Sommers Elyse, Dorrie Weiss ISBN: 1578591376 Publisher: Visible Ink Pr Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Metaphor: A Practical Introduction by Zoltan Kovecses ISBN: 0195145119 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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