What do you say after you say hello?: The psychology of human destiny

by Eric Berne

Book Overview

What do you say after you say hello?: The psychology of human destiny This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394479955
• ISBN13: 9780394479958
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Book is excellent, ordered paperback and received mass-market (lower quality -- buyer beware)

I find this book to be very helpful and clear. Some examples are dated, but for me, it's still one of the best books to read if you want to learn about TA. I took two stars off due to the format, which I was informed was regular paperback but instead received the mass market version.

masterpiece

My only complaint is not about the book but about publishers that will NOT reprint this great book. I don't get it. If they reprint this book I promise to buy 10 copies!

Spectacularly on-target analysis of human interaction

One of the all time greats of the self-help bookshelf. Simply excellent.Ever wondered why you say certain things at certain times or have a predicable reaction to a given situation? This is the book that tells you why.But that in itself is not enough. The best thing is the no-nonsense, revealing and sometimes painful truths it reveals. The reader can immediately see in a compelling and understandable way the whole mechanism of their human interactions, both good and bad. The reader can then use this understanding and the tools revealed to help them in their relationships, their work, their life.It is a work of great perception and value.

It dissects your mind to reveal your dark side.

This is the best book that I have ever read on the subject of pschotherapy.It shows how `parental influence' becomes your conscience and determines your destiny and ultimately what is written on the epitaph of your tomb.The illusion that a human being is a free, autonomous creature is shattered. One need not find this distressing as there is hope.To find out more read it, go through it again, unwind the tape on which the holes have been punched to make your program (Life script) and possibly try to reprogram yourself! Not a easy task, mind you.

A great book by Eric Berne

"What do you say after you say hello"- is a great book that introduces theries about scripts, and how we can live our lives to the very fullest. There are many intersting refrences to well-known Fairy Tales, that illustrate the authors point. This is a great book to read for anyone who is intrested in knowing more about themselves.

An excellent study of human relationships

"What do you say after you say hello" is a brilliant book by Dr. Berne, concentrating on transactional analysis and the way people relate to each other, specifically the unhealthy patterns they fall into when dealing with a spouse, mate or relative. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in analytical psychology, or human relationships in general.