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  <title><![CDATA[Pulling Your Own Strings: Dynamic Techniques for Dealing with Other People and Living Your Life as You Choose]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt;Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how we all can prevent ourselves from being victimised by others and begin to operate from a position of power at the centre of our own lives. Asserting that we alone are responsible for how much we will be controlled by others, Dyer offers his practical plan for developing new attitudes toward the most common sources of victimisation and manipulation, such as family members and authority figures in the workplace.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; For example, families can be tremendously coercive and demanding, but they can also be an immensely rewarding part of your life. Dyer shows how to cope with the negative side and contribute to the positive.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Also, in their working life many people stay in unfulfilling jobs because they feel constrained by their present experience or because they fear change. Dyer shows that by being enthusiastic and flexible, you can find the work that makes you happy.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; In this modern&amp;ndash;day classic, Dyer shows you how to stop being the victim in all aspects of everyday life and to take charge of your destiny.&lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book which creates a shift in your behaviour with regards to people you interact with daily]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book. Helps to get rid of those pesky negative people who are taking up psychic space.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1981</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I realize this is probably psychobable but it was really a life-changing book for me at 28.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't have this book yet - was recommended to me by Em's dad.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Terrific antidote to codependency]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA['Pulling Your Own Strings' really helpful for me to detach from other people's opinions of me and be able to act in ways I believe in. For example, I referred to it when I my electrician lost his temper with me. I was able to go back and talk with him in ways that made me feel empowered, authentic, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44045140">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don’t be a victim is the theme of this self-help book. The focus is taking back control of your life by being aware of circumstances and how you are manipulated by bureaucracy, people and even your self. The first step is to identify that you are a victim, taking action to stop the cycle and being...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36163477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has opened my mind to new ideas which is what reading is about - yes?  The book was insightful and gave me areas for improvement.  I don't, however, know that I would want to be the person indirectly personified in this book, yet, I do want to pull my own strings.  And I can.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic for helping you realize how you set yourself up to be victimized, and how to keep people from taking advantage of us. A great read for anyone who has a hard time saying &quot;no.&quot; The hard part is having the courage to put his ideas into practice!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This has to be one of the most profoundly positive book that exists. Its mainly about personal development and how you can understand how to get the best out of you.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[How to not be intimidated or being a push-over! Learned the tools for allowing me to be important too!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Although this is one of Dyer's older books , I found it very helpful in today's world . ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Will be reading on hols as a kind of mid-life,<br/>help me be more ME kind of book]]></body>
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