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The Meaning of Nice: How Compassion and Civility Can Change Your Life
Discover the hidden power of nice. The Meaning of Nice is a multi-faceted exploration of a simple word and how it has developed over time and among various disciplines. With emphasis on philosophy, positive psychology and interpersonal relationships, Joan Duncan Oliver probes theories and practices to explain why and how nice girls can get the corner office and nice guys can finish first. We tend to associate "nice" people with kindness and good manners - it's an indistinct, generic kind of praise. Joan Duncan Oliver restores the power of nice, and shows how this complex quality can change your life, and has never been more crucial to our well-being as individuals and as a society.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2012
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January 4, 2024
It was ok. Anyone who wants to remind us that good manners are out of respect for other people rather than stuffy self-righteousness gets some stars from me. :)
Sometimes the random book you pick off the shelf at the library opens your mind. This was... a simple and easy read that was not taxing emotionally or otherwise. A confluence of many contemporary thoughts on how we should be in society and relationships.
Sometimes the random book you pick off the shelf at the library opens your mind. This was... a simple and easy read that was not taxing emotionally or otherwise. A confluence of many contemporary thoughts on how we should be in society and relationships.
May 21, 2012
A nice premise, but forgettable...
February 21, 2014
Ended up skimming this book. Just couldn't get into it since it wasn't really what I expected.
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