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"The Art of Informed Self-Care Psychologist David Seabury offers timeless advice in this classic self help guide. Dr. Seabury counsels the reader toward a healthier approach to life. A best seller when it was first published, it is filled with thought-provoking and engaging stories taken from Seabury's decades of practice. Written in a period, similar to today, when the finding personal happiness was especially challenging. Dr. Seabury presents a bold and fresh perspective for achieving personal empowerment and a vibrant way to care for family, friends, and, of course, yourself. You'll find advice on: The 7-Step Thinking Plan 8 Ways to Assure Restful Sleep 34 Effective Ways for Solving Problems 12 Basic Needs You Must Not Be Denied 22 Easier Ways of Living 6 Ways to Win by Yielding 12 Mistakes to Avoid Making 7 Ways to Quarrel Effectively 12 Steps for Easing Out of Trouble 8 False Premises and How They Work 5 Ways to Avoid Brain Fatigue And hundreds of other suggestions. Dr Seabury presents a strong case for healthy self-respect. His approach to interpersonal relationships, based on ""never compromise yourself,"" presents a fresh approach to a more fulfilling and engaged lifestyle. Everyone wishing to take better care of themselves and those they love will want to keep this book close at hand."

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The Art of Selfishness kicks the martyr's crown into a cocked hat.... Self-sacrifice is neither noble nor necessary, and the sooner the human race destroys the fetish of abnegation the better off its members will be. -New York Herald Tribune Startling conclusions based upon the case histories of 1,000 men and women. -Milwaukee Journal A refreshing and stimulating book. ... There are some statements which at first are startling, but the truth becomes evident as the author develops them. -Hartford Times A tool in the technique of better living.... The 'have-nots' will learn from this really valuable book the basic needs of man which cannot be denied permanently without serious injury or self-impairment. -Lowell Telegram It may sound like sacrilege to say it, but this book could do more good in some homes than the Bible.... It should be particularly valuable in those homes where there is in-law, relative or general matrimonial discord.... Almost every person will find in these pages some situation in which he has shared or is now involved. Seabury's logical solutions to these general problems may offer a bright ray of hope to those who are immersed in some dilemma from which there seems to be no exit. -Springfield Union Mr. Seabury is a doctor as well as a psychoanalyst and he offers in The Art of Selfishness a series of conclusions startling upon first reading, but upon consideration sensible and logical. His premise that our troubles come largely from fear and a sense of guilt, making us cowards, and that our lives are often distorted by fear, envy, jealousy and anger, is all too true. -Honolulu Advertiser David Seabury made a careful study of one thousand cases of men and women and came to the amazing conclusion that the cause for most unhappiness is too much unselfishness, too much generosity, too much living by the Golden Rule. Mr. Seabury tells all about these interesting true-life cases in his latest book, The Art of Selfishness. . . . It is startling and helpful. It contains much valuable and helpful information and right or wrong it will make you think and give you some new views on how to live to get the most out of life. -Radio Features Service Seabury has a reliable market and his readers usually count on him for practical psychology which they can apply to themselves. The publisher is going to push it, and full page advertising is scheduled for the Times, etc. BUT -- it is a disappointing book. Given an excellent thesis, he has given us an adolescent pep talk. Repetitious, boring after a time, spread thin over everything, from finance to sex. He talks on the conscious level with the slogan If I want I can -- which is fundamentally unsound. There's a sense of high pressure salesmanship in the style, reaching out for the popularity of Wake Up and Live, Life Beings at Forty and How To Win Friends, but without the wit of the first, the dignity of the second, the trick popularity of the third. Gauged to the level of intelligence of True Stories -- and yet, buried in the claptrap, there are statements suggesting the old Seabury. The first half of the book is the better part, but all in all, it is a pot boiler. Don't sell to your intelligent customers, unless they demand it. Seabury's name is sure to create a good many sales. -Kirkus Reviews

"""The Art of Selfishness kicks the martyr's crown into a cocked hat.... Self-sacrifice is neither noble nor necessary, and the sooner the human race destroys the fetish of abnegation the better off its members will be."" -New York Herald Tribune ""Startling conclusions based upon the case histories of 1,000 men and women."" -Milwaukee Journal ""A refreshing and stimulating book. ... There are some statements which at first are startling, but the truth becomes evident as the author develops them."" -Hartford Times ""A tool in the technique of better living.... The 'have-nots' will learn from this really valuable book the basic needs of man which cannot be denied permanently without serious injury or self-impairment."" -Lowell Telegram ""It may sound like sacrilege to say it, but this book could do more good in some homes than the Bible.... It should be particularly valuable in those homes where there is in-law, relative or general matrimonial discord.... Almost every person will find in these pages some situation in which he has shared or is now involved. Seabury's logical solutions to these general problems may offer a bright ray of hope to those who are immersed in some dilemma from which there seems to be no exit.""-Springfield Union ""Mr. Seabury is a doctor as well as a psychoanalyst and he offers in The Art of Selfishness a series of conclusions startling upon first reading, but upon consideration sensible and logical. His premise that our troubles come largely from fear and a sense of guilt, making us cowards, and that our lives are often distorted by fear, envy, jealousy and anger, is all too true."" -Honolulu Advertiser ""David Seabury made a careful study of one thousand cases of men and women and came to the amazing conclusion that the cause for most unhappiness is too much unselfishness, too much generosity, too much living by the Golden Rule. Mr. Seabury tells all about these interesting true-life cases in his latest book, The Art of Selfishness. . . . It is startling and helpful. It contains much valuable and helpful information and right or wrong it will make you think and give you some new views on how to live to get the most out of life."" -Radio Features Service Seabury has a reliable market and his readers usually count on him for practical psychology which they can apply to themselves. The publisher is going to push it, and full page advertising is scheduled for the Times, etc. BUT -- it is a disappointing book. Given an excellent thesis, he has given us an adolescent pep talk. Repetitious, boring after a time, spread thin over everything, from finance to sex. He talks on the conscious level with the slogan """"If I want I can"""" -- which is fundamentally unsound. There's a sense of high pressure salesmanship in the style, reaching out for the popularity of Wake Up and Live, Life Beings at Forty and How To Win Friends, but without the wit of the first, the dignity of the second, the trick popularity of the third. Gauged to the level of intelligence of True Stories -- and yet, buried in the claptrap, there are statements suggesting the old Seabury. The first half of the book is the better part, but all in all, it is a pot boiler. Don't sell to your intelligent customers, unless they demand it. Seabury's name is sure to create a good many sales. -Kirkus Reviews"

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