Life Strategies for Teens
Author: Jay McGraw
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ISBN: 074321546X
Publisher: Fireside (04 December, 2000)
Sales Rank: 1,847
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Book Every Teen Can Relate To
The book Life Stratagies for Teens was an excelent book. The author really knew what he was talking about and what the teenagers these days think. He was able to predict many of my feelings about life. The book adresses ten major rules that are called "Life Laws". It goes on to explain every one of them individually. At first, I must admit that I was very unhappy with the fact that I had to read it because I didn't want to be lectured about the future through a book - much less my parents - but the author understood that most teens would feel that way and made the book a quick book to read. You never want to put it down. I recommend you read it if you are in junior high or high school, it is a book that has situations us teens can all relate to.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Changed My Mindset & Thinking Habits
This book was quite excellent. As a thirteen-year-old girl, it sure got me in gear! My twelfth year was spent trying to fit in with the crowd, dismiss good grades, and wear tight clothing. Now, thanks to this book, I have newfound self-esteem, willpower, and goals which I am reaching one by one! My aunt, a huge fan of Dr. Phil, gave it to me for Christmas. I am already a different person. It helps so much with self-esteem issues, peer pressures, goal-setting and other teen dilemmas and issues.I definitely recommend it to all teenagers who want to get their life in gear! It helps so much, but only if you allow it. This is not the kind of book that you can just skim through. You've got to read it and take action, take it to heart, in order for those Life Strategies to work in your life. I'm telling you, it's so helpful! Thanks Jay!
One last thing, however, I would like to direct to those who thought Jay McGraw was copycatting Dr. Phil's book- NO KIDDING! Where've you been? This book is the same as LIFE STRATEGIES, but it's just been rewritten for teenage understanding. And, also, the rich have their problems, too. Maybe Jay hasn't had to work hard for his popularity or money, but I'm sure it's obviously something he knows a lot about- THINK ABOUT IT! He has DR. PHIL for a father. Please try not to be so critical. Not everyone's perfect, and perfection is only in the eye of the beholder- there is no real perfection. No reality, just perception!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Didn't like what I read
I merely skimmed this book for about 20 minutes, but I didn't like it. I'll admit I had a preconcieved notion because I've seen Jay McGraw on the Dr. Phil show (Dr. Phil is his father)and I didn't like him at all. He grew up wealthy and knows zero about real problems (not meaning to imply the wealthy don't have problems). He's been presented as a voice for the average teen and he's not. At all.Anyway back to the book. Here are the main problems-
1. It's paifully, painfully obvious he's trying to use teenage slang and come of as your average high schooler. It doesn't work.
2. He's pretty much a poor writer.
3. This book got published, quite simply, because he is the son of Phil McGraw. And it shows.
4. He makes examples of ridiculous cliched stereotypes and there is, as someone already said, an example of sexist thinking.
5. Come on, this book isn't going to change your life like he claims in the introduction. Maybe I'm just too cynical, but when a book starts out like that I automatically roll my eyes.
6. He didn't come up with an idependant idea for a book, he just dumbed down his daddy's version. If you look at the life laws about a half of them are things Dr. Phil says on his show pretty frequently.
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