Why Do We Have to Work? - a search for understanding, peace of mind, and an alternative measure of success
Author: Todd Allen Gates
List Price: $30.00
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ISBN: 093860936X
Publisher: Graduate Group (01 February, 1999)
Sales Rank: 1,823,418
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
An excellent introduction on what it means to work.
Like a good parent, Mr.Gates is both firm and understanding in introducing the young reader to the realities of the workplace. From a history of labor, to the meaning of modern employment, the author provides fresh answers to old questions, without ever becoming pedantic.
Rating: 5 out of 5
This book addresses a question on the minds of most students
The uniqueness of Todd Gate's book, "Why Do We Have To Work", lies in the fact that it addresses a question on the mind of every student: What can I do to bring meaning to my life? Students who may be bombarded with messages from family and and friends about the need to make as much money as possible, will enjoy Gate's presentation of another view- a need to strive for a balance in life. Todd Gate's book should attract a wide range of readers who are in need of thinking things through and coming to their own determination about Why We Have to Work.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Premised on fine child development psychology
As a psychotherapist, I appreciate the psychologically sound principles Gates put in this primer for adolescents on the nature and necessity of"work." For example, Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Erikson's stages of identity formation are evident in his elegantly simple and logical communications to his sons about the fundamentals of money, career and balance in one's life. The cost and format are not ideal; it would be great to see this packaged as an affordable paperback for teenagers.
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