- ISBN13: 9780071410229
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Fourteen years since its first publication, the bestsellerNasty People has been revised and updated to cover the motivations of nasty people, how to avoid confrontation with a nasty boss, how to handle a nasty spouse, and much more, including: How to break the cycle of nastiness A new understanding of personality disorders and depression Narcissism, nasty behavior, and self-doubt Nasty people and self-validation The role adrenaline plays in nasty behavior… More >>
Nasty People: How to Stop Being Hurt by Them without Stooping to Their Level
The author confused me constantly. Too difficult to keep his information straight.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was willing to accept your premise until the last chapter, which was filled with rage. No wonder my kids are confused in this modern society. They believe that your book will dissolve all bitter issues between a parent and a child. In my opinion, this is not a healthy book for settling conflict. It only adds fuel to the fire of less than healthy relationships. Lines like , “I will enjoy seeing you disappear. Your elimination will give me sustenance,” are destructive to the cohesiveness of a family system which will continuously endure the strife of individualism. And isn’t that what a free and democratic society is supposed to be about?
Rating: 1 / 5
The author accuses the victims of being nasty people. This is a very disappointing book. When I finished reading it, I felt even more hurt.
Rating: 1 / 5
Jay Carter IS a psychologist? I think he NEEDS a psychiatrist. One of the most hateful books I have ever read! Self-serving (page 28) and moronic (page 74: “Do something outrageous. (Talk loudly. … Pee on his flowers. … )”. Will this “author” ever get real? Saving grace: it’s only 87 pages of trash!
Rating: 1 / 5
Ok, this book sells on the premise of teaching you how to deal with nasty acting people without stooping to their level. Let me sum up what this book actually does.
IMO, the author himself is an invalidator of the worst sorts, he makes the readers feel bad and then teaches them how to become invalidators themselves. This book should be titled “How to Overcome Nasty People by Being EVEN NASTIER”. I’m not joking. The author tells you how to overcome the invalidator by taking what he said and ‘mirroring’ the responsibility and pressure of the question back to the person. At the very least this involves you being AS NASTY or EVEN NASTIER than the invalidator you are warned about throughout this book.
Not only is this a training manual on how to become a Nasty Person, the author has a few flawed interpretations of people’s feelings. Jay Carter is the master of taking a nice conversation and making you paranoid of the other person invalidating you. Example:
Lady on street goes:
“I like your shoes, where did you get them?”
Jay Carter goes:
“STOP TELLING ME TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION! I DON’T WANT TO TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE CONTROLLING ME!”
I am not joking, this book takes common conversations and picks away at them to interpret them into evil wrong-doings and psychological warfare against the reader. Sort of like how conspiracy theorists can take a simple plane crash and end up saying the government did it because the computers in the plane needed to be replaced along with the dissident citizenry aboard the plane, so they just crashed it. How? They don’t explain. Jay Carter is like a conspiracy theorist with conversations, with this book he teaches you to turn any comment or nice greeting into that person attacking you with the intent to control you.
This book was only useful as firestarter or just in case I run out of toilet paper. I am sad that so many people have been brainwashed by this author and give this book high scores. He likely brainwashes you via this book into thinking this is the greatest book ever, and with everyone advertising for him he gets rich. Hence, he is controlling all of you to make him rich
Rating: 1 / 5