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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.4
EAN: 9780553804911
Edition: 10 Anv
ISBN: 055380491X
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: September 26, 2006
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Studio: Bantam

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
The Western cultures esteem analytical skills measured by IQ tests: but there is clearly more to success and happiness, even in technological societies, than IQ alone. Goleman has written one of the best books on the nature and importance of other kinds of intelligence besides our perhaps overly beloved IQ. Recommended.

Product Description:
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.

Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and shows how they determine our success in relationships, work, and even our physical well-being. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart.

The best news is that "emotional literacy" is not fixed early in life. Every parent, every teacher, every business leader, and everyone interested in a more civil society, has a stake in this compelling vision of human possibility.


From the Trade Paperback edition.




Rating: - Excellent text
This is an excellent textbook about emotional intelligence. It is a quick, easy read and helps the reader clearly understand the importance, and depth, of how emotional intelligence guides people through life far beyond basic cognitive intelligence. It also helped me better understand why I have made some of the poor decisions of my own life. I received a high grade for the EQ v. IQ term paper ending my graduate coursework, resulting in my getting an "A" for the course. I am now nearly finished ... Read More

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Rating: - Don't do it
Wow, this was a bad CD, I'm very happy that I didn't pay full price for this stinker. After wading through the usual pop psychology I came to the conclusion this CD was very basic and didn't any offer advice on how to use or grow your EI. If I had a time machine I'd go back in time, meet myself, and tell me not to waste my time or money. You'd be better served looking up the topic on Wiki.

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Rating: - A important, alternative view of intelligence and what it means to succeed
We like to think that intelligence lies in logical thought; that the measurement of intelligence in IQ tests, GPAs, or by SAT scores is a reflection of how successful a person will be in life. However, many examples exist of those with steller achievement test scores or very high IQs failing to succeed in life. Daniel Goleman addresses this phenomemon in this book, and proposes that another kind of intelligence is more reflective of life success. Goleman states that factors such as self motivation, ... Read More

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Rating: - Why Don't They Teach This Stuff in School?
If you happened to be raised in an especially well-adjusted home, you may already understand this stuff in a way that a lot of other people don't.

But how many people were raised this beautifully? The nuclear family is no longer a "given". I mentored challenged youth for five years in Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and many of today's children are in no position to understand emotional intelligence on the basis of what is going on at home.

I am the first one to agree that it SHOULD ... Read More

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Rating: - Maybe not as good as some others.....
This book speaks of all the ways in which we can learn to interpret the world and the people in it through emotions. The concepts are very good and can be extremely helpful.

I was so excited to get this book, and read it. But then I was slightly disappointed. Perhaps it was because I had read so many other books prior to reading this one.

I just think there might be other books that either go into each concept a little more in depth, or are a lot more fun to read. Yes, I like ... Read More

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