New Book - Quick and Easy Read - "Problem Solving for Dummies"

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Have you read this book? Have you read one like it? Have you bought one lately? If the book title that I mentioned in my Subject Line is real, I apologize for stealing it. I truly thought that I made it up. A few days ago I answered a discussion from a lovely woman who had a "put yourself down" word in her screen name. If she wouldn't have said that she had come from an abusive childhood and an abusive marriage, perhaps I wouldn't have noticed; but I think I would have. Please stop and think of all the money the writers who have written books for "Dummies" and for "Idiots" have made. Have you purchased any of those books with just the thought that the book was written in a simplistic language that the everyday person would be able to understand. It makes sense if you think that. But please, just for one moment, if you are a young person, how would you feel if your parents,a teacher, or some other adult called you a Dummy or an Idiot. If you are a parent, would you ever think to call your child a Dummy or an Idiot? Would you ever teach your child that it is alright to call others these names? If you are in a verbally abusive relationship, how do you feel being called a Dummy or an Idiot? Using that kind of thinking; Why in the he!! do we actually pay writers that we don't even know to call us those words? Those are degrading words that have no place in our language. You may think this is a trivial thing and not worth wasting time thinking about; but it is just these little things that build up over time that serve to crush our spirit, that serve to trample on our self-confidence, and that tear away at our ego. I urge you to please think again before you purchase a book such as this. There are many other How-To books at book stores that are equally simple to follow. If you have difficulty finding one you can go to the library and ask the librarian, or you can go to an online bookstore and search yourself by choosing a book title and reading the reviews. There are many other resources out there that don't demean you in any way.~Donna