Motivation and Personality (ISBN 0060419873)

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Valuble for Life:
Maslow pours his wisdom into our minds explaining the core needs of human beings. This is a great book to learn about yourself and the motivations of others.

Five Stars Just Isn't Enough!:
Motivation and Personality explores the complex world of what motivates people and how their personalities interact with these motivations. Maslow is a significant contributor on timeless thinking about personal and professional motivational theory. Abraham Maslow is best known for his Hierarchy of Needs. Chapter 5 in this book explores that hierarchy; not in the detail of his original paper on the subject, but it does have some good food for thought. Maslow's writing is easy to read and understand, but has a great deal of depth to it. For example, in a section called Satisfactions Generate New Motivations, Maslow writes: "The Human being is a wanting animal and rarely reaches a state of complete satisfaction except for a short time. As one desire is satisfied, another pops up to take its place." This simple but profound statement at least partially explains why we as humans have accomplished so much...good and bad. Overall, a fantastic book about motivation and personality that is extremely insightful! The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking

THE GENESIS OF A REVOLUTION IN PSYCHOLOGY:
Many years ago this book changed my life and inspired me to read everything Dr. Maslow wrote. Of particular value is the section "Self-Actualizing People ... a Study in Psychological Health." Here you will find Maslow's famous declaration: "It becomes clear that the study of crippled, stunted, immature and unhealthy specimens can yeild only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosphy. The study of self-actualizing people must be the basis of a more universal science of psychology."

Great book, but an used one would have done fine!:
This book is essential to any psychology student & even those interested in how advertising works or motivation in general. It was an easy read, with short chapters, but the third edition my teacher recommended was identical to the 2nd and 1st edition in our library. This only has a few comments on how his ideas have been used/changed. This was the lowest price I could find anywhere new (even at my school.) Read this, or not buy it used and you'll save a lot of money. The older editions are also hardcover and last longer. But I loved how compact the 3rd Edition was, I could fit it n my purse! Highly recommend!