Title: Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: How to Choose Words Wisely and Well
Binding: Paperback Condition: New Size: 5.4 x 8.5 x .6 in. 240 pp. Publisher: Harper Paperbacks 09/30/1998 ISBN Number:0688163505 / 9780688163501
SKU: 9780688163501
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Description: Rabbi Telushkin explains the harm done by spreading gossip, teaches why anger, criticism, and lying destroy any possibility of true communication, and shows how to turn every exchange into an opportunity.
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Joseph Telushkin is renowned for his warmth, his erudition, and his richly anecdotal insights, and in "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal" he focuses these gifts on the words we use in public and in private, revealing their tremendous power to shape relationships. With wit and wide-ranging intelligence, Rabbi Telushkin explains the harm in spreading gossip, rumors, or others' secrets, and how unfair anger, excessive criticism, or lying undermines true communication. By sensitizing us to subtleties of speech we may never have considered before, he shows us how to turn every exchange into an opportunity.
Remarkable for its clarity and practicality, "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal" illuminates the powerful effects we create by what we say and how we say it.
Biographical Note: A widely known spiritual leader and scholar, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is the author of eleven influential Jewish books, including "A Code of Jewish Ethics"; "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal"; "Biblical Literacy"; and four novels. He lives in New York City and lectures throughout the United States.
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