No, wrong on so many levels.
598376
It's never a good idea to romanticize mental illness. It's particularly bad when doing so includes accepting abusive and sexually assaultive behavior. The foolish notion that love and passionate sex can "conquer all" is absurd. What is especially disturbing is that this book seems to be a genre I'd label Young Adult Erotica, and as such may have some influence on young people. Mental illness requires intervention from a licensed mental health professional. An intimate relationship that has physical, sexual abuse, or portends to, is a tragedy waiting to happen. There is nothing in this book that rates it even a 1, but since zero isn't a choice that's the best I can do. My advice is don't read it, and if you are a parent and see that your teenager is reading it, I'd urge you to discuss why it's dangerously misleading, and then replace the book with a copy of Gavin DeBecker's non-fiction book titled, The Gift of Fear. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
320155
Incredible lady and what a faith.  A person can indeed change a nation when sticking to her belief of right vs. wrong.  It is a shame she has to pay such a dear price.  Then, a price must be paid when one fights against evil.
1768758
TRUTH FOR ALL!!!

Lewis MacKenzie comments that "two wrongs never made a right, but those moments in history that shame us all because of our indifference should not be viewed in isolation without the context that created them."

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Most people go through life thinking they are almost always right about pretty much everything virtually all the time. The reality is we are often wrong about things from the trivial to the universal. Being Wrong explores why we are wrong so often and how it is helpful to us.

Katheryn Shulz  breaks down various sources of error, from sensory perception and cognitive interpretation to group prejudices and cultural biases. She also looks at the mental, psychological and social consequences of both being wrong and knowing you are wrong. She had so many categories of how we get things wrong as well as compound combinations of error, I began to wonder how we ever get anything right. I also marveled at humanitys ability to remain in existence considering how massive some of our mistakes are.

In the end, Being Wrong suggests error is a fundamental part of thinking. Developing the ability to use the brain also develops the ability to misuse it. Shulz took time to focus on the positive aspects of being wrong, including innovation, learning and adaptive behavior. She didn't spend anytime discussing situations where subjective opinion is the basis of being right or when the right answer cant be known or situations where people continued to maintain the wrong stance when it was in their best long term interests. Still, Being Wrong is an insightful look an ignored part of our mental processes. If you decide not to read it you will, once again, be wrong.
3679225
Everyone should take part in experiencing the world from this point of view. History is very important.  We live in modern days, modern days demand evidence in truth and a depth of self- soul searching that conflicts. This conviction of conflict in self determines the definition of 'truth' to the best of our humanly ability. I find that this read demands us to search inside ourselves for this evidence. For we are created with intrrnal justice. What is problematic is that we all have a resonsibility to ourselves and others to calibrate our inner scales of justice. We know up from down and right from wrong.  We CHOOSE to ignore what is in our sights, that is not humanity. That is injustice. TLDR; Get this book. Read it cover to cover.
3455099
I had to cut tabs down. It was not right. I think i was wrong. It looked right but was not
4843972
So many errors that it would probably give an English teacher, or librarian a cerebral hemorrhage, just by taking a glance at it.
Yet, I found it an entertaining read, with a large subject list to ponder over.
Whether Chris is right or wrong with the information he supplies in the book wasn't what made reading it fun for me.
It was the questions and possibilities he raises about the subject matter that he delves into that made it an interesting read (for me, anyway).
I'm just fascinated by the variety of myths and beliefs that we humans hold dear, and that probably live more in our subconscious than in the real world of our physical existence.
Thought provoking stuff.
2493126
While I do not agree with Bishop Sasse, and he spoke only for certain politically correct Lutherans in WWII Germany; it shows how far some people will go to save their job or status.  It also shows what political correctness can do.  We can all learn a lesson from this in out own day.  Bishop Sasse was wrong. It is always wrong to judge people only on their ethnic, religious, or racial background.  He compromised his beliefs to get ahead. Sound all too familiar in our day too! For this reason alone I gave it five stars. If you are intrested in that type of thing it is worth a look.
1099899
Ms. West is not afraid to call it like she sees it.  Drawing on a large variety of well researched sources, she reasons that many of our esteemed leaders either willfully, or inadvertently compromised the core principles of our nation.  Unless and until we come to terms with this, we are destined to repeat these mistakes.
2869679
This book is not for the faint of heart. It breaks rules that we thought we knew.
2558628
This is deep stuff and somewhat of an eye opener. On many levels it is evident in my observations and goings on in life. Some of the separation of class and the rationale for it, is in some ways justified? In others, purely uneccessary and mean spirited.
3089213
Look around. We are obviously getting it wrong. In my view, John Eldredge is onto something. I don't agree with everything he says, but I'm grateful he's saying it. And I am going to make some changes in my life.
1193863
Threaded by confusion that compels you to wander until you ... reach the end. Lovely words, ideas mingle, brackishness throughout. So many things, so many of them amazing, so many confounding. Interpretation is critical and it is only yours. We are all economists of our own reality yet slaves to a tongue louse.
3463909
With appearances from Snow White, Hansel and Gretal, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and other familiar characters, I expected something more. But the reality is this is not a light read, not a fairy story, and certainly not for children or younger teens. Each person you meet in the book has problems, yes they tend to parallel the stories they're from, but they're also darker. Hansel and Gretal for instance. Their mother leaves them in a shopping mall, twice! The first time a kindly police officer manages to reunite them with their mother. The second time? A pedophile takes them home with him.

I usually love this author, and honestly the book is well-written. It just isn't something I will be re-reading, and most likely would not have purchased had I realized what I was getting into.

(Review cross-posted to my blog.)
3578768
This  hard truth and not for everyone.  History even used mixed with the way it was then.  Not for everyone
2523338
I have worked in the subprime industry on all sides (Issuer, rating agency and investor) over the last 15 years. Most facts and timeline are twisted to justify the conclusion author wants to support... Normally I never write a review but this book is so twisted and wrong I cannot stop myself.
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isn't pretty - neglect of the elderly, abuse of animals, abuse of humans, slavery, penury, starvation, mental illness, and murder. Authoress Gruen plunks you right down amidst it all. You are really there. And the epilogue is a real shocker (pun intended). Let's just say, Thomas Edison wasn't exactly Saint Thomas.