Started Out Slow, but I Took Away Great Info
595490
I liked this book and have marked several pages that I feel had information or quotes that were helpful for me.  I thought the book started rather slow.  It wasn't until about page 69 that I became a little more invested.  I plan to try to go back and re-read the book at some point so that I can further digest the info.  I feel that reading it once wasn't enough for me.  All of the book makes sense, but it didn't catch my attention right away.

The book covers why our mind is the "one thing" that is important.  It also discusses the things that take us away from living a life free from anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, etc.  It explains why temptations and trials are necessary, which was info that I don't ever remember reading anywhere else before, although truthfully I could have (!) and just don't remember.  It also discusses the differences between compulsions, cravings and addictions and how our temptations can become a slippery slope.

Mr. Hahn references Bible verses throughout the book, which I always find helpful.
The biggest takeaway I got from this book is that I am not my own.  I was bought at a price.  BUT, I'm also never alone.  Both of these truths lead to a place where I should want to focus on trying to rid myself of the things that are not good and replace them with good things.  Those things are modeled by the life of Jesus.

 I think after reading this, I might like to read his other book as well: How to Live in Fear.  So, even though it started out slow for me, I would still like to read his other stuff.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher to facilitate a review. All opinions are 100% mine.
532864
Most of the book is a smooth read, but about half way through it gets a little monotonous.  It was recommended to me, and I was engaged for the first 90 or so pages, but then it drags with repeated or relatively simple information.  These portions just take too long to say what could be said in a lot less words - wordy, verbose...  whatever you want to call it.  The information is helpful enough for someone wanting to look a little beyond the surface of thought and the thinking processes.  Not for a grad student or someone doing some in-depth research.  It's more a survey piece.
2700907
I often left this book at first, distracted by other books on my shelf asking to be read. I was only just interested enough to eventually come back each time. By the second half of the book, I was speeding through it. The tedious set up is well worth the climatic ending.
2530981
The beginning was a little too slow for me- filled with lineages.
4421374
This is a thick book and it took me quite some time to get through it all.
What's nice is that I was able to skip sections that didn't pertain to me and not feel lost.
Great background information to help me with work as well as a thing or two I could use around the house.
2012300
I think the author did a good job presenting the background information- some others drag on and on about past information that becomes tedious.
3962205
Maybe I'm just lazy and I wanted to be spoiled by a book that directly gives me body language tips but I found this book to be a bit too wordy for my tastes. But once I really got into the mood and read it really slowly and imagining myself filling up those blanks, I realized the potential. It is more informative than I expected. I still see the book a bit overwhelming. Wish it held the reader more by the hand considering how those who don't have body langauge skills are a bit timid.
4538904
Before beginning, I'd like to say that The first part of the book was PAINFULLY SLOW. So boring that I had to stop reading and even consider giving up on the book.  I liked the plot and where it was headed, but there was just too much ELEPHANT research. I agree with some reviews here in that Alice's chapters were so boring because it was like reading a lot of research papers on Elephants. Seriously.
But I'm so happy to say that I'm glad I finished it all the way through. The plot really picks up on the second part, and things start to become interesting (so if you are considering giving up on it, just keep going because it does get better). Jodi Picoult is known to have some sort of twist ending. This book was exactly like that, and I really thought the ending was quite unique. I loved the twist and the outcome.
2117443
It took me a while to get into this book because it started out slow. Once it picked up, I started enjoying it.
374093
It started slow for me, but in the end I really liked it.
2634039
It took me a while to get into the book. I almost gave up, but I'm glad I finished it.
40377
Starts off a little slow, but over all I thought it was a good book
1247316
Took me a little while in the beginning to follow it and get interested.
2159755
Hard to read but interesting once I got going.
2964285
Some helpful information, but generally I felt talked down to through the entire book
4953609
I got a lot of great information from this book, and using the practices it espouses, I've gone from continually frustrated parent to getting along with my daughter so much better.

The book is so much longer than it needs to be though, the author really examples you to death.  Also, the author using a lot of generic praise in his examples, a lot of "good jobs" and stuff; I prefer to use observations and specifics instead of "good job"-ing my kids to death, but that's just a preference difference.
2171924
I felt this book is written for those who have a military background or line of work. I enjoyed the first part greatly, then it started to get slower, mainly because the details it went in were very... detailed. The author has clearly researched this book very well, and that is great. But for regular guys like myself who are not necessarily experts on the subject of war and politics, the read can be heavy.