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Why You Act the Way You Do | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Lahaye
Publisher: Living Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 133898
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0842382127
Dewey Decimal Number: 100
EAN: 9780842382120
ASIN: 0842382127
Publication Date: May 12, 1988
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Readers discover how temperament affects their work, emotions, spiritual life, and relationships and learn how to make improvements. Spanish available
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 Frank, lucid, very humorous October 3, 2008
Tim LaHaye and his wife Beverly have dedicated many books to assisting people to understand themselves and consequently their interpersonal relationships.
This particular one is a reponse to a question which Tim has rightly perceived that many people secretly ask themselves. An ingenious blend of educative and entertaining prose with interesting pictoral illustrations aimed at accentualting the temperaments being discussed.
I was actually able to figure out why certain reactions come naturally and why others just feel so odd. This book ended the confusion regarding why I appear to be attracted to same kinds of personalities and why I would never consider certain kinds of jobs!
It helped me to realize the easiest person to change and develop is myself.
This is an excellent read for anybody who is serious about fostering healthy relationships with people they live, work and even hang out with.
 Fabulous October 15, 2007
Extremely insightful, well worth the time to read and analyze your personality. It clarifies your strengths and weaknesses while avoiding dividing the entire world's population into four categories. It is slow at times, but stick with it.
 Ridiculously Stupid June 29, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Only an ignorant person could enjoy this book. the barbaric system of temperaments is a goofy theory at best; very limited. as i was reading the book and learning about the temperaments, i was expecting there to be a protocol of how to fix the negative aspects of each temperament. but instead the author goes into extreme religious mode and says the answer to all problems comes from "God" or "The Holy Spirit." i think this guy was drinking too many spirits. the author is never logical and has nothing intelligent to say. the title of the book is misleading, it should be called "Just Read the Bible to Solve All Your Problems"
Read the book and took the Temperament test May 5, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was on my way traveling somewhere and picked this book up off of the book rack in the local Post Exchange (PX). I began to read it and began to laugh because so much of how i am jumped off of the pages. It was fun to find my husband and see why we act the way that we do. I knew that it was a Christian book and I am a Christian so it fell in line with my beliefs. I love it and decided to send away for the test. The book i had gave a coupon for a discount or something like that. They sent the test and i gave my answers - basically saying whether or not i was outgoing, or analytical, procrastinator, organized and the list goes on and on. I sent it back and received a detailed Temperament Analysis for me. It was pretty neat. I am a Sanguine/Melancholy. It said i loved sports which is not true. A lot of it was true though. What i liked the most about it is that it provides a base from the fruits of the spirit and provided those fruits that fall natually within my temperament, and those that needed work. I studied the analysis and really learned a lot from it. It allowed me to understand my husband A LOT!!
I would recommend this book for the Christian who is at a point in their life where they cant seem to know who they are or where they are going. Although the Holy Bible is really the book for that - this can allow for you to see a description of yourself and offer direction in understanding it.
my 2 cents.
"easy-reading" and practical book about temperament types January 17, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a Christian book. It is written by a well-known Christian author and the table of contents clearly indicates Christian content. And it is also not meant to be a psychology/scholarly book - It is an "easy reading" book for your everyday person to read, and apply to their life. With those expectations, read this book...
The author presents the 4 basic temperament types that were first identified by the ancient Greeks. Others have written about these temperament types as well. But as a Christian, I appreciate the Christian perspective this book gives...Each temperament has its strengths and weaknesses. The author gives practical advice on how we, as Christians, can overcome our weaknesses through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I like the "practicalness" of the book about how our temperament can affect our relationships, employment, marriage, sex life, etc. This book helped me understand myself - I have a very melancholy temperament type. I was laughing at times because the descriptions in the book sounded so much like me it was uncanny. Sometimes people with these traits feel ostracized from society in different ways. It was encouraging for me to learn that I am not alone...
Approach this book with the right expectations, and I really think you will enjoy it.
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