Book by Isabel Briggs Myers
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001975283
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Da: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Regno Unito
Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 7720345-6
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Da: medimops, Berlin, Germania
Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Codice articolo M01856390675-G
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Da: medimops, Berlin, Germania
Condizione: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Codice articolo M01856390675-V
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Da: Crappy Old Books, Barry, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Good. There are few things more reassuringly twentieth century than the belief that the full, bewildering sprawl of human personality can be rendered intelligible by means of a well-designed framework, a few letters, and some thoughtful reflection. Introduction to Type ? Sixth Edition by Isabel Briggs Myers is one of the great classics of that noble tradition: a slim but influential guide to the idea that people are not merely chaotic bundles of contradiction, but can in fact be understood through patterns of preference that explain why some of us plan ahead, some of us improvise wildly, and some of us would rather leave the room than participate in an ?icebreaker? Derived from the work of Myers and, further back, Carl Jung, this is the handbook that has introduced generations of readers to the elegant and faintly addictive logic of type. Suddenly the world becomes populated not just by friends, colleagues and difficult relatives, but by combinations of tendencies and temperaments. The person who colour-codes their diary is no longer merely intense; they are operating according to preference. The person who goes ?with the flow? until the deadline becomes a spiritual emergency is similarly revealed to be functioning within a recognisable pattern, however inconvenient it may be to everyone else. It is one of those systems that is either illuminating, mildly alarming, or both. And that is part of the enduring charm of this book. It offers not certainty exactly, but the very attractive illusion that the social world might be decipherable after all. Why do some people make lists for holidays while others pack ten minutes before leaving? Why does one colleague want facts, another possibilities, a third harmony, and a fourth a decision before lunch? Why does every family gathering contain at least one person who appears to have been sent to test the patience of the others? Introduction to Type gestures toward answers, and does so with a calm authority that has persuaded an astonishing number of people over the years to see themselves in four tidy letters. There is, of course, something gloriously ironic about personality typing itself. Human beings, being human, immediately begin to use the system both for self-understanding and for lightly weaponised social interpretation. ?I?m just very intuitive,? says one person, while another quietly decides that an entire management team is being ruined by an excess of whatever letter combination currently seems most culpable. Books like this are therefore never only about psychology. They are also about the deep human desire to make sense of one another without having to rely entirely on trial, error and years of accumulated annoyance. This sixth edition, published in 2000 by OPP, comes from that especially fertile era when type theory had become part of the furniture of professional development, education, coaching and self-discovery. It is the sort of book that may have sat on office shelves, appeared in workshop packs, travelled to training days, or been consulted privately by readers trying to work out whether their personality explained why they loved structure, hated meetings, or felt existentially exhausted by group projects. It belongs to that fascinating category of books that can be read with equal seriousness or amused curiosity and still prove oddly revealing. As a good copy sold by Crappy Old Books, this one has exactly the right air of respectable use. A book on personality type ought not to be in absurdly pristine condition, as though nobody had ever opened it for fear of discovering too much. A good copy suggests it has done what such books are meant to do: been read, considered, perhaps underlined by someone suddenly recognising themselves in a paragraph and then immediately deciding that two former partners and a line manager were also explained by the same framework. A little wear only improves the atmosphere. These are not museum pieces; they are tools for interpretation, rationalisation and, occasionally, low-level revelation. What makes Isabel Briggs Myers such an enduring figure in this landscape is that the model remains compelling whether one treats it as deep insight, useful shorthand, or an elegantly constructed conversational hazard. At its best, it encourages tolerance, reflection and a little humility. Other people are not always wrong, merely differently configured. At its worst, it gives people one more language in which to explain why they are right and everyone else is insufferable. Either way, it has range. In the end, Introduction to Type is one of those rare practical-psychology books that has genuinely entered the culture. It promises not to solve the mystery of human personality entirely, but to make it seem a little less random and a good deal more discussable. A quietly influential, oddly comforting, and mildly dangerous little volume for anyone who has ever wondered why people behave the way they do, or suspected that a few well-chosen letters might explain more than etiquette ever could. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE. Codice articolo 6148
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Da: Bookbot, Prague, Repubblica Ceca
Saddle stitch. Condizione: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Broaden your understanding of personality type with the Introduction to Type series from CCP. These popular guides help you integrate type theory concepts into both your personal and professional lives.Understanding workplace preferences, managing stress, reducing conflict, searching for suitable careers, and improving team effectiveness are just a few of the many type-related applications you can explore using the MBTI booklets. Codice articolo b15278a2-cd84-4af1-9205-5be692c25b35
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