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Games People Play
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- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 04-18-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
Regular price: $24.49
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Publisher's Summary
Over 40 years ago, Games People Play revolutionized our understanding of what really goes on during our most basic social interactions. More than five million copies later, Dr. Eric Berne's classic is as astonishing and revealing as it was on the day it was first published. We play games all the time---sexual games, marital games, power games with our bosses, and competitive games with our friends. Detailing status contests like "Martini" (I know a better way), to lethal couples combat like "If It Weren't For You" and "Uproar," to flirtation favorites like "The Stocking Game" and "Let's You and Him Fight," Dr. Berne exposes the secret ploys and unconscious maneuvers that rule our intimate lives. Explosive when it first appeared, Games People Play is now widely recognized as the most original and influential popular psychology book of our time. It's as powerful and eye-opening as ever.
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- Griggah
- 05-10-15
Great book but not suited for audio
Lots of figures and charts that do not come across well via audio. The book itself was great though and overall j enjoyed it.
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- joseph s
- 04-07-15
good pick
This is a great audible i need more,
this is a great book easy to understand.
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- Richard
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- 03-26-12
Whant to know what other people are thinking about
Would you consider the audio edition of Games People Play to be better than the print version?
Want to know what people are feeling and thinking about in a conversation this book will help you do that. This book breaks down conversations arguements debates and social interaction by analysising them as games people play. It is collegate reading material but if you listen closely you can see how you interact and find better ways to interact with people.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Not a Character book
Which scene was your favorite?
The breaking down of how a mother and child interact over a broken vase.
Any additional comments?
Physocoly 101 basic understanding of interactions between humans.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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- Thomas Smith
- 03-04-16
Good Idea, Bad Illustration
The idea that people play games that can be generally identified and analyzed is enlightening, and some of the archetypes given in the book are great. The problem is that the book is so heavily steeped in transactional analysis jargon that it's almost unintelligible. I'm unsure if that's because the visual elements of the book are missing, or if the author just expected everyone to have a previous study. Regardless, as a medical student with some undergraduate study in psychology, I recommend you spend your money elsewhere.
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- Justin
- nashville
- 07-06-16
A lot of bouncing conversations
Need to be able to see it to under stand. Lots of bouncing back and forth found it hard to keep up and understand.
Maybe that's was just me.
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- CTP
- 09-06-15
Quality content, dense material, can be boring.
Would you consider the audio edition of Games People Play to be better than the print version?
Yes, I find it's easier to process the content in audio form rather than print.
Would you ever listen to anything by Eric Berne again?
No.
Would you be willing to try another one of David Colacci’s performances?
No.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. It's rather long.
Any additional comments?
If you want a thorough but clinical breakdown of social interactions as strategic power games this book is for you. I found it boring and difficult to stay with. Haven't finished the book yet.
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- Chris M Moore
- 12-09-15
Good, but a bit academic
narrator was good, and the ideas presented were interesting. however at times I had to struggle to pay attention as it is a little dry and a bit academic for my taste.
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- Rivkeleh
- 07-04-14
Great concept, deeply socially dated
What would have made Games People Play better?
Modernization. Despite the disclaimer that the genders of the roles in the Games are "without prejudice," the content of this book is ridiculously sexist. An unexpected side effect is the compassion I now feel for the era my mother lived through.
Would you ever listen to anything by Eric Berne again?
I don't know. I'd check more carefully before I purchased, certainly.
Which character – as performed by David Colacci – was your favorite?
n/a
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The underlying concept of certain types of social encounters being "games" with payoffs, and the distinction of people operating from their Child, Parent, or Adult roles was tremendously useful.
Any additional comments?
It was definitely worth the listen, but I'm glad it was short, and I had to grit my teeth and overlook the extreme sexism to get the benefit of the underlying concept.
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- Idaho Trojan
- 01-28-17
Lots of good information
The extensive use of acronyms and abreviations was tough to digest when you don't have written version to refer to. Also covering so many games (I think there were more than 100) got pretty mind boggling.
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- Gerald
- 11-09-15
Great content, I wish I had the print copy.
The content of the book is fantastic but hard to follow lists in audio format.
It would be awesome if Audible had a subscription option where you receive a print copy of the book to follow offline.
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