book biography philosophy professor iii book published professor philosophy studied philosopher author books philosophy including biography prior writing book friend involved company est writing book paid role philosophical consultant est wrote foreword book book structure describes education transformation family theories est training book bestseller received graduates est training reviewers generally commented book favorable number critics felt lacked citing close relationship responses writing mixed reviewers found written entertaining felt tone slick promotional background born california based salesman training manager executive encyclopedia business created training est course form est day hour self help program given groups people time program intensive day contain hours instruction training est personnel utilized convey key concepts participants agree certain rules remained effect duration course participants taught responsible life outcomes promised dramatic change self perception people completed est training including public figures mental health professionals est widely ridiculed popular press aroused great deal controversy lecturer clinical psychology summarized est promises dramatic awakening participants enhancing capacity experience oneself given opportunity examine belief systems patterns living lives working notions self responsibility central cause effect choosing inevitable directors determined fate accounts est controversy criticisms major critics suggest est simply suggest superficial follow studies report strong evidence favor positive health changes respondents training est claims form therapy space allow thorough review est principles let est appears powerful effect people lives short weekends associates course forum focused goal oriented approximately million people taken form early 1990s faced family problems tax problems eventually resolved favor group associates formed company purchasing forum course technology author iii professor philosophy prior writing biography authored retreat commitment sir biography philosopher edited authored book titled introduced est march doctor consulted year struggle finding cured involved est organization served years company philosophical consultant received payments capacity years spent writing book served est interviewed number individuals involved subject life use quotations wide array sources commented subject article book evening independent stating great salesman think good man important man fascinating man people interested contents life story book recounts childhood events job positions self education lead development est training born child close mother student years read earned superior grades teenager experienced conflicts mother growing dissatisfaction life shortly graduating high school married girlfriend pregnant instead pursuing plans higher education took variety jobs including meat packing heating estimating selling cars age car salesman worked time wife children feeling increasingly restless constrained formed friendship woman named gradually deepened affair secretly arranged flight philadelphia pennsylvania june leaving wife children hear years couple settled time time changed june changing work car sales joined sales staff rapidly promoted training manager eventually appointed vice president period moved frequently different parts dictated demands job finally settling san_francisco sold group recruited divisional manager according vice president intention appointing bring integrity honesty sales practices personal search self education shortly moving began embark program inquiry self education initially focused self improvement books think grow rich widened search range traditional western philosophers eastern disciplines buddhism martial arts contemporary movements including creating est training recounts revelation said experienced march driving san_francisco california work society described revelation experience felt like happened form timeless language told realized clean life acknowledge correct lies life saw lies told wanting family ellen second wife different way came lies told wanting different way desire share experience led plans formed later year create est training promotional held september thousand attendees est training took place october san_francisco hotel october leading est session new_york realized time come family absence years long absence family caused feelings confusion pain established loving relationships brother sister est trainers took prominent roles business set separate business venture ellen gave financial freedom choose structure life relationship key concepts est training defined described book include completion actions decisions taken past taking steps bring resolution behavior patterns ostensibly involving complaints people life actually resulting complaint securing dominating person integrity complete honoring word est context word depict matter moral overtones everyday usage stories interpretations experiences regarded reality leading conflict people created differing interpretations events responsibility willingness accept oneself source outcomes life welcome blaming intersections biographical chapters interspersed chapters refers intersections chapters contain scholarly overview analysis disciplines explored founding est training reception book bestseller taking 8th place time non fiction bestseller list november told february book sold total copies gone editions growing numbers est graduates contributed strong sales writing described book written careful avoid usually characterize early years movements like est considered fallen given previous work stated ideal interpreter found expectation disappointed book review similarly concluded truly objective nonetheless partial observer stated est student mistake close subject objective critical psychology today stated written biography carefully writing family commented wise researchers know teach love research topic counted book love highly evident said book clearly written basically sympathetic house job found sections detailing soap opera making quarters book easiest read intersections passages provided philosophical traditions est training tougher ultimately rewarding described book somewhat sympathetic est philosophy writing similarly included books sympathetic est landmark written old friend washington_post review said obvious start cares subject est experience told simple straightforward story pretty lets draw conclusions ones reached reviewer choice current reviews academic libraries stated enthusiastic book praising personal quality narrative overly detailed highly recommended book general college libraries focused social sciences commentators felt book favourable review book christian century stated got writing promo founder pseudo 70s los_angeles_times commented philosophical justification est makes book public relations product objective study chicago_tribune review described book act devotion failed mission reading likely agree founder est philosopher spiritual leader magnitude convinced silent killers writing believer magazine referred book considered book review evening independent described friend admitted telling story detail writing found work slick tone trace hero worship dennis acknowledged book gave details soap opera words critical writing saying cast eye view subject youthful famous transformation tone dennis stated book failed ask important questions large public libraries carry copy given status authorized biography
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