{"product_id":"power-of-kindness-the-unexpected-benefits-of-leading-a-compassionate-life","title":"Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePower of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePiero Ferrucci\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781585425198\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eJ P Tarcher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eA leading transpersonal psychologist reveals the unexpected secret to a happy life: behaving with kindness. \u003cbr\u003e Piero Ferrucci calls it \"global cooling,\" a phenomenon of chilly human relations. Communications are hurried and impersonal. The drive for profit and wealth has become a cherished value. And warmth and genuine presence have all but dissolved into a sea of materialism and self-interest. \u003cbr\u003e \"The Power of Kindness\" is a stirring examination of a simple but profound concept. Piero Ferrucci, one of the world's most respected transpersonal psychologists, explores the many surprising facets of kindness and argues that it is this trait, and this trait alone, which will lead not only to our own individual happiness and the happiness of those around us, but will guide us in a world that has become cold, anxious, difficult, and frightening. \u003cbr\u003e Not an ordinary self-help book, \"The Power of Kindness\" is instead a blueprint. Being kind, Ferrucci argues, does not mean becoming a human doormat or a cloying handservant. And \"Heaven save us from the fakes,\" Ferrucci writes-self-interested politeness, calculated generosity, superficial etiquette, and even kindness against one's will. \u003cbr\u003e Instead, kindness is composed of many elements, including qualities not immediately associated with it: flexibility, honesty, a sense of belonging, gratitude, attention, forgiveness, and more. In eighteen interlocking chapters, each devoted to a single aspect of kindness, Ferrucci moves seamlessly from tales of myth and legend to personal anecdotes to scientific research and philosophical treatises. He reveals that the kindest people are the most likely to thrive, to enable others to thrive, and to slowly but steadily turn our world away from violence, self-centeredness, and narcissism, and toward love. \u003cbr\u003e Writing with a rare combination of sensitivity and intellectual depth, Ferrucci shows that, ultimately, kindness is not a luxury in our world, but a necessity for us all.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"J P Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life | Piero Ferrucci | Hardcover | 9781585425198 | Used: Very Good | Self-Help 1691291","offer_id":48431943647384,"sku":"1691291","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/519iAusLZWL.jpg?v=1773353186","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/power-of-kindness-the-unexpected-benefits-of-leading-a-compassionate-life","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}