"I said I was sorry!" Real life involves real people who make real mistakes. Sometimes saying "I'm sorry" just isn't enough. The need for apologies impacts all human relationships. The good news is that you can learn the art of apology. Through their research and interaction with hundreds of individuals, counselor Dr. Jennifer Thomas and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the revolutionary The Five Love Languages, have discovered five fundamental aspects or "languages" of an apology: Expressing regret ("I am sorry."), accepting responsibility ("I was wrong"), making restitution ("What can I do to make it right?"), genuinely repenting ("I'll try not to do that again."), and requesting forgiveness ("Will you please forgive me?"). In The Five Languages of Apology, you will learn how to recognize your own primary apology language while speaking the languages of those you love. Understanding and applying the five languages of an apology will greatly enhance all of your relationships.
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September 1, 2006 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781608142064
- File size: 189828 KB
- Duration: 06:35:28
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- English
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Reviews
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A series of books and audios on how people connect emotionally with different "languages" includes this one on the ways people offer apologies, hear them, and accept them. The five apology languages are expressing regret, accepting responsibility, making restitution, genuinely repenting, and requesting forgiveness. Gary Chapman narrates most of this audio with an attractive mixture of human accessibility and magisterial confidence. His writing partner sounds equally sincere but has a less appealing speaking style. Their desire to be helpful speaks more loudly than either of their voices. With many practical insights, this material will be invaluable to listeners who care about correcting the misdeeds and mistakes we all make from time to time. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine -
August 28, 2006
Chapman, author of the bestselling The Five Love Languages,
teams up with psychologist Thomas for thoughtful dissection of another tricky subject. Chapman and Thomas choose to tackle the apology because, as with love, understanding it is essential for developing, maintaining and repairing relationships. Apology, however, covers a much broader scope, applying to all varieties of relationships, from the deeply personal connection between intimate partners to the formal relationships between nations. Chapman and Thomas's basic observation that we don't all agree on what constitutes a sincere apology is perhaps not surprising, but it may, as they show, help couples who can't resolve arguments because their apologies aren't accepted. The authors stress that you need to learn the "language" of the person you are apologizing to: for one person, it may be expressing regret, while for another it's accepting responsibility or making restitution. Especially useful is the chapter that helps readers learn which language of apology feels most sincere to them. Chapman and Thomas are most apt when they seek to repair relationships not with large ideas but with simple basics that are too often taken for granted.
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