Please Understand Me II: Temperament Character Intelligence by David Keirsey, Ray Choiniere (Foreword by)

One that I continue to reread- great insight!
Kelly, psychology student, 05/01/2008

This is one of my favorite books. An easy book to read that will open your eyes to your personality type and understanding others around you. I am a psychology student and personality psychology interests me greatly, but I was extremely impressed with the value and insight I found in the pages of this book. It was shocking to read with much amazement my personality type and finding myself nodding in agreement that Keirsy hit the nail on the head and was able to descriptively describe my motivations in life and who I am at the core of my being. Not only did I confirm my personality type but I was able to understand what drives those closest to me and find a greater depth of understanding and acceptance. I highly recommend this book!

Understanding your personality
Janet Blair, an HR Director from Chicago, 04/28/2007

This book is an underground classic for understanding personality type and putting the strengths of your personality to work for you. I highly recommend it as well as a new book that came out last week called The Personality Code. It's a more modernized version that includes an online test to measure your personality type, and it shows who your anti-type is so that you can get along better with the people you clash with.

Also recommended: The Personality Code

Great Great book for understanding those around you and communicating properly
emsie buckets, an ESFJ, 01/09/2007

This is a great book with lots of insights as to who people are and how they communicate best. I read this with my family and it gave me great understanding as to how we relate to one another. A great Christian supplement to this book is Transformed Temprament by Tim LaHaye, it was written in the 70s but it is a great way to view your personality in light of the Holy Spirit's work in your life!

Also recommended: Transformed Temprament - Tim LaHaye Spirit-Controlled Temprament - Tim LaHaye

Helping to Keep us Sane
Laura, an ESTJ all the way!!, 08/08/2006

This book helps you not only accept yourself, but accept others for who they are. The test will only come out accurate if you are truly honest with your answers, so you must be prepared to be brutally honest with yourself (the good and the bad). The crazy part of different personalities is that you aren't wrong for being who you are, and yet sometimes we feel as though we are wrong for prefering justice over mercy, or for being spontaneous instead of deliberate/scheduled. But that just means we are different than someone else. And the world is a better place because of it. If we were all the same, what a boring place it would be!! Thanks to this book, and to those who made it available, we can improve our relationships with others and embrace our true selves. We don't have to feel the need to change others, or become irritated with them, if we appreciate our differences and see them as the positive traits they truly are. Fortunately, there is someone who understands us and realizes that none of us are crazy.. we're just different.

A Staple Book for Your.... Self-Help Shelf !
A reviewer, A reviewer, 10/30/2005

Not only informative....but very entertaining....You will see everyone from your school teachers to your parents to your first boyfriend and be able to understand them better!