{"product_id":"excuses-9780975273814","title":"Excuses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the two decades since this book was first published, excuse making has flourishedboth as a practice and as a process inviting investigation and theory. So write the authors in their new introduction. But they also maintain that excuse making is a critical element in what social psychologists refer to as reality negotiation.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Illuminating the strategies that prop up favorable views of self, this book is even more relevant today than when it was first published.' (\u003cstrong\u003eRoy F. Baumeister\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eFlorida State University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Excuse making is forever with us and this book still is our best guide to understanding it.' (\u003cstrong\u003eSharon Stephens Brehm\u003c\/strong\u003e, Indiana University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A true classic.  It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to fully understand the subtleties of interpersonal communication.' (\u003cstrong\u003eRobert B. Cialdani\u003c\/strong\u003e, Arizona State University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The best analysis of the tendency to shift blame to others.  Its style, consistency, comprehensiveness, and theoretical insights are unmatched.' (\u003cstrong\u003eDonelson R. Forsyth\u003c\/strong\u003e, Virginia Commonwealth University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'It is great to see this classic get a fresh face.  I highly recommend it.' (\u003cstrong\u003eEverett L. Worthington\u003c\/strong\u003e, Virginia Commonwealth University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Percheron Press Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Browsing Through the Excuses Costume Shop\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. The Philosophical Backdrop to the Excuse Masquerade\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. Theory of Excuses: Positive Images for Adults and Others\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Retrospective Excuses: Masquerades for the Past\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. Anticipatory Excuses: Masquerades for the Future\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e6. The Excuse-Making Actors: Individual Differences in Locus of Control\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e7. The Development of Excuse-Making\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. Excuses Gone Awry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9. Interventions for Excuses\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e10. The Value of Excuse-Making\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthor Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliot Werner Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528638636375,"sku":"9780975273814","price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780975273814.jpg?v=1731872410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/excuses-9780975273814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}