I am soooo happy I found this book! It really helped me identify all of the people in my life that know how to use me to get whatever they want. The great thing about this book? The author actually supplies you with the tools you will need to be able to identify the "master manipulator." There are self-tests and exercises that will help you break the cycle of manipulation. Through reading this book, I realized that there have been multiple manipulators in my life. From friends in junior high school to, unfortunately, my mother. I actually passed this book on to my sisters so that they could see what I saw in our mother and they were both stunned, as well. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to have their eyes opened. For those who want to stay in the dark, don't read this book!

I picked up this book because of an oldie but goodie by Dr. Wayne Dyer, "Pulling Your Own Strings". I read his book just out of high school and gave it to my mother to read when I was done. It was a life-changer for both of us, so I wanted to know what was "new" on the subject. Turns out "nothing" is really "new" - manipulation is, after all, eternal. But the discussion in this book brings more to the table. I certainly recommend this to anyone who deals with "difficult" people (can you say family?) Dr. Braiker gives a lot of insight into the how and why of manipulation, and ways to avoid it!

A great Library find!!! I love, love, love this book. It helps to put a name with the people around us who know how to use us to get what they want.

This Author of this book just doesn't give you information, Harriet gives you tools to work with such as the self tests, and exercises to help break the manipulation cycle. By the time you get to the back of the book you have a wealth of knowledge to recognize a manipulator.

But, there is another side to this book as well... you may come to see yourself, as I did when I read this book. Harriet enabled me to see the times when I manipulated my siblings growing up, and some of my friends. It's not an easy pill to swallow when you read about being manipulated and you see yourself looking back at you.... I've spent time writing letters to those I know I hurt and mailed them yesterday with my apologies.

I highly recommend this book, it's content is excellent.

My mother is a master manipulator. After years of guilt trips and feeling like I could never do enough for her or be good enough for her, I decided I needed to take control of the situation and learn her "language." At the library, I found this book. It has completely changed the way I deal with and understand my mother. It showed me the different styles of manipulation and how to handle it when those styles are used on you. Now, when my mother tries to guilt trip me, I call her on it. Our relationship it completely different, as I now take control of situations rather than allow myself to be bullied. It has also helped me in relationships at work and with friends. If you have manipulators in your life, you must read this book!