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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "People 101" by J D Evanston.]

People 101 by JD Evanston is a non-fictional book that offers readers strategies to improve their relationships with others. This is his third non-fiction book.

All the people in the world can be divided into four different groups. Each group will manifest distinct traits and behaviors that are easy to identify. Having the ability to recognize the category into which any one person fits, will offer many benefits. The techniques taught in this book will help you to form, heal, and improve your relationships with others in many different areas of life.

The first step is to identify your own personal category. This will help you to understand yourself, your own abilities and feelings. The key to understanding others is to understand oneself first. Once you have successfully identified your own category, you can move on to learning how to identify others. This is a critical part of the process and a great deal of time is spent on this section.

There are charts, helpful acronyms and key questions for putting into practice the offered advice. The visuals in the book are excellent. They are easy to remember and clarify the techniques. I truly enjoyed the acronyms. They, too, are easy to recall and helpful for identifying the categories of others. The author also includes many examples of famous people to help identify each category. I found that to be extremely useful.

Written in the first person point of view, the author teaches and shares personal experiences. This makes the book quite powerful, as he speaks of successes and failures in his own work history and personal life. He offers these personal anecdotes as evidence that these techniques work.

I did not like the frequent reminder that this information is “secret” and “mysterious”. I also wondered how these strategies could be labeled “secret” as he indicates that he has based his investigations on the previous work and publications of others whom he readily identifies and credits.

I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book has some editing issues. Most notable were the numerous, poorly worded sentences. One example from p. 2: “We make company of them.” If not for this, this excellent material would merit a higher score.

I would recommend this book as an excellent resource for people who work in leadership or management positions, including parents and teachers. The information in this book can help anyone who desires to improve any personal relationship.

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All i can say to this book is good in promoting how to have a good relation in other people ..relatives.friends or anyone ..

Loved the title! Not quite so keen on the idea that we all divide into four groups - but thanks for an interesting review.

jessarein wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 11:57 All i can say to this book is good in promoting how to have a good relation in other people ..relatives.friends or anyone ..

The author gives some excellent tips and suggestions for having better relationships. It isn't all theory. His suggestions are very practical. Hope read it. It will make a difference!

Libs_Books wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 13:26 Loved the title! Not quite so keen on the idea that we all divide into four groups - but thanks for an interesting review.

The four basic groups are just the beginning! He branches out from there and explains how it all fits together. Four groups would be way too narrow!

The art of knowing oneself, is the highest form of art, i definitively want to master this and this book may help a lot. Thank yoy for the review!!

Jonida wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 18:18 The art of knowing oneself, is the highest form of art, i definitively want to master this and this book may help a lot. Thank yoy for the review!!

This is the book for you!

I am quite keen on this book. I love the idea of having a better understanding of someone based on categories. I'm a bit put off by the "secret" and "mysterious" stuff, as the material is a simple matter of psychology and behavioral analysis (from what it sounds). The uber-secret ploy is quite played out, in my opinion. I really enjoyed your review!

I think anything that can help us communicate better with one another is a blessing. So many conflicts start out over something small and then grow due to lack of understanding. It sounds like this book works at connecting people to one another. I like the concept of discovering your personal type first in order to understand and have better relationships with others. Sounds like a good one!

The title of this book caught my attention. And after reading your review, I am convinced that this will be a good read. I like how it helps in understanding first one's own personal category then understanding others'. I think the techniques for improving relationships with people will be effective.

SABRADLEY wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 22:21 I am quite keen on this book. I love the idea of having a better understanding of someone based on categories. I'm a bit put off by the "secret" and "mysterious" stuff, as the material is a simple matter of psychology and behavioral analysis (from what it sounds). The uber-secret ploy is quite played out, in my opinion. I really enjoyed your review!

Thanks for your comments. I thought the material he was presenting was sufficient enough to stand on its own. The "secret" business was annoying.

charmaineperit wrote: ↑29 Apr 2018, 00:21 The title of this book caught my attention. And after reading your review, I am convinced that this will be a good read. I like how it helps in understanding first one's own personal category then understanding others'. I think the techniques for improving relationships with people will be effective.

This is one of the best books I have read on this subject. He takes you through the categories and then some of the most likely combinations. When you read his examples of famous people in each category, it all just clicks into place. Hope you like it.

cpru68 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 23:14 I think anything that can help us communicate better with one another is a blessing. So many conflicts start out over something small and then grow due to lack of understanding. It sounds like this book works at connecting people to one another. I like the concept of discovering your personal type first in order to understand and have better relationships with others. Sounds like a good one!

The strategies are clearly explained and he especially focuses on looking at yourself before trying to identify others. This is important when he begins to explain what types of categories will work well together, so you need to be honest! I was also impressed by the examples from his personal life. The author is sharing what he has learned from experience. Hope you have a chance to read this book. I felt like I learned many new things about myself and about forming relationships with others.

Dealing with people can be challenging in so many different ways. I'm glad that the author uses examples from his own life; that always makes a good impact in a story. Thanks for the information.

kandscreeley wrote: ↑01 May 2018, 10:41 Dealing with people can be challenging in so many different ways. I'm glad that the author uses examples from his own life; that always makes a good impact in a story. Thanks for the information.

This aspect also impressed me. The author did not only talk about all his successes but was honest about his struggles.