While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own life?
The next time her husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, “What would a dolphin trainer do?” The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they don’t. As she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental and that their marriage improved.
What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using these training techniques with all the people in her life, with great results.
Sutherland, a smooth writer with a hit NEW YORK TIMES article last year on changing people's behavior with animal-training tactics, now offers an entertaining book on the subject. It's overloaded--some might say padded--with a series of charmingly told success stories, all clear and simple, many of them about reeling in some of her hubby's bad habits. With ever present humility, she reminds us that standard behavior-modification techniques still work with people and that using them can make trainers of all species feel more empowered and less victimized. With one of the most mature and appealing voice personalities on audio, Hillary Huber adds credibility to a lesson that might come across as less than substantial without her. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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“This engaging, often humorous, insightful book belongs in all public and academic libraries’ self-help, psychology, and animal behavior collections.”
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What Shamu Taught Me about Life, Love, and Marriage
by Amy Sutherland
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