Words that hurt, words that heal : how the words you choose shape your destiny / Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Telushkin, Joseph, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral communication--Moral and ethical aspects.

Oral communication.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

x, 275 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised edition, First William Morrow revised edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.

Summary:

Joseph Telushkin is renowned for his warmth, his erudition, and his richly anecdotal insights, and in Words That Hurt, Words That Heal he focuses these gifts on the words we use in public and in private, revealing their tremendous power to shape relationships. With wit and wide-ranging intelligence, Rabbi Telushkin explains the harm in spreading gossip, rumors, or others' secrets, and how unfair anger, excessive criticism, or lying undermines true communication. By sensitizing us to subtleties of speech we may never have considered before, he shows us how to turn every exchange into an opportunity. In this fully revised edition, Joseph Telushkin brings this classic into the modern age. Remarkable for its clarity and practicality, Words That Hurt, Words That Heal illuminates the powerful effects we create by what we say and how we say it.

Contents:

The power of words to hurt

How we speak about others

How we speak to others

The power of words to heal

What do you do now? Making these practices part of your life

Appendix: Text of Senate Resolution to Establish a National "Speak No Evil Day".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.

ISBN:

9780062896377

0062896377

OCLC:

1083669950

Publisher Number:

99979825951