You’re always dealing with words

Which means that if you don’t understand how language works, you let people do these things to you. And then you wind up doing what they want you to do, not what you want to do. And what they want you to do is usually not in your best interests. Dr. Shapiro’s book, You Must Not Let Them Con You! There’s Too Much at Stake, is the perfect Rx for that disease; it’s like chicken soup for the head.

“You ever wonder if you’ll ever figure out what people are really saying? Well, then pick up [a copy of] You Must Not Let Them Con You! There’s Too Much at Stake, which will teach you how to be alert to folks using language in a slippery way to put one over on you for whatever reason. It’s quite provocative.” 

And here’s what some readers have had to say in general about You Must Not Let Them Con You! There’s Too Much at Stake:

“Impressive,” “stretched my mind,” “fascinating,” “great,” “should be taught to all children at an early age,” “the greatest self-help book I’ve ever read,” “a masterpiece,” “has the capacity to touch people at any level of need,” “the most intelligent book I’ve ever read,” “thorough and thought-provoking,” and “it introduces the reader to him- or herself.”

“Your book is the most stimulating and challenging work that I’ve come across in a long time. I’m having a hard time putting it down. Each day I rush home from work to get back to it . . . Some of the best thinking on the relationship between mind-brain-language that I’ve seen. Impressive! More importantly, useful! .  . . . All in all: I am loving it.”

“In my view, this is the owner's manual for the mind/brain that didn't come with the equipment.”

“Dr. Shapiro has his finger on the pulse of what people are most in need of in this hour of proliferating verbal garbage. His material is a must to restore the balance that has been lost between edifying presentations and what has become little more than intellectual-sounding wind . . . The book is a much needed ‘sharpener’ for minds that have grown dull from media-sensory overload . . . Dr. Shapiro's style is casual and humorous, but conveys a powerful, awakening message . . .The wisdom of King Solomon is famous and if he were reigning today, Dr. Shapiro would be one of his advisors.”

What the book can do for you.

Substantially reduce any tendency you might have to be fearful of life.
Change an habitual negative outlook to one that’s positive. 
Bring to you the realization that you, and you alone, are responsible for what happens in your life.
Improve your health in general by changing your outlook.
Reorder your priorities and values.
Give you the ability to focus on the important things in life while ignoring the unimportant ones.
Make you more selective in choosing which ideas to admit into your mind and which to deny passage to.
Transform the belief system through which you continually screen all entering ideas.
Keep you from wasting time entertaining false ideas.
Reduce the likelihood that others will be able to further their own best interests at your expense.
Reduce or even eliminate any tendency you might have to feel guilt.
Make it extremely difficult for others to kill your dreams.
Make it extremely difficult for others to intimidate you through words alone.
Make you more self-confident and self-reliant.

OK, OK. How do I get a copy?

Alternatively, if you wish, you can purchase a copy of You Must Not Let Them Con You! There’s Too Much at Stake from Amazon.com over the Internet.

The Mens Sana Foundation is a qualified, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, all donations are tax-deductible as provided under Section 170 of the Code. We believe that all but $5 of your donation would qualify. However, we suggest you check that out with your tax advisor.

In closing, if you’ve come this far and haven’t as yet decided to obtain a copy of You Must Not Let Them Con You! There’s Too Much at Stake, then please consider the proposition that if you find even just one good idea in a book, then that book was worth every penny you paid for it. It’s a truism that’s been known by winners for centuries. And for good reason. Remember, there are those who do. And then there are those who wouldashouldacoulda. Which one are you?

Enjoy! Enjoy!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 7