{"product_id":"9780970539236","title":"A User's Manual For The Human Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA USER'S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Michael W. Dean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Kenneth V. Blanchard, Sr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUBJECTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Self-Help: Codependency;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Self-Help: Substance Abuse \u0026amp; Addictions - General;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michael W. Dean's book \u003cem\u003eUser's Manual for the Human Experience\u003c\/em\u003e changed my life. In a culture that attempts to turn you into a compliant victim, his book gives you implementable steps on everything from how to be aware of your environment walking down the street, to business, to how to handle a toxic person in your life. If you are a human, you need to read this book at least once. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eMark Edge, radio host, Free Talk Live.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOVERVIEW: This is the first-ever book on \u003cstrong\u003eLIFE AMPLIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e\"LifeAmp.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e LifeAmp is learning to be comfortable in your own skin, and make a living doing what you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning new guide applies libertarian \u003cstrong\u003e\"no free lunch\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"no initiation of force\"\u003c\/strong\u003e ideals to self-help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book teaches that self-defense is \u003cem\u003eappropriate and right\u003c\/em\u003e, and shows how to practice \u003cstrong\u003ePRACTICAL EMOTIONAL SELF-DEFENSE\u003c\/strong\u003e, using the same standard of integrity when dealing with family, friends, strangers, work, community, the nation, and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's \u003cstrong\u003eRECOVERY WITHOUT MEETINGS\u003c\/strong\u003e - from codependence, dope addiction, booze addiction...in short, any destructive pattern you'd like to delete from your own internal wiring. 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You'll have to read the book to find out what they are!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJason Sorens, Ph.D., founder of the Free State Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You owe yourself the opportunity to step outside your comfort zone and put yourself in the court with this modern-day Socrates.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ePastor Kenneth V. Blanchard, Sr., author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Man with a Gun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I knew Michael Dean back in the day, when he was a 19-year-old punk rocker with an appetite for self-destruction. I honestly didn't think he'd live to be 30. But guess what? It turns out that Michael isn't just a survivor; he's a survivor who's learned how to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness after recovery. 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