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Title	:	The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are
Author	:	Kevin Leman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 362 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2004 by Fleming H. Revell Company (first published January 1st 1984)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Psychology. Parenting. Self Help. Relationships. Family. Christian

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I got this book on a recommendation from a friend and I'm sorry to say I was quite disappointed in it (Sorry, Kelly!). Leman's findings are vague stereotypes, backed up by anecdotal evidence mostly from his own family. He didn't have much more insight beyond the ideas that first borns are either stern perfectionists or overly eager to please, middle children are negotiators, and the baby of the family is a charming iconoclast. He did say that the birth order can start over with large gaps between children, which was interesting. But for evidence, he relies mostly on his own childhood and children, peppering in some examples from his practice, conversations he's had with people, Bible stories, and a few statistics. He also runs out of material about 2/3 of the way through, and starts talking about how parents should discipline their children. Useful, perhaps, but not what was on the tin. And we get a lot of autobiographical information (we learn he didn't have a vasectomy after his youngest son was born). Plus, there's a strong pro-Christian bias, which made some of the material difficult to relate to. Overall, it's got some fun concepts that might entertain you for an afternoon. Like a horoscope, you can look for the traits that match the profile Leman provides, ignoring the rest, and marvel at his uncanny accuracy.

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Original Title:	The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are
ISBN:	080075977X (ISBN13: 9780800759773)
Edition Language:	English

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I give this book one star for managing to fool a number of people into believing the authors ridiculous ideas.Here is what Leman did. I shall create three basic character types. I shall call one the first born, one the middle/second born, and one the baby (or last born). Then I claim to know which one you fit in. Say I call you a first born. Then when I find that you are not a first born I shall redefine my theory, by making you a first born by proxy because you either switched identities with

Loved it! What neat psychology. I learned a great deal about myself and how I see the world and why I'm different from my younger sisters in how I approach life. There are chapters that didn't apply to me right now about raising a family, but I listened to them anyway and found them fascinating all the same. Also appreciated the information on birth order and marriage compatibility. Easy and fun to listen to.

If you like biased stereotypes coming from a very self-congratulatory narrator, then this book is for you.

This book was so interesting, not only in regard to myself but also my children and siblings. I actually read it as research for a novel I'm writing (about sisters), but I enjoyed it a lot. Nice surprise.

I liked it and learned some things along the way. Here are somethings I liked:* Firstborns tend to be conscientious, well organized, serious, goal oriented, achieving, people pleasers and believers in authority.* One of the best predictions in life is that whatever the firstborn in a family is, the secondborn in the family will go in a different (and oftentimes opposite)direction.* The bottom line is that parents expect too much of firstborns.* A child's personality is pretty well formed by age

I picked this up on a remainder table a long time ago, just started reading it. Although it may be too much book for the material, the many funny stories about families and their quirks makes the reading go fast as we recognize ourselves and others all too easily. We all seem to fit our birth order profiles quite well: I'm a pretty classic firstborn, with that overdeveloped sense of responsibility. I'm probably more the compliant than the aggressive firstborn, with plenty of perfectionism and no

Fascinating look at families and birth order and how one influences the other. Really helped me see my twins in a different, more realistic light (even though the time spent on multiple births was about a paragraph). Also helped me figure out some things about myself! Definitely had some ah-ha moments! Would recommend it to anyone.