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Thank You. Can such small words hold life changing power? Yes!

Deborah Norville's groundbreaking and persuasive book argues that gratitude is the secret key to unlocking your full life potential. Rooted in science, presented from a spiritual perspective, Thank You Power details the surprising life improvements that can stem from the practice of gratitude.

Norville brings together for the first time the behavioral and psychological research that prove what people of faith have long known: giving thanks brings life blessings. Beginning with those two small words, thank you, Norville shows how you can be happier and more resilient, have better relationships, improved health, and less stress.

The list of benefits is long. You'll exercise more, be more creative, bounce back more quickly from adversity, have a higher immune response, live longer, be better liked by others, and have more creativity in solving problems. Each of these outcomes is backed up by published research. The key? Gratitude.

Ever heard the one about being able to catch more flies with honey than vinegar? If you want to eliminate many of the negatives of daily stress and better deal with the realities of your day, then read on. Deborah Norville may have found the real secret to happiness. You'll find the answer inside.
--Dr. Mehmet Oz, Vice Chairman and Professor of Surgery, Columbia University; and Author, You Series

Deborah Norville has proven that resilience is a big part of success. Success is power-and Thank You Power is aptitude and attitude at their most efficient and, therefore, most effective. Deborah has done a wonderful job with a subject that is important for all of us.
--Donald J. Trump

We've all heard it before-count your blessings, concentrate on the positive, say thank you-but actually putting it in to practice and becoming a more grateful person can be easily pushed aside in this hurried world. Deborah Norville, in her latest book, Thank You Power, clearly lays out easy steps to put you on the path to a more positive lifestyle.
--Anthony Robbins, Best-Selling Author, Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power

Your mother was right! You should say thank you about almost everything! Why? Because as Deborah Norville's new book proves, being positive and grateful leads to a happier, healthier, more successful life. And by the way, thank you for reading this, and thank you, Deborah, for writing this book.
--Joan Rivers, Entertainer

What a refreshing, positive read! Thank You Power makes me want to do everything I can to be grateful for not only the big things but also the sometimes hard details of my life. This is a formula that can make the whole world a happier place in which to live!
--Harold G. Koenig, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

People who never complain, groan, or worry don't need this book. (They do need a lesson on honesty.) The other 99 percent of us will benefit from Deborah's practical and hopeful words. We need this message.
--Max Lucado, Pastor, Oak Hills Church; and Best-Selling Author, 3:16

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96824 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

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Deborah Norville's audio presentation of his self help book explores the amazing part of being humble and being thankful. It is told is a simple style which she takes the listener into why we need to be thankful. She also points out why most people arent thankful.

She does not retort to When Bad Things Happen to Good People, she from her news reporter stance proves how being thankful and having a sense of Gratitude is needed more and more in these trying times

Norville's narration is great. She should do more audio. She makes this presenation interesting and never bores the listenership..a fact that self help books tend to do

So Thanks for looking at this and go get this audio
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

Folksy, Nice, Easy to Listen to - Promotes the idea of "ThanksLiving"
Ms. Norville has a great voice -- she projects well, has a friendly delivery and although there is nothing earth-shattering, or new on these 4 CD's -- this is stuff I've heard or read before -- it certainly is a good, positive way to get through your morning/evening commute or a way to make a long trip much more pleasant.

Her "Thank You Journal" is a great idea -- there IS so much beauty around us -- but how many of us really notice and appreciate and USE the "Thank You Power" that is around us???

Her "Thank You Note"s at the end of certain passages are nice to remember and practice.

However, "Thank you Note: Play with Puppies in the pet store" -- Ms. Norville-- if you changed that to "Volunteer to Walk a dog, or play with puppies/kittens in the ANIMAL SHELTER", you would be doubling, maybe even TRIPLING the Happiness Factor there -- for the Volunteer, the Animals, and the Shelter Workers, who work so hard for those little waifs.

Not calming or inspiring; author tries to co-opt gratitude
I am a self-help publication junkie, so the description of this book interested me. I thought it would be right up my alley. Listening to the first CD of the 4-CD set, I enjoyed some of the content but didn't like Deborah's narration. I wanted to like it because she seems very personable on TV. Her style of vocal delivery is well suited for "Inside Edition" TV news magazine articles, but doesn't go with the touchy feely topic of gratitude and giving thanks for all that comes your way. In my mind, this material should be delivered with a gentler, more spiritual tone.

I have loved listening to gratitude authors such as Sarah Bon Breathnach ("Simple Abundance") and Thich Nhat Hanh ("The Art of Mindful Living"). They offer inspiration and set a calm and comfortable mood with their spoken word. Their audio books are like curling up in a warm blanket by a fire -- very comforting. I have so much stress in my life that I need this kind of quiet, thoughtful time to relax.

Listening to Deborah's book was not this type of experience for me. Her content is very "newsy" and overtly built upon the premise of her conclusions being scientific. As a student of psychology, I had this drummed into my mind during college: Correlation is not Causation. This means that just because two factors appear at the same time on a consistent basis, it is important to remember that one does not necessarily cause the other. For example, if the phone ring every time I'm in the shower, it doesn't mean that my going into the shower causes the phone to ring. I felt very skeptical about the studies that Deborah describes and wants us to accept as solid fact. Just because people who express gratitude seem to be healthier does not mean that if I start being more grateful, I will become healthier. The explanation for these two things -- grateful and healthy -- consistently appearing at the same time could mean that healthy people find it easier to be grateful. Her data and research do not convince me, but my gut feeling is that being grateful probably does have a positive impact. But I think Deborah needs to be very careful about the claims she makes. She ties things together neatly that we want to believe, but I don't buy the science behind it. And I'm usually not a cynic. It's just that her reasoning sets off my "imposter" radar. Especially the way Deborah sums up stories by saying it is "Thank You Power" that improved these people's lives. It makes it sound like her special formula of gratitude is the answer when it's really just your common, everyday thankfulness available to all at no cost.

In the 2nd through 4th CDs, she goes through tons of soundbite stories of people who have been grateful and the great things that have happened to them, but they get tedious piled on top of each other and I started losing interest. I wanted to like this audio book, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.

In summary, I think this should have been a 1-CD book. Stick with the first CD as it is, but have someone else read it who is more calming and has a more spiritual delivery. The good thing is that I think men would probably enjoy this delivery where a book/audiobook like "Simple Abundance" is probably too female-foused for them to enjoy.