Product Description

How many ways are there to say “I’m sorry?” Well, it

depends on your language of apology.

Just as you have a different love language, you also hear and

express the words and gestures of apology in a different language.

Best-selling author Gary Chapman has teamed with counselor

Jennifer Thomas to explore the different languages of apology and

reach a whole new audience with this easy to follow and quickly

applicable communication tool.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3359 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Chapman, author of the bestselling The Five Love Languages, teams up with psychologist Thomas for thoughtful dissection of another tricky subject. Chapman and Thomas choose to tackle the apology because, as with love, understanding it is essential for developing, maintaining and repairing relationships. Apology, however, covers a much broader scope, applying to all varieties of relationships, from the deeply personal connection between intimate partners to the formal relationships between nations. Chapman and Thomas's basic observation that we don't all agree on what constitutes a sincere apology is perhaps not surprising, but it may, as they show, help couples who can't resolve arguments because their apologies aren't accepted. The authors stress that you need to learn the "language" of the person you are apologizing to: for one person, it may be expressing regret, while for another it's accepting responsibility or making restitution. Especially useful is the chapter that helps readers learn which language of apology feels most sincere to them. Chapman and Thomas are most apt when they seek to repair relationships not with large ideas but with simple basics that are too often taken for granted. (Sept.)
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From AudioFile
A series of books and audios on how people connect emotionally with different "languages" includes this one on the ways people offer apologies, hear them, and accept them. The five apology languages are expressing regret, accepting responsibility, making restitution, genuinely repenting, and requesting forgiveness. Gary Chapman narrates most of this audio with an attractive mixture of human accessibility and magisterial confidence. His writing partner sounds equally sincere but has a less appealing speaking style. Their desire to be helpful speaks more loudly than either of their voices. With many practical insights, this material will be invaluable to listeners who care about correcting the misdeeds and mistakes we all make from time to time. T.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From the Inside Flap
When our granddaughter Davy Grace was five years old, her mother and father allowed her to spend a special week with her grandparents. Karolyn and I were elated. The week was great fun. But one experience is indelibly printed in my memory. Karolyn has a special drawer where she keeps “stickers” for the grandchildren. Davy Grace, of course, knew about this special drawer and asked her grandmother if she could have some stickers. Karolyn told her that she could have three; any three she chose. An hour or two later, we began to see stickers all over the house. Davy Grace had taken the entire sheet of stickers and placed them randomly. Karolyn said to her, “I thought I told you to take only three stickers, but you have taken the whole sheet.” Davy Grace stood in silence as her grandmother continued. “You disobeyed Grandmother.” Tears cascaded down Davy Grace’s face as she said, “I need somebody to forgive me.” I shall never forget those words nor the pain which I saw in her young face. My tears joined her tears as I embraced her and said, “Honey, all of us need somebody to forgive us.” —From The Five Languages of Apology

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Book!
We are teaching this book in our Young Married class and I think it is a wonderful book. Many in the class have said the knowledge in the book is invaluable. I can't recommend this book enough. All couples should read this book...

Must Read
Everyone has been wronged and done done wrong to others. Appoligising is not being weak. It is admitting that we are human and make mistakes. This book helped me to show that I am truely sorry for what I have done. It showed me how to let the other person know that I am sincere. It also helped to truely forgive.

Not Love Languages...
This book did not live up to my expectations after reading "The Five Love Languages". I would rate it a 6 on a scale of 10 positive. It used far too many illustrations to make the point and made reading it more a labor than a joy. It could have been published in fewer pages and carried greater impact because the points are valid.