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Based on Walter Anderson's popular course at the New School for Social Research in New York City, The Confidence Course teaches you how to make anxiety your ally and overcome crippling self-doubt. With interactive lessons, complete with real-life examples, renowned storyteller and editor of Parade magazine Walter Anderson uses his gift for helping people tell stories to present a series of lessons that become a way of life. The Confidence Course will take its place alongside How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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"A warrior's book, for those who would become such. The title is no lie. "
— Andrew (5 out of 5 stars)
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“The Confidence Course offers practical advice on how to embrace your fears and move beyond them.”
— John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus -
“Anderson offers concrete suggestions for how to learn from your mistakes, how to hold people's attention and earn respect, how to define success in a meaningful way, and how to live a full and fulfilling life. A tall order? Absolutely, but Anderson is so specific and experienced, so focused on strengths instead of weaknesses, he generates a palpable aura of reasonableness, and readers can't help but feel hopeful.”
— Booklist -
“The Confidence Course is a gift to readers who hunger for hope and self-confidence. They will find, as I did, solutions to seemingly impossible problems drawn from Anderson’s struggles to overcome fear and conquer anger and stress. And they will encounter the transforming power behind the author’s enormous success.”
— Fulton Oursler, Jr. editor, Guideposts -
“Walter Anderson is indeed a remarkable storyteller. He guides us through the journey of a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who tackles his anxieties to achieve personal and professional success. His resulting book is a compelling collection of personal anecdotes, celebrity advise, and engaging exercises on finding courage to be you. The Confidence Course is an inspiring and essential reading experience.”
— Dr. Judy Kuriansky, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tantric Sex -
“Walter Anderson is a wonderful storyteller with a message that gets to everybody—about anger, about shyness, about how to wage the inner wars.”
— David Lawrence, publisher and chairman, Miami Herald -
“Walter Anderson believes in people and knows how to help them help themselves. Read this book and you’ll have him cheering for you.”
— Andrew Tobias, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
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" A warrior's book, for those who would become such. The title is no lie. "
— Andrew, 3/20/2012 -
" Goed boek vol handige tips, en dingetjes om jezelf voor te spiegelen op momenten dat het even wat minder gaat. Aanrader! "
— Andor, 12/18/2011
About Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson has been editor of Parade since June 1980. He is a member of the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences, and he serves on the boards of Literacy Volunteers of America, the National Center for Family Literacy, the National Dropout Prevention Fund, Very Special Arts, the US Naval Postgraduate School, and PBS. He received a 1994 Hortio Alger Award, for which he was nominated by the late Norman Vincent Peale, and the Jewish National Fund’s Tree of Life Award, which he received from Elie Wiesel. He lives in White Plains, New York, with his wife, Loretta. They have two children.