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Table of contents :
Dedication
Contents
Foreword • Albert Ellis
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The New Rational Therapy
Part I: How to Build Behavioral and Emotional Virtues
1 Feeling Secure in an Imperfect Universe
2 Confronting Evil, Growing Stronger
3 Building Respect
4 Being Your Own Person
5 Controlling Yourself
6 Becoming Morally Creative
7 Empowering Others
8 Connecting with Others
Part II: How to Attain Practical Wisdom
9 Exercising Good Judgment
10 Contending with Probability in an Uncertain World
11 Understanding the Whys and Wherefores of Existence
12 Concluding Remarks: Your Profound Happiness
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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