What Type Am I?: Discover Who You Really Are

by Renee Baron

Book Overview

Do you enjoy being the center of attention? Are you more interested in facts and figures than in theories? Do you make to-do lists? Would you rather be truthful or tactful? Do you have a few close friends rather than a wide range of acquaintances? Are you more empathetic and compassionate than logical and rational? These are just a few of the questions about yourself that you can answer with What Type Am I ? Based on the classic personality test taken...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014026941X
• ISBN13: 9780140269413
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource

I am a Myers-Briggs facilitator, teaching people how to apply personality type to their lives. I have several reference books available for my clients/students. By far, this book is the most popular because it is very easy to read. It has cartoons that communicate concepts very easily. This book also gives specific information on realationships and careers -- most of my clients are most interested in learning about. Several clients have purchased their own copies of this book for their own reference.

Excellent, organized, and easy read

Highly recommend you read this book if you are new to the topic. The author - it seems took into account the different types of people personalities while writing this book. It contains both information in some detail, as well as bulletized nuggets - for quickly grasping the topic. Another good thing the author did is to place definitions of the categories at numerous places so the reader does not lose time flipping pages to find what a particular category means.I found it very enjoyable and informative, and will make it a required read for all of my associates.

A simple, fun book

Although this book does not cover Myers-Brigg/Keirsey-based personality typing with the depth of "Please Understand Me" or "Personality Type: An Owner's Manual" (both very good books), it's an excellent quick and easy resource on the 4 basic types and the 16 specific types. Besides character-specific traits, the author offers tips on getting along with each type, as well as well as tips for each type on getting along with other types. I do think the self assessment in the front could be a bit more comprehensive, but this book was obviously not written to be the definitive information source on Myers-Brigg, so I think that's excusable. When introducing MB/K to others, this is the book I reach for - it's easy to understand and appealing to read.

This book is great - it's fun, light and very informative

This book is great for the lay person to help understand the Myers Briggs temperment typing. I've read Kiersey Bates and this book was much better at giving me an appreciation and understanding of the different types. I learned so much from the great cartoons - the types come alive through the cartoons. The types are described so well that I use this book as a reference to help me in my relationships with my family members, friends and co-workers. It's a light, fun, easy to understand description of the Myers Briggs system of temperment typing.

Briliant, fun, and informative.

This is a must have for those who are trying to find out who they really are. The book is fun, easy to read and understand, and is one of the best sources for figuring out your personality type that I have encountered yet.