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You've Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation

Benoit Denizet-Lewis

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Description:"A blazingly smart, funny, thoughtful, and moving book about the endless hope—and the occasional limits—of human transformation."Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and All the Way to the River From New York Times bestselling author Benoit Denizet-Lewis comes a timely, provocative, and moving exploration of personal transformation in a period of roiling uncertainty. You’ve Changed investigates how we remake ourselves—and how identity, belief, and belonging shift in a world that won’t stop doing the same.We live in an age obsessed with reinvention. On Instagram, in recovery meetings, through name-change petitions, lifestyle pivots, deconversion blogs, and political conversion manifestos, we’re surrounded by stories of radical personal change. But what does it really mean to shed an old skin—and why do some transformations inspire us while others raise our hackles?Longtime New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis, known for his deeply reported and psychologically rich journalism, takes us on a freewheeling, wild-hearted journey into the mystery of human transformation. He introduces us to an unforgettable array of people in flux—including psychedelic reality benders, sexual and gender transitioners, ideological shapeshifters, seemingly reformed murderers, and an octogenarian grandmother trying to change her temperament (“Better late than never!” she says)—as well as those working to engineer change: psychologists, neuroscientists, name-change specialists, even his own father, a breath and meditation teacher who once wrote a newsletter about “the art and science of transformation.” Intertwined with those portraits of change is the author’s own reckoning—by turns painful, poignant, and hilarious—with his misfires and epiphanies.You’ve Changed is a book for anyone who’s ever tried to become someone new, fix what felt broken, drag someone else into changing, or wondered whether real transformation is anything more than a myth we sell ourselves. Denizet-Lewis shows us that profound, positive change is possible—and offers an unexpected, sometimes counterintuitive set of approaches to help us get there. But this is no compass for the dogmatic or the quick-fix brigade. Change, he shows us, is slippery, scary, beautiful, often politically fraught—and best tackled with humility riding shotgun, holding the map upside down.Early Praise for You've Changed"Combining shrewd analysis and evocative reportage, [You’ve Changed] offers an entertaining and insightful take on humanity’s unappeasable drive to be different. Readers will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly"Endlessly thought-provoking and inspiring. Read this book!"—David Sheff "I read You’ve Changed with rapt interest and delight. But I also read the hell out of it—I annotated it, underlined it, dog-eared it, and scribbled in its margins, because I couldn't help but find myself in it. You will too."—Tom Junod"This fascinating and revelatory book should be read by anyone tempted by promises of painless transformation." —Larissa MacFarquhar"I loved [Denizet Lewis's ] new book on change, a central obsession of our era that he thankfully rescues from easy-answer evangelists."—Deborah Solomon "With sympathy for his subjects and admirable vulnerability about his own life, he explores areas of change—behavioral, political, sexual—with sensitivity, introspection, and humor. Reading this book will change you for the better." —James Kirchick"Denizet-Lewis’s wide-ranging study of change in an era when metamorphosis has become the head-spinning norm is wonderfully reported, often hilarious, and unfailingly captivating."—Julian Brave NoiseCat"Benoit Denizet-Lewis takes us on a deeply considered yet hilarious ride that explores the promises, challenges, validity, and possibility of transformation in all its forms."—Ellen Hendriksen"This is a deeply reported, keenly intelligent, beautifully written book that will—to invert the phrasing used by one of the many changers Benoit introduces us to—open a head pathway into your heart."—Kevin Sessums"Denizet-Lewis digs into why and how people change, reminding us that it’s never too late to be the versions of ourselves we long to become."—Sharon SalzbergWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with You've Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation. To get started finding You've Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "A blazingly smart, funny, thoughtful, and moving book about the endless hope—and the occasional limits—of human transformation."Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and All the Way to the River From New York Times bestselling author Benoit Denizet-Lewis comes a timely, provocative, and moving exploration of personal transformation in a period of roiling uncertainty. You’ve Changed investigates how we remake ourselves—and how identity, belief, and belonging shift in a world that won’t stop doing the same.We live in an age obsessed with reinvention. On Instagram, in recovery meetings, through name-change petitions, lifestyle pivots, deconversion blogs, and political conversion manifestos, we’re surrounded by stories of radical personal change. But what does it really mean to shed an old skin—and why do some transformations inspire us while others raise our hackles?Longtime New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis, known for his deeply reported and psychologically rich journalism, takes us on a freewheeling, wild-hearted journey into the mystery of human transformation. He introduces us to an unforgettable array of people in flux—including psychedelic reality benders, sexual and gender transitioners, ideological shapeshifters, seemingly reformed murderers, and an octogenarian grandmother trying to change her temperament (“Better late than never!” she says)—as well as those working to engineer change: psychologists, neuroscientists, name-change specialists, even his own father, a breath and meditation teacher who once wrote a newsletter about “the art and science of transformation.” Intertwined with those portraits of change is the author’s own reckoning—by turns painful, poignant, and hilarious—with his misfires and epiphanies.You’ve Changed is a book for anyone who’s ever tried to become someone new, fix what felt broken, drag someone else into changing, or wondered whether real transformation is anything more than a myth we sell ourselves. Denizet-Lewis shows us that profound, positive change is possible—and offers an unexpected, sometimes counterintuitive set of approaches to help us get there. But this is no compass for the dogmatic or the quick-fix brigade. Change, he shows us, is slippery, scary, beautiful, often politically fraught—and best tackled with humility riding shotgun, holding the map upside down.Early Praise for You've Changed"Combining shrewd analysis and evocative reportage, [You’ve Changed] offers an entertaining and insightful take on humanity’s unappeasable drive to be different. Readers will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly"Endlessly thought-provoking and inspiring. Read this book!"—David Sheff "I read You’ve Changed with rapt interest and delight. But I also read the hell out of it—I annotated it, underlined it, dog-eared it, and scribbled in its margins, because I couldn't help but find myself in it. You will too."—Tom Junod"This fascinating and revelatory book should be read by anyone tempted by promises of painless transformation." —Larissa MacFarquhar"I loved [Denizet Lewis's ] new book on change, a central obsession of our era that he thankfully rescues from easy-answer evangelists."—Deborah Solomon "With sympathy for his subjects and admirable vulnerability about his own life, he explores areas of change—behavioral, political, sexual—with sensitivity, introspection, and humor. Reading this book will change you for the better." —James Kirchick"Denizet-Lewis’s wide-ranging study of change in an era when metamorphosis has become the head-spinning norm is wonderfully reported, often hilarious, and unfailingly captivating."—Julian Brave NoiseCat"Benoit Denizet-Lewis takes us on a deeply considered yet hilarious ride that explores the promises, challenges, validity, and possibility of transformation in all its forms."—Ellen Hendriksen"This is a deeply reported, keenly intelligent, beautifully written book that will—to invert the phrasing used by one of the many changers Benoit introduces us to—open a head pathway into your heart."—Kevin Sessums"Denizet-Lewis digs into why and how people change, reminding us that it’s never too late to be the versions of ourselves we long to become."—Sharon SalzbergWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with You've Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation. To get started finding You've Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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