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Enneagram Type 4 Board Archive Quick book reviewsPosted by Cory on June 30, 2000 at 17:53:46: In Reply to: To choose a couple books posted by heatherb on June 30, 2000 at 06:46:15: Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso/Hudson - Their newest, and best book. It successfully blends simplicity with complexity, and uses a lot of visual charts and lists to explain the types (excellent methods). It comes with two tests as well. It's probably the best all-around book you can find on the enneagram. Personality Types by Riso - His first enneagram book, but now revised, is the most complex, detailed, thorough book on the enneagram ever. It goes through dozens of pages each for each type, explaining the behavior from the healthy levels all the way down. It also has the longest descriptions of each wing around. The style is more academic, scientific, and non-visual than other enneagram books. Understanding the Enneagram by Riso/Hudson - The companion book to PT, but definitely a value by itself. Definitely the best part of the book, and the only reason you really need to get it, is that it explains the differences of each type with another type. There are analyses to show how Twos and Sevens differ, or how Sixes and Fours look alike. Character and Neurosis by Naranjo - The most complicated enneagram book, but also well-researched. Naranjo is a Five and it shows. His descriptions tend to be unorthodox (Twos sound like a Riso's Seven, for example) so it offers a different perspective of the enneagram. The Enneagram by Palmer - Not a favorite of mine, the book is just badly written. I don't like how it's structured and it seems like its only a rough draft. Her celebrity typings are the most inaccurate I have ever seen. I wouldn't recommend it. Using the Enneagram to Free the Soul by Hurley/Dobson - I don't read it much but its more of a spiritual book than enneagram book. It also focuses mostly on the triads and not on the types themselves. -Cory
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