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“The Power of Respect” by Deborah Norville

Nov 7, 2009 Book Reviews

Title: The Power of Respect
Author: Deborah Norville
ISBN: 9780785227601
Pages: 224

In The Power of Respect, veteran journalist and author Deborah Norville confirms what many of us have known for quite some time: Our society has lost much of the mutual respect that we Americans had for one another in previous generations. Many of our nation’s current ills can be traced directly back to that loss of respect, and in this fine book Mrs. Norville gives a number of examples and explanations about the negative effects it has on our lives. But more importantly, she explains exactly how to get it back again.

The first chapter of the book introduces us to the importance of respect in everyday life and explains how finding it helped a number of people change their own lives and the lives of those around them for the better. The ensuing chapters cover in detail the importance of respect in our home lives and relationships as well as success in our schooling and careers. Each chapter thoroughly examines the way that success or failure is in large part determined by the respect others have for us in tandem with the respect we have for ourselves. Then, after each example she explains in detail the steps that need to be taken in order to make things better.

The Power of Respect is a lively, entertaining read that will have you on the verge of tears as you read about the struggles that some of the folks Mrs. Norville interviewed had to deal with, followed by a warming of the heart when you learn how gaining the respect they deserve made a huge difference in their lives. I highly recommend that you read The Power of Respect and put the principles you glean from its pages to use in your own life.

Note: I would like to thank Thomas Nelson Publishers for providing a copy of this book for review.