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A philosophical guide based on the timeless children's classic The Velveteen Rabbit looks at the principles found within the Rabbit's quest to become Real and the wisdom that it can bring us. 50,000 first printing.

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... a surprisingly good exploration of how meaning and principles can guide one's life and work. Psychotherapist Raiten-D'Antonio bases her explorations on the wisdom of Margery Williams's classic The Velveteen Rabbit. The author encourages readers to become Real like the rabbit and the skin horse by rejecting the superficiality and surface beauty so prevalent in the Generic State of America. Her work as a therapist informs and deepens her comprehension that becoming Real is the purpose of every kind of psychotherapy. ... -Library Journal --Library Journal Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts , Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. -BookPage, December 2004 --BookPage

Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts , Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. -BookPage, December 2004

Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts , Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. -BookPage, December 2004 --BookPage ... a surprisingly good exploration of how meaning and principles can guide one's life and work. Psychotherapist Raiten-D'Antonio bases her explorations on the wisdom of Margery Williams's classic The Velveteen Rabbit. The author encourages readers to become Real like the rabbit and the skin horse by rejecting the superficiality and surface beauty so prevalent in the Generic State of America. Her work as a therapist informs and deepens her comprehension that becoming Real is the purpose of every kind of psychotherapy. ... -Library Journal --Library Journal

Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts , Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. -BookPage, December 2004 ... a surprisingly good exploration of how meaning and principles can guide one's life and work. Psychotherapist Raiten-D'Antonio bases her explorations on the wisdom of Margery Williams's classic The Velveteen Rabbit. The author encourages readers to become Real like the rabbit and the skin horse by rejecting the superficiality and surface beauty so prevalent in the Generic State of America. Her work as a therapist informs and deepens her comprehension that becoming Real is the purpose of every kind of psychotherapy. ... -Library Journal Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts, Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. -BookPage, December 2004 ... a surprisingly good exploration of how meaning and principles can guide one's life and work. Psychotherapist Raiten-D'Antonio bases her explorations on the wisdom of Margery Williams's classic The Velveteen Rabbit. The author encourages readers to become Real like the rabbit and the skin horse by rejecting the superficiality and surface beauty so prevalent in the Generic State of America. Her work as a therapist informs and deepens her comprehension that becoming Real is the purpose of every kind of psychotherapy. ... -Library Journal

<p> Like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts , Toni Raiten-D'Antonio's new book, The Velveteen Principles draws on well-known children's literature for inspiration. The author skewers the prevalent worldview that equates wealth, beauty, public acclaim, power and popularity with happiness. True happiness, she says, only comes from being Real, and Real rarely means conforming to the standards of the United States of Generica. Instead Raiten-D'Antonio extracts 12 principles for becoming real from the charming children's classic, The Velveteen Rabbit . It begins with realizing that Real is Possible, confesses that Real Can Be Painful, and defines Real as Generous, Grateful, Flexible and Ethical. Real, she insists, is a life well-lived, where we are true to ourselves, and all the struggles and challenges only make us more Real. <br> -BookPage, December 2004

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Toni Raiten-D'Antonio, is a well-known psychotherapist with a thriving private practice in Suffolk County, Long Island. She is a professor of psychology and social work at Empire State College. Prior to becoming a therapist she worked in television and theater as both a performer and producer. She has two daughters and lives in New York with her husband, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael D'Antonio.

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