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Overview
Inspired by the success of his program within New York's Riker Island Prison Complex, John Wareham has written How to Break Out of Prison, a profound work which laces penetrating insights from the lives of corporate inmates and prison inmates alike to show that all prisons are mental prisons. The book includes The Wareham Quest, a proprietary psychological test which shows readers how to fashion a master key to unlock their personal prison gates and create the life of their dreams.
Synopsis
In this startlingly original work, Wareham shows how individuals in every walk of life become trapped in mental prisons, then he reveals precisely how to break out of prison and create the life you were meant to live.
Publishers Weekly
"Corporate executives and crime czars have a lot in common.... Just about any truly competent upper-level drug operator could lead a legitimate business unit," observes business consultant Wareham. The author, who has spent time not only teaching prisoners how to adjust to life on the outside but also training international business leaders, theorizes that, on both cellblocks and executive floors, people create "mental prisons" for themselves that may inhibit them from leading the lives they want to live. He explains how corporate executives often exhibit sentiments similar to inmates', which prevent them from working effectively and enjoying life. One of the book's most powerful sections, "How to Sound the Bugle and Advance to the Rear," identifies the common theme of catching people's attention by doing something that is at once self-important and counterproductive. To illustrate this, Wareham tells of a newly released prisoner who attends night classes that run so late into the evening that he misses evening curfew and thus violates parole. Meanwhile, his executive counterpart, at the helm of a troubled company, calls for bold new corporate initiatives and promptly books a round-the-world flight to meet with prospective clients in the hope that "someone on the ground will find a solution, somehow." Both personages have thus sounded the bugle and advanced to the rear. Wareham's unusual sociological premise, real-life examples, highly readable format and self-assessment personality quizzes will appeal to those seeking to change their lives. (Aug.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.