Instruct: Classify a given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Wish I had read this 25 years ago

After reading Dr. Dyer's REAL MAGIC, I was inspired enough to read some of his other books, including "Pulling Your Own Strings", a volume with techniques for self-assertion. Dyer's delivery in this book is quite different than in Real Magic, which has a much more spiritual tone throughout."Strings" has no-nonsense, practical ways to get what you want, without giving in to self-defeating "victim responses" to situations. I have already found these practices useful in my life. In one recent instance, I fought an injustice that was done to me that I otherwise would have ignored, had I not read that book.Assertiveness often takes work and persistence, but is very freeing, and great for ones' self-esteem. I did have a few reservations about some of the suggestions, which I though may have bordered on the offensive - but otherwise, there are valuable ideas in this book, especially for the "doormats" among us.