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Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home
Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home
Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home
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Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home

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“A witty, useful guide” (People) to apologies, why they matter, and the healing power of saying you’re sorry, from the dynamic duo behind the acclaimed SorryWatch site.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that terrible apologies are the worst. We’ve all been on the receiving end, and oh, how they make us seethe. Horrible public apologies—excuse-laden, victim blame-y, weaselly statements—often go viral instantaneously, whether they’re from a celebrity, a politician, or a blogger. We all recognize bad apologies when we hear them. So why is it so hard to apologize well? How can we do better? How could they do better?

Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy show us the way with this fresh book that is “philosophically deep, crisply reported, and funny as heck all the way through” (Clive Thompson, author of Coders). Drawing on a deep well of research in psychology, sociology, law, and medicine, they explain why a good apology is hard to find and why it doesn’t have to be. Alongside their six (and a half)-step formula for apologizing beautifully, Ingall and McCarthy also delve into how to respond to a bad apology; why corporations, celebrities, and governments seldom apologize well; how to teach children to apologize; how gender and race affect both apologies and forgiveness; and most of all, why good apologies are essential, powerful, and restorative.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGallery Books
Release dateJan 10, 2023
ISBN9781982163518
Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home
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Marjorie Ingall

Marjorie Ingall, who goes by “Snarly” on SorryWatch.com, is the author of Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children and The Field Guide to North American Males, and is the coauthor of Hungry, with plus-size model Crystal Renn. A former columnist for Tablet magazine and the Forward, she is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and has also written for New York magazine, Town & Country, Ms., Glamour, Self, Elle, and Sassy (yes, that one). She lives in New York City.

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    This book studies the practice of apologising from every conceivable angle. Everything is looked at - good and bad apologies, when they are needed and not and all manner of celebrity apologies including politicians, movie and music stars, sports icons etc. You get the picture. To me the book could have been consensed by at least one hundred pages. Maybe my situation is unusual but I can think of very few times I needed to apologize nor of times people needed to apologize to me. Focus might have been on thinking before you speak or write things to hurt people.

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