"While we think we connect with others, we are in fact all playing games. Sixty years ago, Games People Play revolutionized our understanding of what really happens during basic social interactions. Having printed more than five million copies, what Dr. Eric Byrne's classic is as stunning—and revealing—as it was the day it was first published.
We play games all the time: matrimonial games, power games with our bosses, competitive games with our friends like descriptive contests (“Martini” and I know better), and games involving angry couples like “If it weren't for you.” and "turmoil", and flirt-favorite games like "sock game" and "let's you and him fight".
Dr. Byrne reveals the secret plots and unconscious maneuvers that govern our personal lives. It is now widely recognized that Games for Human Beings—a exploding first-person book—is the most original and influential popular psychology book of our time.
