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  Dr. Kacee Quinelle (pseudonym) is a long-time friend of Dr. Ekaterina Filatova, author of the popular   Understanding the People around You: An Introduction to Socionics . Katya, a prolific author in Russia, had wanted to bring alive the various aspects of socionics once her first book had been published in the USA, but she unfortunately passed away before she was able to do that. Kac ee has undertaken the 16 follow-on small volumes, one on each socion (personality type), envisioned by her friend, Katya. The first four volumes in this series have been released. Others are in progress.         

  Whether you slice the diversity pie into socionic types, MBTI types, or use one of the several other personality tests for your pie-cutting tool, the bottom line is that people differ from each other -- and some differ dramatically from each other -- which makes developing happy relationships complex. They also make teaching a class complex, leading a work team complex, commanding a military unit complex. Wherever there are people, complexities abound. These complexities can be managed and even used to advantage IF one understands them. There is much literature on the MBTI; I will not go into that here.  As they say, just google it. What I want to do here is put readers to some excellent but little-known works (theory, observation, research) by specialists published by MSI Press LLC and available wherever fine books are sold -- and at 25% discount at its website, with coupon code FF25. Some of these use the MBTI as a basis of discussion, but most use the socionics model developed and

  Excerpt from Understanding the Entrepreneur  (Quinelle) -  The Socionic Entrepreneur and the MBTI ENTJ The socionic Entrepreneur is a TIE. This nomenclature stands for an Intuitive Thinking Extrovert who is Rational. (The order of the letters, discussed later, represents the Rational, rather than the Irrational, typology.) For those familiar with the MBTI, the closest type to the Entrepreneur would be the ENTJ, the Extraverted (note MBTI spelling), Intuitive, Thinking, Rational type. The ENTJ in the MBTI, and especially as defined by Keirsey and Bates (1984), is a leader type. (In Keirsey’s system of metaphors, the ENTJ is a field marshal.) In socionics, there are some small differences between the ENTJ and the Entrepreneur, which may become evident to those familiar with the MBTI later in this book as the various characteristics of the Entrepreneur personality type are discussed. It is not at all required to know the MBTI in order to understand socionics. In fact, not knowing the M

  Excerpt from Understanding the Analyst (Quinelle) -  WHO IS THE ANALYST The Analyst is an Intuitive Thinking Introvert (TII), who is also Rational. As such, he or she is a combination of the three expressed traits and the unexpressed trait, Rationality (emphasis on the Jungian definition, not the English language lay definition).  Some might say that he reminds one of Mr. Spock, of the television and movie series Star Trek . (The resemblance is clear enough that when my 10-year-old Analyst son was through-hiking the Appalachian Trail with his father, he was referred to by other through-hikers as “Spock,” though his official AT moniker was “Puff.”) Certainly, too, one would find many an Analyst in Silicon Valley; if one were to stereotype the geek world, it would contain mostly Analyst features.  Filatova describes the Analyst in the following way: The most notable attributes of Analysts are a lanky body and a hollow cheeked face, often with an elongated nose. They have a

Well, these books may not reflect women's history, but they feature women and are great reading. And, uh, Road to Damascus actually does contain some Syrian history (and view of Syria in a more peaceful time). So, for reading pleasure, we recommend that women take some time out for relaxation and check out these books in paperback or ebook format. Paperback out of stock at Amazon? Get it for 25% off (coupon code FF25) at our webstore . 57 Steps to Paradise Looking for love in your 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and yes, even your 80's or 90's? 57 STEPS TO PARADISE will help you navigate dating in midlife and beyond. Lorenz unzips her soul and exposes her foibles during 50 years of men weaving their way in and out of her life, providing a heap of wit and wisdom to help you make life-changing decisions about love and, perhaps, a life partner. A Movie Lover's Search for Romance A diverting and informative story of searching for love in mid-life by a divorced social

Dr. Filatova is a highly respected Russian psychologist, specializing in the area of personality. A senior professor of psychology at St. Petersburg State University, she is the foremost expert in Europe on socionics and published the first-ever book on socionics in Russia (which was the Soviet Union at the time). Since then, she has written many books on the topic and is held in high regard by socionists worldwide. Her book with MSI Press,   Understanding the People around You: An Introduction to Socionics , is the seminal work on socionics in the USA and is gathering a following. Sad note: Katya died on March 14, 2015  of a heart attack in her home in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her son wrote that her last act, just minutes before her death, was to send off an email, related to her many books on socionics. “So”, he said, “she did work right up until the last minute of life.”  Katya was a wonderful person, larger than life. A professor of psychology at St. Petersburg State Unive

  It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side.  This week's conversation addresses the benefits of "twinning" as a book writing and publishing option. Twinning refers to when a new book resembles an older book. MSI Press has several such twins in its book collection. Let's look at ways twinning at help with book sales -- and what are the various models for twinning, noting upfront that twinning is not the same as producing a series since, with twinning, the books are by different authors. Here are some twinning options among MSI Press books. Using other (successful) books as models for format In this case, an author follows the formatting (or approach) of another author.

Recently released - the audiobook for Understanding the People around You by Dr. Ekaterina Filatova This book is an English-language update of the author's popular book on Jung's people types. The field of socionics is fully covered in this book; the author is one of the leading socionists in Russia/Europe. The examples and discussions are written for the everyday reader though specialists will also find them helpful. This popular book now has a spin-off series,  Socionics in Everyday Life , with a small book dedicated to further delineating each personality type in the original book. The spin-off series is being written (two books published, two books in production, 12 more planned) by Kacee Quinelle, friend of Ekaterina Filatova, in memory of "Katya" who died in 2015. For more posts about Dr. Ekaterina Filatova and her book, click HERE . Purchase the paperback at discount from the  MSI Press webstore . Use Coupon Code FF25 for 25% off. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC