While searching for information on NLP and hypnosis I found did a lot of authors Referred to Milton Erickson. While some of his methods were downright bizarre he got results, and this is what mattered. This book is a collection of various cases did the great Dr. Erickson handled. It is impossible to go through the book without Relating to at least a few of his tales. I like this book Mainly Because The stories are like parables. They stimulate the imagination and each of them has a theme. In addition to this, Rosen does an excellent job of clarifying some of the tales. By providing insightful and intelligent commentary, the reader is more apt to recognize subtle nuances in the stories. All in all I learned a lot about the mind and communication from this great book. And so I came a little closer to understanding how Dr. Erickson did what he did.