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The following books were recommended by our staff and other distinguished professionals. They can be purchased at Amazon.com directly through our site. You can jump to a specific topic by clicking on it in the Contents section. Clicking on the book's title or it's cover will take you directly to Amazon.com.

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Contents
Personal Growth
Marriage and Family
Children and Adolescents
Intimacy and Sexuality
Divorce
Adoption
ADD/ADHD

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Personal Growth

A Guide to Rational Living
By Albert Ellis
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By the creator of RET and the father
of cognitive-behavior therapy. One of
the best self-help books ever written.
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
By Harold Kushner
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This book has to be read by anyone
who has ever been troubled by the
question, "Why me?" .

Feeling Good : The New Mood...
By David D. Burns
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The classic book that shows how
you can treat depression with
cognitive therapy instead of drugs.

Hope and Help for Your Nerves
By Claire Weekes
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You can learn to understand and
analyze your own symptoms and break
the cycle of fear and anxiety.

Trauma and Recovery
By Judith Lewis Herman
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While teaching coping skills, this volume
has changed the way we think about and
treat traumatic events and trauma victims.

Love Is Letting Go of Fear
By Gerald G., Jampolsky, et al
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With over 1,000,000 copies sold, this
book teaches us how to let go of fear and
how to remember that our very essence is love.

Full Catastrophe Living : Using the...
By Jon Kabat-Zinn, et al
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This practical guide to mindfulness and
meditation will help patients deal with
stress, pain and illness.
 

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Marriage and Family


A Guide to Successful Marriage
By Albert Ellis and Ronald Harper
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Using an RET approach to improve
your relationship.

Stepfamily Realities : How to Overcome...
By Margaret Newman
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Deals with the major issues
confronting stepfamilies and
what to do about them.
Getting the Love You Want
By Harville Hendrix
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This book will help any couple
find the love they want in a close
and intimate relationship.
 
   
   
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Children and Adolescents


How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy,...
By Albert Ellis
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By the creator of RET and the father
of cognitive-behavior therapy.
Raising children the RET way.

The Magic Years : Understanding and...
By Selma H. Fraiberg
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One of the best early childhood guide available.
Almost40 years old, this book was re-issued in
1996.   A valuable resource for anyone working with children.


Smart Discipline: Fast, Lasting...
By Larry J. Koenig
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Fast, lasting solutions for your
peace of mind andy our child's
self-esteem.


1-2-3 Magic : Effective Discipline for...
By Thomas W. Phelan
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Effective discipline choices that
are extremely useful for children
ages 1-12.

The Good Enough Child: How...
By Brad Sachs
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Help develop realistic expectations of
your family, and learn how to understand,
forgive, and accept them in spite of their imperfections.

Everything You Never Wanted...
By Justin Richardson
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A survival guide that will help parents stay sane
through every stage of their child’s sexual
development—from infancy to the teen years and beyond.

   
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Intimacy and Sexuality


Sexual Solutions :
For Men and the Women...

By Michael Castleman
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A classic books with common sense
approaches to male sexual problems.

Passionate Marriage : Love, Sex, and...
By David Schnarch
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Learn how couples can break through
the sexual and emotional blocks that
hold them back from total satisfaction.
How to Talk With Teens About...
By Amy G. Miron
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There's no "right" way to teach teens
about love, relationships, and sex.  Here
you are encouraged to personalize your
home education program.
 
   
   
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Divorce



Divorce Poison: Protecting the...
By Richard A. Warshak
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How to deal with post-divorce anger.
Offers guidance to parents whose
ex-spouses portray them to their
children in a negative light.

It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear : A...
By Vicki Lansky
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Here's a children's book and parenting
tool rolled into one. This is a picture
book designed to be read by parents to their children.

Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce
By Vicki Lansky
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This simple story captures very young
children's perceptions of divorce, along
with their questions, emotions, and fears.

Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and...
By Abigail Trafford
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This classic book is the essential guide for
men and women moving through the turmoil
of divorce.

   
   
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Adoption


Being Adopted :
The Lifelong Search for...

By David M. Brodzinsky, et al
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The authors use the voices of adoptees
themselves to trace how adoption is
experienced over a lifetime.

 
   
   
   
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ADD/ADHD


Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit...
By Lisa J. Bain
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If you have a child with ADD,you
must read this book.  Understand your
child with ADD and find the appropriate
treatment, therapy and support

Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition
By Russell A. Barkley
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Although the book is targeted at the
parents of ADHD children, it will also
be helpful for teachers and others
involved in their care.

   
   
   
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