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Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships 95 reviews
David Schnarch
Holt Paperbacks, 1998
Are you differentiated?
If you're not, you need to read this book! The passionate Marriage is an excellent book written in a personable manner with excellent anecdotes that demonstrate the concepts the writer is explaining. Reading this book helped me recognize where I wasn't differentiated and where I needed to do some serious internal work to help myself. It's also helped my marriage a lot, in terms of how my wife and ...
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Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul 588 reviews
John Eldredge
Thomas Nelson, 2001
Wild at Heart
Every man needs to read this book and ladies, if you need a deeper understanding into what your man needs and why, I recommend you read this book.
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ... 135 reviews
John M. Gottman, Nan Silver
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Genius in regards to relationships!
Gottman is a Genius when it comes to male/female relationships. I would suggest that anyone even thinking about getting married read this with their significant other first!
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The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate577 reviews
Gary Chapman
Northfield Publishing, 1995
Should be required reading.
I was never much on self-help books. This one was recommended to me by a close friend during a time when my marriage was in trouble. It was a great benefit to both my wife and myself. It should be required reading for anyone in a serious relationship, especially those contemplating marriage or married.
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Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, Fifth Edition29 reviews
Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz
Basic Books, 2005
The BIBLE of group therapy texts!
Plain and simple, Yalom's seminal text on group therapy is a MUST for anyone wishing to perform therapy in this format. While he comes from a Gestalt standpoint, I feel he remains fairly objective in both his recommendations and observations from his experience. He does a good job at incorporating the latest research to back up his viewpoints as well. His examples are clear and thought-provoking, ...
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated203 reviews
David D. Burns
Harper, 1999
Great -- IF you use it
Amazing book. Tons of insight and many many tools to use to get at the roots of mal-thinking. Trouble is, one must still make oneself do the exercises to get the results. :) Seriously, though, I found the exercise of asking yourself over and over "Why does this upset you?" when dealing with an upsetting event or idea really gets you to the core of the issue. Every time I remember to use this ...
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Man's Search for Meaning65 reviews
Viktor E. Frankl
Beacon Press, 2006
Wonderful book - even if you've found meaning in your life!
Title says it all. The second half of the book has some really great tips & tricks for life. You shouldn't skip the first half of the book since it ties into and validates the teachings in the second half of the book.
Sometimes the writing is a bit awkward and verbose (he does speak in technical terms at times), but go slow and really try to understand what he's saying. The book is a really ...
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Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life220 reviews
Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Zondervan, 2002
A must read for anyone with relationship challenges
This book should be a part of Christian discipleship and ministry training.....many "victims" need to learn a lot of the truths presented here to become free from cycles of pain and abuse and find the strength they may be looking for.
Think of this as....Fundamentals of Emotional Gardening......
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Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs205 reviews
Emerson Eggerichs
Thomas Nelson, 2004
Non-Christian but amazed!
Despite my recoiling against his religious basis, and my discomfort at what I see as his mis-attribution of what are clearly scientific causes to "god and the bible" -- I found his book to be absolutely *excellent*, and I recommend it eagerly to everyone I know. Despite having studied and read and counseled many women and couples, my eyes were opened when Eggerichs presented the unfound key to ...
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The Feeling Good Handbook83 reviews
David D. Burns
Plume, 1999
Superb resource after suicide attempt
This book was extraordinarily helpful to someone close to me. She was clinically depressed and had just been released from the hospital after a suicide attempt. We read it together in small bites for the first few weeks, and then she was able to do it on her own. A therapist helped, loving family helped, meds helped---but this book was literally a lifesaver. The title suggest that it is useful ...
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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2008 (Fiske Guide to Colleges)28 reviews
Edward Fiske
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2007
Fiske review
very thourough, and amazon did a great job replacing the lost package. all around good job.
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The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, 2nd Edition26 reviews
Harlan Cohen
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2007
I'm a little biased...
I love this book and not just because I wrote it! I'm extremely proud of The Naked Roommate on so many levels. I'm proud of the research that went into writing it (I interviewed thousands of college students, student affairs professionals, and parents ). I'm proud of the resources & support services included in it (you'll find the latest stats & facts from the leading authorities). And I'm ...
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Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time (The Every Man Series)162 reviews
Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker
WaterBrook Press, 2000
Great study
Very helpful in many ways. I wish I had this one 25 years ago.
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Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with ...13 reviews
John Gray
Harper, 2008
Empowering
"The real reason women are tired today is not because they have too much to do. It is because they are not producing enough oxytocin to cope with stress." ~ pg. 81
In "When Mars and Venus Collide," John Gray masterfully guides readers from a place of conflict to a place of peace. He gives the tools that are necessary to cultivate a harmonious relationship and also gives scientific proof to ...
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Psychology4 reviews
David G. Myers
Worth Publishers, 2006
for 101, it's a 100.
This is a fantastic General Psych, Psych 101, or AP Psych textbook. My experience with it gave me the notion that this might just be the best Gen Psych textbook available. I got a 5 on the AP exam using this book, but more importantly, i learned so much from it, i cannot even begin to explain. I recommend this to students as well as teachers (for their class) because, simply, it just doesn't ...
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Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change14 reviews
William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick
The Guilford Press, 2002
Motivational Interviewing
What a wonderful book. I recently completed an introductory course in Motivational Interviewing and found the book an invaluable companion. My primary theoretical orientation is Reality Therapy but have found Motivaitonal Interviewing to be an easily integrated set of techniques for virtually any counseling style. Most importantly, MI appears to offer a set of techniques that fit well with the ...
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104 Activities That Build: Self-Esteem, Teamwork, Communication, Anger Management, Self-Discovery, Coping ...37 reviews
Alanna Jones
Rec Room Publishing, 1998
Great Resource!
I found this book to have some great ideas for group activities that introduce and teach social/emotional skills. As a social worker in a junior high school, I have implemented many of these activites into my daily activities. Highly recommended for teachers, counselors, social workers, etc.
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Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges29 reviews
Loren Pope
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
This is a "must read" for parents of teens with lower GPA/SAT scores
This book has helped me to evaluate colleges for my children and to discover that excellent, albeit lesser-known colleges, exist for bright teens who have different learning styles than predominant teaching styles, and therefore do not necessarily fit the SAT/GPA cookie-cutter mold once they are nearing senior year in high school. This book reports on a study of 40 colleges that teach to various ...
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Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder50 reviews
Marsha M. Linehan
The Guilford Press, 1993
DBT vital for self
This book gave me tools to understand myself better and how to approach problems, get my needs met, and to understand that life isn't always fair and people aren't always going to do what you want. You can express yourself in an assertive manner and feel ok even if another person doesn't do what you wanted or needed. To be ok in yourself, your journey and process. How to "get out of the mind" ...
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Sacred Marriage67 reviews
Gary L. Thomas
Zondervan, 2000
Best book on marraige ever written (next to the Bible)
I've read at least twenty books on marriage, not because my marriage is bad but to make it better. This is by far the most Biblical of them all. Most books try to help correct behavior (not that that's a bad thing) but this one helps to correct your thinking, which in turn corrects your behavior. It's putting the horse before the cart method. Love it. Gary's writing is logical, Biblical and well ...
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