Understanding Co-Dependency1 review Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, Joseph Cruse HCI, 1990 Concise, direct and informative This is a slim volume that communicates a complex and common psychological situation in language that is accessible and useful. It's content and its format both make it very useful to me in my pastoral psychotherapy practice. To gain depth in understanding codependency, more advanced ...             Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time14 reviews Melody Beattie Hazelden, 1989 READ ALL ABOUT IT**** THE REAL STORY + The second step for codependency recovery + excellent + Healthy relationships + melody beattie does it again             Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives38 reviews Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, ... Harper & Row, 1989 Parenting (and Re-Parenting) 101 + The Best Book on Co-dependence There Is Barre None! + A Classic + Awesome. + If you know you're not crazy but at the same time you think you are ....             The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics)100 reviews Eric Hoffer Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002 Still valid after all these years... + Fanatic; True Believer; Religionist; Atheist; Nazi: Communist + The Medium is the Message--and the Medium is Rage + Astonishing psychological insight + A Warning To All Who Listen             Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence13 reviews Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller HarperOne, 1989 Toughest Book I Ever Loved + Good companion to 12 Step Process. + breaking free It took me several years before I was ready to work this book. I would pick it up, get paralyzed with fear, and then put it down. Once I was ready, it changed my life completely. I buy a new one every year or so, and work it for different reasons. Totally changed my world. I am forever grateful to ...             Rule By Law: The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes1 review Cambridge University Press, 2008 A much needed addition to comparative constitutional law I recently took a comparative constitutional law class at my law school. Even though my school is one of the best for international law, I felt it really lacked depth when we discussed courts in illiberal countries like China. Frankly, this book was much more useful than that class. I purchased ...             Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time38 reviews Paul Rogat Loeb St. Martin's Griffin, 1999 A must read if you believe in service to others + Every citizen must read Paul is an outstanding voice in our world. Fantastic book helping bring hope to a difficult time for those of us who aspire to service. It is a challenge to keep engaged in service and Paul does provide hope. I also appreciate his newsletter and recommend it to those who appreciate his work. Great ...             The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation36 reviews Drew Westen PublicAffairs, 2007 People vote their passions! + How do people decide - in polititcs and elsewhere + The Political Brain is a good read during this election season + Fascinating and compelling + a must read             God Images and Self Esteem: Empowering Women in a Patriarchal Society Carroll Saussy Westminster John Knox Press, 1991 Not only does this book offer a fresh and insightful look into women's psycho-spirtual lives, but it serves as a bridge between psychology and theology, between the psyche and the culture, and between liberal and radical feminism.             The Road to Serfdom183 reviews F. A. Hayek University Of Chicago Press, 1994 Brilliant prima facie case against socialism + Too bad we aren't taking this advice + Please America take down your safety net...it is why we are great + Required Reading for Steadfast Leftists             Claiming Your Self Esteem: A Guide Out of Codependency, Addiction, and Other Useless Habits9 reviews Carolyn M. Ball Celestial Arts, 1990 Amazing! + This book is changing my life!!!! + This book helped me dramatically + Low Self-Esteem? You Need This Book             Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions152 reviews Dan Ariely HarperCollins, 2008 Extremely Interesting + Amazing read + Factual yet Entertaining + Why do we think that way???!!!             The Seven Jewels of Codependency3 reviews Robert F. Willard, Michael Gibertini 7JOC Press, 2002 Uplifting Guide + Freedom at last + Results demonstrated from using this Jewel Anyone believing that codependency is a burden should read this uplifting guide. The authors' patience and support for showing that the same personality traits that are used in hurtful behavior are the ones that can be transformed into beneficial ones shine throughout the book. Step by step they ...             Co-Dependence: Misunderstood--Mistreated2 reviews Anne Wilson Schaef HarperOne, 1992 Cold realities from a warm heart + Concise introduction to the problem of co-dependence In a hundred pages Scaef does something truly remarkable. She confronts the self-serving and dangerous side of co-dependency yet maintains a nonjudgmental perspective. Many, many books, of course, discuss the dangers co-dependents present to themselves. This one goes beyond to look at the less ...             The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power Joel Kramer, Diana Alstad Frog Books, 1993 The Guru Papers demonstrates with uncompromising clarity that authoritarian control, which once held societies together, is now at the core of personal, social, and planetary problems, and thus a key factor in social disintegration. It illustrates how authoritarianism is embedded in the way people think, hiding in culture, values, daily life, and in the very morality people try to live by. The ...             Codependence / The Dance of Wounded Souls Robert Burney Joy to You & Me Enterprises, 1995 This joyously inspirational Spiritual book presents a set of beliefs about the meaning and purpose of life from a Cosmic Perspective that combines Twelve Step Recovery Principles with Ancient Metaphysical Truths. It explains why a New Age has dawned in human consciousness on planet Earth and explores the interrelationship between subjects that range from the Bible, Buddha, and Jesus to ...             A Nation of Sheep41 reviews Andrew P. Napolitano Thomas Nelson, 2007 An excellent book on a very serious subject + An absolute must read + Improving History's Accuracy I've often felt as if I were among the few Napolitano calls wolves: Americans that dare to scream, holler and shout when government violates our Constitution. But even knowing of the vast Constitutional abuses I have been witness to in my lifetime, I never realized how widespread (and indeed, how ...             Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Comparative Perspectives1 review Guillermo O'Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, ... The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986 An excellent primer for anyone interested in the subject This book is part of an excellent 5 book series dealing with democratization. In this particular tome, different perspectives are used to explain the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. The importance of international actors, bureaucracies, entrepreneurs, the military, and economic ...             Codependence and the Power of Detachment6 reviews Karen Casey Conari Press, 2008 Hope for the recovering codependent + Learning and growing through the power of story + Empowering Book + Excellent book for recovering Co-Dependents             Awakening in Time : The Journey from Codependence to Co-Creation6 reviews Jacquelyn Small Eupsychian Press, 2001 A Book To Experience + Self-help bible + Unique, optimistic and uplifting look at codependence + Excellent book on relationships and personal growth! + Spiritual roadmap