I Shop Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying & the Search for Self11 reviews April Lane Benson Jason Aronson, 2000 Book Review by Dr. Bonnie Kellen + An Excellent Collection I Shop Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search For Self By Dr. April Lane Benson, editor Jason Aronson Inc. 2000 Book Review by Dr. Bonnie Kellen Dr. Benson was a pioneer in the field of eating disorders, cofounding one of the first clinics and training centers. In this ...             Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents)98 reviews John de Graaf, David Wann, ... Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005 Changed my life for the better (through simplication) + Are You Infected! This book quite literally changed my life in a great way. Upon reading the introductory chapters, it was clear to me that I surely had Affluenza. Continuing through the book, I realized how dire it was that our whole country was "infected" and how deeply. Finally, it offered real solutions to ...             The Budget Kit: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook (Budget Kit)37 reviews Judy Lawrence Kaplan Publishing, 2008 Can't say enough great things about this book! + A no nonsense hardcopy budget system + take your time. When i bought this book, I was deep in debt... i think i bought it with my credit card. When the book called for me to take a month to just write down each and every purchase, it was a shock that i needed to realize just how much money i waste every day. In a few months time, I was out of the hole ...             The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need68 reviews Juliet B. Schor Harper Paperbacks, 1999 Enlightening + Consumption über alles... + Are You Upscaling? + A quick and interesting perusal of our dire straits             Women Who Shop Too Much: Overcoming the Urge to Splurge4 reviews Carolyn Wesson St. Martin's Press, 1991 Good Practical Help + Understand Your Compulsion to Overspend "I loved this book because it's helped me a lot. I've had it for a while and re-read certain parts when I'm feeling low and want to shop. I understood perfectly what the author was saying about shopaholics and those with a worse problem like mine. It's like the difference between a social drinker ...             Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume6 reviews Shambhala, 2005 Commercialism and the Middle Way + Very Important Message + A Call to a More Examined Life and a New Look at Consumerism + Becoming Un-Hooked + Outstanding!             Currency of Hope8 reviews Debtors Anonymous General Service Board of Trustees, Inc., 1999 Most excellent reading + A glimpse of hope and reassurance + Getting a lot out of what I have read + Very Inspiring and Gives Hope + What is the point?             Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence197 reviews Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 How to be financially independant + Wish I'd followed this book's advice + I loved this book! I have read over 50 books by all the most popular financial authors today, and I believe this classic from the early 90's is by far the best if your goal is to be financially independent from your job once and for all. The author himself actually became independent in his early thirties and ...             The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior28 reviews Craig Nakken Hazelden, 1996 Good place to start + A Window into the Heart and Mind of Today's Individuals + This book + Must Read If You Struggle With Addiction             Money Drunk, Money Sober; 90 Days to Financial Freedom14 reviews Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron Wellspring/Ballantine, 1999 Change your Mind & Change Your Cash flow + Eye-opening, effective + Excellent techniques for gaining control over your finances + Pleasantly amazed... + Change Your Mind About Money!             Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)2 reviews Gail Steketee, Randy O. Frost Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 It helps + Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring As a compulsvie hoarder I found this book helpful in understanding the problem and trying to deal with it.             Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money4 reviews Stuart Vyse Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Economics, politics, popular culture, and science blended with humor and sound insight + Hey Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime?? + Lots of research went into this book + Completely Agree             How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously73 reviews Jerrold Mundis Bantam, 1990 best of it's kind + Okay okay.... + Great, but would love to see an updated edition + It's Great!!             Consuming Passions: Help for Compulsive Shoppers5 reviews Ellen Mohr Catalano, Nina Sonenberg New Harbinger Publications, 1993 Consuming Passions + consuming passions + Buy This Book I have struggled with Compulsive shopping for 15 years and never knew why. This book explained why I do it. I believe knowing why you do a behavior is half the battle of overcoming it. I highly recommend this book!             Addicted to Shopping and Other Issues Women Have with Money8 reviews Karen O'Connor Harvest House Publishers, 2005 Regain control over your spending + helpful + Helpful book + Very Helpful.             The Craving Brain: A bold new approach to breaking free from *drug addiction *overeating *alcoholism *gambling11 reviews Ronald A. Ruden Harper Paperbacks, 2000 Insight into mindfulness and addictive behavior + Great book + The Craving Brain + This Should Be Taught To Everyone             Willpower's Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind13 reviews Arnold M. Washton Harper Paperbacks, 1990 this is the best book on addiction I have ever read! + Superb Book on Addictive Behavior + Great book for the user and family as well! + One of the Best + helped             Overcoming Overspending: A Winning Plan for Spenders and Their Partners6 reviews Olivia Mellan Walker & Company, 1997 Excellent! + Look back to look forward. + Wise advice from a compassionate expert I can't say enough good things about this book. It has helped my husband and me enormously. But for the book to work, I think you have to truly want to change your spending habits as individuals and as a couple and commit to the exercises. Skimming it (as the reviewer below did, to his or her ...             Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding29 reviews David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 didn't know I have OCD-thought I was just an "accumulator" + Help for hoarders! + Comprehensive Guide + Original Insights             Stop Me Because I Can't Stop Myself : Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior2 reviews Jon Grant, S.W. Kim, ... McGraw-Hill, 2004 This book saved my life! + A Must Read for Those Seeking Help for a Compulsive Disorder I have been searching for help my entire life. Having had lifelong problems with impulse control I have problems with relationships and even trouble with authorities occaisionally. No one would take me seriously labling me as weak or of low moral character. Having heard Dr Grant on television and ...