Anger and Abuse
Bancroft, Lundy. Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men. The Berkley Publishing Group, 2002.
Durvasula, Ramani. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist. Post Hill Press, 2015.
Evans, Patricia. The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond. Bob Adams, Inc., 1992.
Fjelstad, Margolis. Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship. Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.
Jones, Ann, and Schechter, Susan. When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right. Harper Collins, 1992.
Kivel, Paul. Men’s Work: How to Stop the Violence that Tears Our Lives Apart. Hazelden Educational Materials, 1992.
++ McKay, Matthew; Rogers, Peter; and McKay, Judith. When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within. New Harbinger Publications, 1989.
Sonkin, Daniel Jay, and Durphy, Michael. Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook For Men. Volcano Press, 1989.
++ Stosny, Steven. Love Without Hurt: Turn Your Resentful, Angry, or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a Compassionate, Loving One. Da Capo Press, Perseus Books Group, 2006.
Tavris, Carol. Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. Simon & Schuster, 1989.
Williams, Redford, and Williams, Virginia. Anger Kills: 17 Strategies for Controlling the Hostility that Can Ruin Your Life. Harper Collins, 1993.
( ++ Best choices for anger management)
Relationships
Gottman, John M., and Silver, Nan. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Three Rivers Press, 1999.
Hendrix, Harville. Keeping the Love You Find: A Guide for Singles. Pocket Books, 1993.
Hendrix, Harville. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. Harper Perennial, 1990.
Kupers, Terry, MD. Revisioning Men’s Lives. Guilford Publications, 1993.
Johnson, Sue. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. Little, Brown Spark, 2008.
Pryor, Karen Wylie. Don’t Shoot the Dog: How to Improve Yourself and Others Through Behavioral Training. Simon & Schuster, 1984.
Real, Terence. How Can I Get Through to You: Reconnecting Men and Women. Scribner, 2002.
Rubin, Lillian. Intimate Strangers: Men and Women Together. Harper Colophon, 1983.
Schnarch, David. Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships. Holt Paperbacks, 1998.
Shem, Samuel and Surrey, Janet. We Have to Talk: Healing Dialogues Between Women and Men. Basic Books, 1998.
Spring, Janis Abrahms. After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful. HarperCollins, 1997.
Wile, Daniel B. After the Honeymoon: How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship. John Wiley & Sons, 1988.
Parenting
Ehrensaft, Diane. Spoiling Childhood: How Well-Meaning Parents Are Giving Children Too Much, But Not What They Need. The Guilford Press, 1997.
Faber, Adele, and Mazlish, Elaine. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk. Avon Books, 1980.
Nelson, Jane. Positive Discipline: The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skills. Ballantine Books, 1996
Phelan, Thomas. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. Child Management, 1996.
Riera, Michael. Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. Celestial Arts, 1995.
Wolf, Anthony W. Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1991.
Addiction/Recovery
Carnes, Patrick. A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery. Hazelden Educational Materials, 1993.
Carnes, Patrick. Don’t Call It Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction. Bantam Books, 1991.
Wegscheider, Sharon. Another Chance: Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family. Science and Behavior Books, 1981.
*Z, Phillip. A Skeptic’s Guide to the Twelve Steps. Hazelden Educational Materials, 1990.
Meditation and Self-Care
Brown, Byron. Soul Without Shame: A Guide to Liberating Yourself from the Judge Within. Shambhala Publications, Inc. 1999.
Foster, Rick, and Hicks, Greg. How We Choose to Be Happy. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1999.
Goldstein, Joseph. The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Shambhala Publications, 2020.
Hanson, Rick. Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Harmony Books, 2013.
Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. Bantam, 1993.
Neff, Kristin. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.
Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Shambhala Pulications, 2002.
Sex and Sexuality
Castleman, Michael. Sexual Solutions: An Informative Guide. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 1983.
Love, Pat and Robinson, Jo. Hot Monogamy. Penguin Books, 1994.
Zilbergeld, Bernie. Male Sexuality: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment. Bantam Books, 1978.
Disability and Chronic Illness
Callahan, John. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot: The Autobiography of a Dangerous Man. William Morrow & Co., 1989.
Cohen, Darlene. Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain. Shambala Publications, 2000.
Heumann, Judith, and Joiner, Kristen. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. Beacon Press, 2020.
Jacobsen, Denise Sherer. The Question of David: A Disabled Mother’s Journey Through Adoption, Family and Life. Creative Arts Book Co., 1999.
Johnson, Harriet McBryde. Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life. Picador, 2006.
LeMaistre, Joanne. After the Diagnosis: From Crisis to Personal Renewal for Patients with Chronic Illness. Ulysses Press, 1995.
Mairs, Nancy. Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled. Beacon Press, 1996.
Olkin, Rhoda. What Psychotherapists Should Know About Disability. The Guilford Press, 1999.
Pitzele, Sefra. We Are Not Alone: Learning to Live with Chronic Illness. Workman Publishing, 1996.
Taylor, Stacy (with Epstein Robert). Living Well with a Hidden Disability. New Harbinger Publications, 1999.
Williams, Donna. Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl. Avon, 1992.
Wong, Alice (ed.). Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. Vintage Books, 2020.