Dealing with Your Anger: Self-Help Solutions for Men by Frank Donovan, Allan Creighton

Book Description from Amazon.com: This book is for men whose anger is a serious problem for themselves and others. The author presents techniques and case studies to teach men how to control their anger, how to remove the risk of violence, and how to accept responsibility for managing their anger. A practical guide to preventing violence by healing the pain and fear that fuel it.

Stories of Manhood: Journeys into the Hidden Hearts of Men by Steve Biddulph (Editor), et al

Book Description from Amazon.com: By turns powerful, heartbreaking, wise, and funny, these essays and other works of nonfiction break down the narrow stereotypes associated with manhood. Featured is writing from Peter Carey, Bill Bryson, Scott Adams, Nancy Lerner, Mohammed Khadra, Val Maslen, Simon Carr, J. J. Bell, David Quammen, and Alden Nowlan, among others. The wide variety of perspectives include Dilbert's view on why men really don't rule the world, a widowed father learning to show his love to his sons, a teacher explaining why she loves teaching boys, a man describing his abuse in a church school, a son nursing his father on an isolated island, and Bill Bryson expressing his anger about sports.

Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse by Michael Paymar

Book Description from Amazon: The author guides readers through the process of recognizing abusive behaviors, taking responsibility for them, and learning to express anger without violence. This new edition includes updated resources, additional exercises, and guidelines for men of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans

Book Description from Amazon: Are you now, or have you ever been, in relationships with family, friends, or mates who have been verbally abusive? Is your happiness with someone you love continually threatened by interactions that continually undermine your self-esteem? Do you feel trapped in a relationship that keeps decaying in a downward spiral of overt or passive-aggressive abuse? If so, this book could be your life raft, either carrying you toward repair of the existing relationship or the effects of past relationships or offering liberation from your current confusion. Its practical approach can help clear your head and possibly change your life. The only criticism that I and other readers have is that the author assumes verbal abuse is almost always directed by males toward females, which, in my experience and that of others I know, is not necessarily the case. Highly Recommended.

Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men by Steve Biddulph

From Publishers Weekly Australian family therapist Biddulph (Manhood) joins the chorus of counselors calling for a focused, supportive approach to parenting boys. Citing such gender specific risks facing boys as a higher percentage of learning disabilities to greater threats of violence and suicide, Biddulph maps out parenting strategies for three distinct stages of growth, from birth to six years, from six to 14, and from 14 to adult.

Living With It: A Survivor's Guide to Panic Attacks by Bev Aisbett

Synopsis: This guide to coping with and surviving panic syndrome is by someone who has done the same. Approximately five percent of the population faces the dread of panic attacks. With the aid of her cartoons, Bev Aisbett tells readers how panic disorders develop, and covers topics such as "Changing negative thoughts" and "Seeking professional help". The book provides reassurance and comfort for sufferers of this condition, and is an alternative to the more clinical, matter-of-fact leaflets and brochures available. Bev Aisbett is the author of "Purrsonalities: Life With Your Cat" and "Muttmobiles".

Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael D. Yapko

Twenty to thirty million Americans suffer from some form of diagnosable depression, and their ranks are growing. Psychologist Michael D. Yapko explains that in order to find relief, more than the current episode of depression must be examined. In Breaking the Patterns of Depression, he presents skills that enable readers to understand and ultimately avert depression's recurring cycles. Focusing on future prevention as well as initial treatment, the book includes over one hundred structured activities to help sufferers learn the skills necessary to become and remain depression-free.

Overcoming the Myth of Self-Worth: Reason and Fallacy in What You Say to Yourself by Richard L. Franklin

Reviewer: A reader from Villa Park, Illinois: This is an outstanding book, which teaches that how you feel results from what you think. This is the essence of the rational-emotive/cognitive approach to psychology. It teaches how you make yourself afraid/anxious, depressed/worthless, or angry based on how your mind inteprets your environment (or from spontaneous thoughts). It does all this while also being easy to read and grasp. It has delightfully humorous illustrations. (I laughed out loud at the picture of the man being tortured by disco music.) There is also a chapter on the fallacy of asking "What is my purpose in life?" As the author explains, we each create our own purpose. But the main fallacy the book focusses on is the self-worth fallacy, which causes untold suffering to millions.