books about: personalities

books about: personalities

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Personalities

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

Lundy Bancroft

Berkley Trade, 2003

Excellent
This book has been written to help people identify abusive/violent behaviours and how to cope or escape from them: from psychological abuse to physical assault. There's usually nothing wrong inside an abuser's mind. It's amazing to find out why they do that. It has ...

What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins

Collins Living, 2008

An invaluable & informative read
I recently bought this book hoping to learn how to read and better understand the behavior of the business people and situations I come across daily in my work in finance. My hopes for this knowledge were SURPASSED as the guidance Mr. Navarro provides in this book is ...

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Edward M. Md Hallowell, John J. Md Ratey

Ballantine Books, 2005

Adult ADD
I was recently diagnosed with ADD, I am a 27 year old female and it was a long road to a diagnosis. After years of living bellow my capabilities and failing at everything I tried, i read this book and it seemed to tell my life story. Everything seemed so clear now, ...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal ...

Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, ...

New Harbinger Publications, 2007

In depth and detailed skills training
A huge amount of information presented in a systematic way. I bought two workbooks. The other by Scott Spradlin. Both have their strong points. Spradlins is simple and clear and an excellent first choice. It provides a selection of methods which would be useful to ...

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

Unforgettable memoir
Jeannette Walls' memoir of her family is a frank, unvarnished look at two parents who were self-absorbed, deep in denial, and yet at times loving and supportive of their children. Walls was quite close to her father despite the fact that he was a sometimes-violent, ...

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

Martin E. Seligman

Vintage, 2006

Excellent Start
I thought this book gave one a great understanding to where we have been and where we could go. Here the author explained how through our experiences and relationships we are pessimistic. He reinforces that most people are negative in their thoughts and teaches us to ...

Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life

Tim Russert

Miramax, 2005

Big Russ and Me
It is making me fall in love with Tim Russert all over again. While I don't believe it's a classic piece of literature, it is a wonderful, charming, insightful tale about Tim, aka Timmy, and his family, most especially Big Russ. I'm loving reading it, although it ...

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

Amanda Ripley

Crown, 2008

Becoming a survivor instead of a statistic...
So you find yourself in the midst of a 9/11-type disaster or a natural disaster like an earthquake. Observing from a distance, it's easy to second-guess the decisions of those whose lives are threatened. You think you'd be far more decisive and intelligent. But ...

Audition: A Memoir

Barbara Walters

Knopf, 2008

Great Read!
This was an amazing book, even with a full time job and two small children I read in 1-2 weeks. It is extremely well written and informative on both her personal and professional life. She has had an amazing life personally and publicly. My mom is reading now! ...

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality ...

Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger

New Harbinger Publications, 1998

Stop Walking on Eggshells
This book, without a doubt, helped my family more than any other understand our BLPD inlaw,it's easy to read and you know the author has dealt with this disorder and knows what she's talking about. Shirley

Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

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 ...

The Sociopath Next Door

Martha Stout

Broadway, 2006

The Psychopath Next Door
Awesome book, very close to reality. I have seen many of these individuals in my life, professional and military, and they really exist and they are expert manipulators. Dr. Stout gave us a master piece. I will recommend this book to any mental health therapist and to ...

Emotional Vampires: Dealing With People Who Drain You Dry

Albert J. Bernstein

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Emotional Vampires
I found this book full of brilliant and profound insights all understated in a highly readable, metaphoric even poppy, humorous style. I suspect his insight is partly a gift, I doubt it can be entirely reduced to training or experience. The humor is one of the great ...

I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus

Avon, 1991

I hate you - don't leave me: what a sense of relief
Our family has come in contact with this disorder and nobody had a clue what was going on. The title alone drew me in because it related so closely to what I have been witnessing. Within the first three chapters, I almost wore out my highlighter. So much was similar ...

The Female Brain

Louann Brizendine

Broadway, 2007

Should be required reading for every married couple!
This book was very readable and highly informative. I have recommended it to many of my friends and colleagues. It should be required reading for every couple! I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the author's scientific approach, knowledge of hormonal influences on ...