Useful Reading The
following are a mixture of non-fiction and fiction books
that we have found useful and/or interesting. We hope
that you too may enjoy them and benefit from them. If
you have suggestions for any other books we should include
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us. Happy reading!
Time
management and procrastination
Relationships - men
and women
Relationships - family
Relationships - general
Transactional Analysis
General self-discovery/self-help
Novels & autobiographies
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Time management and procrastination
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The
Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination
and Enjoying Guilt-free Play
by Neil A. Fiore
A very accessible book
that explores the psychological reasons behind procrastination
and suggests ways to overcome the fears.
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Get
Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play
by Mark Forster Inspiring
guidance from a British master of time management.
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How
to Make Your Dreams Come True
by Mark Forster You can
do it!
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Getting
Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity
by David Allen An American
slant on how to get organised.
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| Relationships
- men and women |
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Why
Men Don't Listen And Women Can't Read Maps: How We're
Different and What To Do About It: How We're Different
and What to Do About It
by Allan Pease and Barbara Pease Illuminating
insights.
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Men
Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: How to Get What You
Want in Your Relationships
by John Gray An
extremely useful guide to the interaction between men
and women. This book has been a bestseller for many
years, with good reason.
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Stop
Getting Dumped!: All You Need to Know to Make Men Fall
Madly in Love with You
by Lisa Daily Perhaps slightly
over-prescriptive but gives some very sound advice.
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He's
Just Not That into You: The No-excuses Truth to Understanding
Guys
by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo Some
useful insights into how men tick.
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Smart
Women, Foolish Choices: Finding the Right Men, Avoiding
the Wrong Ones
by Connell Cowan and Melvyn Kinder A
deeper exploration of how women choose men.
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| Relationships
- family |
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Families
and How to Survive Them
by Robin Skynner and John Cleese, with illustrator Bud
Handelsman Revelations from
the well known comedy actor, in the form of dialogues
with a therapist.
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The
Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-esteem
by John Bradshaw
Very useful guide to understanding
the systems and dynamics of family life.
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Book
of Tells
by Peter Collett An interesting
look at non-verbal signals and how to read them.
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That's
Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks
Your Relations with Others
by Deborah Tannen An enlightening
exploration of conversational patterns and the extent
to which we say what we mean.
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| Transactional
Analysis |
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TA
Today : A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis
by Ian Stewart and Vann Joines An
excellent, modern introduction to the concepts of TA.
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Scripts
People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts
by Claude M. Steiner An
accessible discussion of one of the fundamental principles
of TA.
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Games
People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships
by Eric Berne An interesting
angle on interpersonal transactions from the father
of TA.
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What
Do You Say After You Say Hello?
by Eric Berne How scripts
are developed. Accessible and fascinating.
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I'm
OK, You're OK
by Thomas A. Harris How
we feel about ourselves, why, and how it affects our
relationships.
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self-discovery/self-help |
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Healing
the Shame That Binds You
by John Bradshaw Ditch the
shame and fulfil your potential.
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Homecoming:
Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
by John Bradshaw Understand
how your problems developed and heal them at source.
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Emotional
Intelligence
by Daniel P. Goleman A classic
guide to understanding your emotions and improving your
relationships.
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The
Road Less Travelled
by M. Scott Peck A seminal
work on personal growth.
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Strengthsfinder
2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from
Gallup's Now Discover Your Strengths
by Tom Rath Use this book
to discover your strengths, then focus on them.
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Manage
Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
by Gillian Butler and Tony Hope A
comprehensive guide to changing your world by changing
your attitude to it.
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Write
It Down Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting
It
by Henriette Anne Klauser The
power of committing your dreams to paper.
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Counselling
for Toads: A Psychological Adventure
by Robert de Board An introduction
to counselling, with the assistance of characters from
The Wind in the Willows.
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Aromatherapy
for Women: How to Use Essential Oils for Health, Beauty
and Your Emotions
by Maggie Tisserand A comfortable
book to encourage self-pampering.
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| Novels
& autobiographies |
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Burnt
Toast
by Teri Hatcher Even a successful
woman with thousands of fans can be remarkably insecure
inside.
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Postcards
from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher Highly-strung
angst in drug rehab.
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Lord
of the Flies
by William Golding Boys
stranded on an island find out how they behave 'in the
wild'.
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Asylum
by Patrick McGrath A psychiatrist's
wife gets into a relationship with an inmate at the
hospital where her husband works.
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Spider
by Patrick McGrath An intense
psychological mystery about a tormented young man and
his relationship with his mother.
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One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey 1960s bestseller,
still gripping today, about a rebel on the psychiatric
ward.
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Lucky
by Alice Sebold Autobiographical
account of coping with having been raped.
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Lying
on the Couch
by Irvin D Yalom Excellent,
entertaining story about psychotherapists and their
clients.
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The
Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger Classic
tale of teenage disillusionment.
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Beloved
by Toni Morrison Rebuilding
lives after years in slavery.
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Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov Classic
story of Humbert Humbert and his relationship with a
young girl.
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The
Collector
by John Fowles Compare and
contrast with Lolita.
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The
Cider House Rules
by John Irving Touching
story of life in and beyond an orphanage.
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The
Hotel New Hampshire
by John Irving Bereavement
and incest in a wacky American family.
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The
Cement Garden
by Ian McEwan Growing up
and adolescent incest.
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The
Greek for Love: Life, Love and Loss in Corfu
by James Chatto Autobiographical
tale of joy and grief.
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The
Magician's Assistant
by Ann Patchett After the
death of a magician, the assistant who loved him finds
out who he really was.
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The
Book of Illusions
by Paul Auster A man learns
to cope with the loss of his family.
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Shadowlands:
The True Story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman
by Brian Sibley Love and
bereavement infused with the comfort of Christianity.
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The
Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
by Paulo Coelho A young
man follows his dream across Africa.
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The
Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield A man's
adventure in discovering insights into life and how
it works.
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What's
Eating Gilbert Grape?
by Peter Hedges A boy tries
to make sense of his life while his mother eats until
she can no longer move.
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Once
in a House on Fire
by Andrea Ashworth Three
girls grow up with a violent father/step-father.
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The
End of the Affair
by Graham Greene A woman
feels obliged to end the affair she is having.
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Armadillo
by William Boyd Questions
of identity and class explored in a very funny novel.
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One,
No One, and One Hundred Thousand
by Luigi Pirandello Does
anyone really know anyone else? The masks we wear and
the difficulty of taking them off.
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The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon An involving story
told from the point of view of a boy with Asberger's.
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Monk
- Series 1 OK,
this isn't a book but it's still definitely recommended.
Great entertainment but also great in that the obsessive
compulsive Mr Monk is accepted, respected and loved
by all around him.
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