Contemporary developments in the book publishing industry are changing the system as we know it. Changes in established understandings of authorship and readership are leading to new business models in line with the postulates of Web 2.0. Socially networked authorship, book production and reading are among the social and discursive practices starting to define this emerging system. Websites offering socially networked, collaborative and shared reading are increasingly important. Social Rea...

True love is attainable! Empower the transformation of your relationships through intimacy.When you accept the premise that true love is essentially intimacy, you can begin learning and applying basic principles for creating intimate relationships. When it comes to attainability and sustainability, gaining some basic relationship knowledge and wisdom can be the difference between the search and discovery.“Never before has the process of developing a healthy relationship fro...

From the bestselling author of Why Does He Do That? comes a relationship book that will help you make the decision of whether or not your troubled relationship is worth saving.Every relationship has problems, but you can’t figure out if yours is beyond hope. How bad is too bad—and can your partner really change? Now, in this warm, supportive, and straightforward guide, Lundy Bancroft and women’s advocate JAC Patrissi offer a way for you to practically and ...

Free yourself from toxic relationships with “the new gold standard in abuse recovery” from the founder of the Women’s Therapy Clinic (Jackson MacKenzie, author of Whole Again).Foreword by Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner OfficeARE YOU A VICTIM OF SUBTLE ABUSE?Are you always the one apologizing?Constantly questioning and blaming...

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) all experienced traumatic childhoods. As a result, they suffer crippling self-esteem difficulties, troubled relationships, loneliness and a multitude of other problems as adults. ACOAs often are unaware of their feelings, don't get their needs met, react inappropriately, believe they'll be rejected and have limited potential in their careers. Transformation for Life acknowledges that ACOAs suffer difficulties because of their past but immediately launch...

From a leading expert, a guide to changing your anger style and successfully communicating your feelings.Do you act out your anger in destructive or underhanded ways? Or do you suppress your anger and turn other people's abuse and criticism against yourself? Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. But if it's channeled in negative directions, anger can do real damage to you and your loved ones.In this provocative, healing book, psychotherapist Beverly Engel exp...

“Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book.”—Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child AbuseDo you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances?Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave?Are you in a relationship you know isn't good for you?Are you still trying to figure out what you want to do when you grow up?

You’re probably familiar with the old saying, once bitten, twice shy. It describes a painful uncertainty many of us feel every day as we try to engage with other people. Acts of betrayal from our pasts can lead us into long cycles of wariness and mistrust. An inability to trust wisely can lead us to loneliness and isolation, or worse—putting our trust in the wrong people too easily.The good news is that the ability to trust is both a choice and a skill that you can develop. You do ...

The 20th anniversary edition of a self-help classic for personal growth, updated with a new preface: Tapping into widespread popular interest in highly effective, short-term therapeutic approaches, author Bill O’Hanlon offers 10 Solution Keys—a set of powerful problem-solving skills—to help you free yourself from "analysis paralysis" and quickly get unstuck from aggravating problems.“If you do one thing different, read this book! It is filled with practical, creative, effec...

"Provides practical and compassionate guidance on dismantling the childhood defenses of repression and denial."Contemporary Psychology.

YOU’VE FINALLY FOUND THE BOOK TO TEACH YOU THE INSIDER SECRETS OF MASTERING HUMAN BEHAVIORDo you feel like people are always manipulating you?Manipulation is a powerful tool, and it's not always easy to spot a manipulator. Manipulators can be very convincing, and they often get away with their behavior because people don't know how to spot them. But, with the right tools and knowledge, we can learn how to protect ourselves.That’s where this...

Advice and step-by-step guidelines for those seeking to recover from addictive relationships.