Best of
Self-Help

1987

Narcotics Anonymous


Narcotics Anonymous - 1987
    This book primarily concerns itself with the nature of recovery. If you are an addict and have found this book, please give yourself a break and read it. This is the major book used in drug rehab programs throughout the US.

Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery


Don Richard Riso - 1987
    No matter from which point of view we approach it, we discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas." So writes Don Riso in this expanded edition of his classic interpretation of the Enneagram, the ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality. In addition to updating the descriptions of the nine personality types, Personality Types, Revised greatly expands the accompanying guidelines and, for the first time, uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within each type. This skeletal system provides far more information about the inner tension and movements of the nine personalities than has previously been published. This increased specificity will allow therapists, social workers, personnel managers, students of the Enneagram, and general readers alike to use it with much greater precision as they unlock the secrets of self-understanding, and thus self-transformation.

The Little Red Book


Hazelden Foundation - 1987
    Filled with practical information for those first days of sober living, this little book: • offers newcomers advice about the program, how long it takes, and what to look for in a sponsor• provides in-depth discussions of each of the Twelve Steps and related character defects• poses common questions about AA and helping others, identifying where to find answers in the Big Book• features non-sexist language

Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families


Charles L. Whitfield - 1987
    Whitfield provides a clear and effective introduction to the basic principles of recovery. This book is a modern classic, as fresh and useful today as it was more than a decade ago when first published. Here, frontline physician and therapist Charles Whitfield describes the process of wounding that the Child Within (True Self) experiences and shows how to differentiate the True Self from the false self. He also describes the core issues of recovery and more. Other writings on this topic have come and gone, while Healing the Child Within has remained a strong introduction to recognizing and healing from the painful effects of childhood trauma. Highly recommended by therapists and survivors of trauma.

Who You are When No One's Looking: Choosing Consistency, Resisting Compromise


Bill Hybels - 1987
    But what are we like when no one's looking? That's where character comes in--being consistent even when it doesn't seem to matter.Courage. Discipline. Vis

Blueprint For Progress: Al Anon's Fourth Step Inventory


Al-Anon Family Groups - 1987
    Spiral bound and 8 ½ x 11, with room for writing answers. Three-hole punched, so it can fit inside a notebook. 96 pages.

As You Think


James Allen - 1987
    A hundred years later, this book has become a self-empowerment classic. New World Library author and publisher Marc Allen updated this timeless gem, recasting obsolete language and polishing the author's message to highlight the universal principles of the original. James Allen's message has now reached a whole new generation of readers with As You Think. Great truths are simple and easy to express, and James Allen's insights into self-empowerment are just that: Personal power lies within the mind. Once awakened, there are no limits to what one can imagine and then achieve with the power of thought. The author shares deep insights into the essential relationship of a person's thoughts to personal character, life circumstances, physical health, life purpose, achievement, and personal serenity. As You Think is a simple yet powerful reminder that "all we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts." We are the masters of our destinies.

Born For Love: Reflections on Loving


Leo F. Buscaglia - 1987
    This approach encourages personal philosophical thinking and contemplation, creating a highly individualized experience and encouraging students of love toward a better comprehension of the art of loving. Inspirational and thought-provoking, Born for Love: Reflections on Loving conveys Leo Buscaglia’s message through short, poignant chapters filled with memorable, uplifting quotes. Just as Buscaglia insisted that love lasts forever, his poignant words continue to have everlasting relevance with today’s audience.

Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet


Moira Anderson Allen - 1987
    Treats this serious subject with sympathetic feelings. An excellent guide allowing us to understand that we are not alone with our grief. Anyone who has a pet should read it. -Dog Week Written with compassion and understanding; truly required reading for any pet owner. -Dog World Coping with Sorrow addresses every aspect of pet loss and grief. Written in a clear, friendly style. It takes a pet owner by the hand and walks him through the stages of bereavement, offering explanations and coping strategies at every step. -Canine Concepts A small gem of a book. Anderson's book fills the need for a comprehensive, yet easily read, publication on pet loss and owner bereavement. The message is one of love, common sense, and practical information. -The Delta Society This book has been needed for a long time-like forever! The wealth of information given by pet owners makes the book come alive. It's a lovely thing, beautifully and generously written from the bottom of a superb writer's heart. -Dog Writers Association of America It gets right to the heart of the issue of pet loss, right to where people are hurting. [Its] warm, down-to-earth language reaches out to a pet owner on the level of friend to friend. -Bloodlines

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind


Joan Borysenko - 1987
    Tells how to use the mind's power to dramatically improve physical and emotional health.

Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours


Daphne Rose Kingma - 1987
    Whether going through a divorce, separation, or break up, bestselling author, Daphne Rose Kingma, offers the tools and validation needed to move forward.Bad breakups and stressful situations. Love is great; a broken heart, not so much. Usually accompanied by insomnia, loss of appetite, and depression, the end of a relationship is a hard time for anyone. Getting over a break up requires grit and understanding. This breakup first aid kit helps you get through heartbreak without falling apart and with your self-esteem intact.Uncoupling and understanding. While only time can heal wounds, understanding what transpired in each of our relationships is what allows us to finally let go and move on. With a refreshing perspective on relationships, Coming Apart helps us understand that all relationships come with lessons to be learned. So, rather than obsess over your ex, explore the critical facets of relationship breakdowns:Why we choose who we chooseWhat relationships are really aboutThe life span of loveHow to get through the endA personal workbook to process and move forwardWith a foreword by the author of Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas, this new edition is sure to impress fans of, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Getting Past Your Breakup, The Breakup Bible, Uncoupling, and other divorce books for women.

Affirmations: How to Expand Your Personal Power and Take Back Control of Your Life


Stuart Wilde - 1987
    It will give you a transcendent view that you can use for any endeavor you choose. Many great people in history have understood the simplicity of this power and used it to exhibit genius."--Stuart WildeOnce you understand the concepts taught in Affirmations, you will be able to rightly affirm, "My expectations are truly limitless."

Life, Love, Laughter: Celebrating Your Existence


Osho - 1987
    Life, Love, Laughter establishes a new genre of reflective and inspirational text stripped of all platitudes and clichés, and absolutely in tune with the realities of the 21st century. In this artful work, Osho mixes entertainment and inspiration, ancient Zen stories and contemporary jokes to help us to find love, laughter, and ultimately, happiness.Life, Love, Laughter includes an original talk by Osho on DVD. This visual component enables the reader to experience the direct wisdom and humor of Osho straight from the source.

Believe and Achieve: W. Clement Stone's 17 Principles of Success


W. Clement Stone - 1987
    Woolworth as well as modern achievers like Tom Monaghan, Mary Kay Ash, Larry King, and Steve Jobs can be applied by you to reach your goals. Whatever you believe you want to do with your life, we believe you can accomplish it, and more, by applying the ideas that are in this book.

The Art of Supportive Leadership: A Practical Guide for People in Positions of Responsibility


Kriyananda - 1987
    Not just another collection of management principlesneither academicnor faddishThe Art of Supportive Leadership clearly demonstrates how leaders can bring outthe highest in human potential from their employees, co-workers, or students. Drawn fromtimeless Eastern wisdom, this book is clear, concise, and practicaldesigned from the start toquickly produce results even for those who dont have huge amounts of time to spare.

Living Within: Yoga Approach to Psychological Health & Growth


Sri Aurobindo - 1987
    Living Within makes it apparent that there is a great deal more to learn that is of both practical and theoretical value.

Overcoming Rejection (Spiritual Warfare)


Frank D. Hammond - 1987
    It is a woundthat can occur at any time in one s life, from conception onward.How we react to the hurt of rejection can further complicate our lives,and give added advantage to the devil.Rejection is overcome by: Taking the counsel of God s Word to repent and forgive Becoming secure in God s love Learning to give and receive love Being cleansed of demonic activity Filling oneself with the things of GodExplore the unhealthy personality adjustments which result from rejection,including perfectionism, manipulation, self promotion, control, and more.Most importantly, learn about the remedy for rejection, including prayersyou can pray to be set free!

His Thoughts Toward Me


Marie Chapian - 1987
    A Heart for God book 1.

Sell Your Way to the Top


Zig Ziglar - 1987
     Combining vivid scenarios and crystal clear instructions, Ziglar will motivate you to reach your peak as a sales star. You'll learn how to add the personal touch to client relations making you more effective than ever at demonstrating the need for your product or service. With these important skills, you'll become a word merchant who paints verbal pictures that capture your client's full attention. More than a guide to closing one single sale, Sell Your Way To The Top will help you open the door to a profitable sales career -- because no one can teach you how to make your sales percentages skyrocket like Zig Ziglar can.

Self-Healing: My Life and Vision


Meir Schneider - 1987
    As a teenager he began to work with teachers who gave him exercises to reverse his blindness. Within four years he gained a remarkable degree of vision, and began developing a system of therapeutic exercise combining movement, breathing, and mental imagery. When he began working with others, miraculous recoveries ensued.Movement for Self-Healing details Schneider's methods of stimulating the natural healing powers of the body, with specific guidelines for improving vision, back problems, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, breathing, and muscular dystrophy.

Touchstones


Hazelden Foundation - 1987
    Illustrated.

How to Win Over Worry: Time-Tested Answers to Emotional Freedom


John Haggai - 1987
    Updated in 2001, its attractive new size and price will reach a fresh generation of readers with biblical truths that can set them free.Real-life examples, revealing insights, and honest evaluation will show readers the powerful tools God provides to break the bonds of anxiety and stress. Biblical answers are encapsulated in a proven formula--a new way of thinking that will help readers win over worry...and begin enjoying the peace God promises.

Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics


Herbert L. Gravitz - 1987
    Authors and widely respected therapists and ACOA workshop leaders Herbert Gravitz and Julie Bowden detail in a clear question-and-answer format the challenges of control and inadequacy that ACOAs face as they struggle for recovery and understanding, stage-by-stage: Survival * Emergent Awareness * Core Issues * Transformations * Integration * Genesis. If you feel troubled by your post, Recovery will start you on the path of self-awareness, as it explores the searching questions adult children of alcoholics seek to hove answered: * How con I overcome my need for control? * Do all ACOAs ploy the some kind of roles in the family? * How do I overcome my fear of intimacy? * What is all-or-none functioning? * How can ACOAs maintain self-confidence and awareness after recovery? * How do ACOAs handle the family after understanding its influence? * And many other important questions about your post, family and feelings. Written with warmth, joy and real understanding, Recovery will inspire you to meet the challenges of the post and overcome the obstacles to your happiness.

The River, the Kettle and the Bird: A Torah Guide to a Successful Marriage


Aharon Feldman - 1987
    A warm, profound guide for b'nei Torah.

Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide


Dee Snider - 1987
    The popular lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister presents his own down-to-earth yet sensitive guide for teenagers that addresses a teenager's relative concerns.

Success Strategies: Seven Keys to Wealth and Happiness


Jim Rohn - 1987
    Develop the critical advantages that lead you to major accomplishments and prosperity. How to attract opportunity and begin a stronger more successful life today. The Art of Setting Goals; designing your new life. How carefully chosen goals can create your future. Find out how the top achievers choose and refine their goals. A four-step formula for abundant wealth and happiness. 3 & 4 Your goal-setting workshop: profit from learning the source of unending inspiration. Participate in a step-by-step process of choosing and clarifying your goals. Put the job of winning work for you. How to set priorities. Your Search for Knowledge; How to find the ideas and information that can revolutionize your life. Capturing skills. Your three treasures. Reflecting. What plan of life to "buy." You gain three easy ways to learn.5 & 6: The power of personal development; the secret ingredient-what you're really paid for on any job. How to multiply your earnings by two, three or more without working more hours. Major lessons about the cycles. The Power of personal development; how to leave self-limitations behind. Where to seek the growth you desire. How to discover, build, and profit from your greatest strengths. Where to find and how to find them.7 & 8: Achieving Financial Independence; A simple, consistent plan for putting even modest funds to work to create wealth. Achieving Financial Independence; how to apple the "subtlety of wealth".9 & 10: Managing time and effort; the most important factor in time management. How others can help tou; how to find and associate with people who will give you positive influence. 11 & 12: The cultivation of lifestyle; don't just learn how to get rich. The day that turns your life around: dissatisfaction with what you've got.

A Fine Romance: The Passage of Courtship from Meeting to Marriage


Judith Sills - 1987
    In A FINE ROMANCE, nationally recognized psychologist Dr. Judith Sills shows how the whole agonizing and exhilarating process of love actually develops between two people -- and how the rules of successful courtship can be learned and mastered.Dr. Sills covers all the skills you need to develop the right relationship in the areas of intimacy, compromise, and commitment. She also takes you step-by-step through the five stages of a relationship:* SELECTION -- when you actively or passively choose a partner.* SEDUCTION -- the dating days when you and your partner decide if the relationship is romantic, platonic, or dead.* SWITCH -- that uncomfortable period when the pursuer backs off just as the partner responds.* NEGOTIATION -- when you both acknowledge your differences and try to find a decent way to fight about them.* COMMITMENT -- the negotiation to marriage.There is no one right person. There is only your ability to give and receive love. This book will help lovers learn how to do just that.

Let Us Make Man: Self Esteem Through Jewishness


Abraham J. Twerski - 1987
    Although modern psychology had elucidated many of the causes of human distress, and the knowledge has become a panacea. For the Jew, the timeless wisdom of the Torah and the guidelines for living provided by Jewishness could appear to be a solution. Yet, many who are commited to Jewishness are no less distressed. Indeed, they may be disappointed in their failure of their practice of Jewishness to achieve the elusive goals. The key to the problem may be man's misperception of reality, the reality of his very self. This is the theme of Let Us Make Man, wherein Dr. Abraham Twerski, a psychiatrist and a Torah scholar, brings together psychological insights and a wealth of wisdom inherent in Jewishness, to suggest a way in which people may come to know and value the most important component of their lives: themselves. The attainment of self-esteem through Jewishness may not be a simple task, but many people expend great effort to acquire what they believe to be their needs. In Let Us Make Man, Dr. Twerski contends that true self-awareness is most fundamental of all human needs, and can be attained through Jewishness.

The Joy of Feeling - Bodymind Acupressure: Jin Shin Do


Iona Marsaa Teeguarden - 1987
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Healing Wounded Emotions: Overcoming Life's Hurts


Martin H. Padovani - 1987
    Challenges readers to live fuller, more satisfying lives.

Ask for the Moon and Get It


Percy Ross - 1987
    In fact, he became a multi-millionaire and for the past 20 years has been giving away money to those who need it - and who have asked him for it. Full of personal anecdotes and tried and tested advice, this book reveals the secrets of his success, including: the ten basic rules of the art of asking; how to prepare a good case before you ask; making sure you ask the right person; how to encourage others to contribute to your success; and how to help other people achieve success.

Power To Grow Beyond Yourself


Robert A. Schuller - 1987
    

Self-Esteem: A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving and maintaining your self-esteem


Matthew McKay - 1987
    Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormously painful, with many basic needs going unmet.One of the main factors differentiating humans from other animals is the awareness of self: the ability to form an identity and then attach a value to it. In other words, you have the capacity to define who you are and then decide if you like that identity or not. The problem of self-esteem is this human capacity for judgment. It’s one thing to dislike certain colors, noises, shapes, or sensations. But when you reject parts of your self, you greatly damage the psycho logical structures that literally keep you alive. Judging and rejecting your self causes enormous pain.Since its first publication in 1987, Self-Esteem has become the first choice of therapists and savvy readers looking for a comprehensive, self-care approach to improving self-image, increasing personal power, and defining core values. More than 600,000 copies of this book have helped literally millions of readers feel better about themselves, achieve greater success, and enjoy their lives to the fullest.You can do it, too!

The Self-Talk Solution


Shad Helmstetter - 1987
    Yet more than seventy-five percent of what we say and think may be negative internal programming. Now psychologist Shad Helmstetter offers a powerful, comprehensive new program to help solve the most intimidating problems, accomplish goals you never dreamed of achieving and find long-term inner motivation.

Too Blessed to Be Stressed: Words of Wisdom for Women on the Move


Suzan D. Johnson Cook - 1987
    Suzan Johnson Cook shares her testament of faith and is living proof that stress doesn't have to stress you out. Dr. Cook uses her platform as the first female American Baptist pastor, a wife, a mother, as well as an appointee to President Clinton's Initiative on Race and Reconciliation to point out that many changes in life will happen - both good and bad. There is one constant that we can count on in this change-the unchanging and constant nature of God. Dr. Cook provides stories and hymns to show that God has blessings prepared for each and every women in their season of life.

Tao of Balanced Diet: Secrets of a Thin and Healthy Body


Stephen Thomas Chang - 1987
    Tao encompasses a bit of everything: diet,recipes, balanced mind, opened meridians, chi gong, stretching, movement, ancient teachings, and more.

Creative Use of Emotion


Swami Rama - 1987
    They explain how we can all expand our consciousness from a state of conflict, confusion, and emotionalism to the experience of greater joy and harmony. Many facets of this developmental process are described, along with methods that lead to emotional maturity and expanded consciousness.

In Pursuit of Happiness


E. Perry Good - 1987
    Perry Good explains what you can do if you want to have a happier life. Discover how basic psychological needs motivate all our actions and explore the four parts of your behavioral system. Once you learn to read your own internal signals, you can act responsibly to support these basic needs.

Listen to Your Body: Your Best Friend on Earth


Lise Bourbeau - 1987
    The author provides the tools and the guidelines necessary for step by step personal development in every area of life. Based on the concept of Whole Mind Integration, the book is presented in five parts. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide the opportunity for guided practical application of the concepts presented.

Time Power


Charles Hobbs - 1987
    The secrets of Time Power, a proven time management system once available only through seminars and videos, now in book form.

Second Chance


Syd Banks - 1987
    The inspiring philosophical journey of a man who goes to Hawaii to recover from the shock of his wife's death, and who finds the mystical Mama Lila, who helps him begin the journey to inner peace."Second Chance is a quietly powerful book that has much to say to those of us who have spent too much time innocently complicating our lives."--Mavis Karn, family therapist, The Bridge for Runaway Youth

You Are the Message: Secrets of the Master Communicators


Roger Ailes - 1987
    Congressmen, and some of America's top executives. In his book he teaches simple concepts and techniques for personal and professional communication.

The Two Faces Of Religion: A Phychiatrist's View


N.S. Xavier - 1987
    

Every Kid's Guide to Good Manners


Joy Berry - 1987
    

Sanity, Insanity, and Common Sense: The Groundbreaking New Approach to Happiness


Rick Suarez - 1987
    

Positive Discipline: A Warm, Practical, Step-by-Step Sourcebook for Parents and Teachers.


Jane Nelsen - 1987
    Dr. Jane Nelsen, an experienced psychologist, educator, and mother, believes that children misbehave when they feel thwarted in their need to belong and in their need for love and attention. An authoritative approach, using phrases like "Because I said so!", will only lead to rebellious behavior. Instead, parents need basic principles that bring them and their children closer. They need Positive Discipline.Dr. Nelsen explains that parents who use kindness and firmness to teach life skills will encourage self-respect, self-discipline, cooperation, good behavior, and problem-solving skills in their children. In Positive Discipline, revised and updated for the '90s, she shows all of us, parents and teachers alike, exactly how her practical program works--answering, step-by-step, such important questions as:*What works better than punishment to teach children positive, good behavior?*What mistakes do most parents make "in the name of love"?*How can parents turn their mistakes into assets?*How can praise be dangerous?*What are the dangers of trying to be "Super Mom"?*How can teachers avoid discipline problems in the classroom?"It is positive! It works! It saves your sanity! And it is easy to share with others."--Julie Pope, Parent Sacramento, CA"As a parent and psychotherapist, I have found enormous value and practical wisdom in Positive Discipline. It conveys a win/win atmosphere for parents and children. The techniques are so easy to learn and fun to use...Anyone following these concepts will see almost instant results and big smiles on the faces of their children."--Katherine Dusay, Psychotherapist San Francisco, CA

Ourselves, Growing Older: Women Aging with Knowledge and Power


Paula Brown - 1987
    By providing the frankest and most complete information ever available on midlife and older women's issues, Ourselves, Growing Older invites women to assume responsibility for their own bodies. Draws on the experiences of scores of women from every walk of life.