Recommended Books
This is an alphabetical listing of books by subject that we and people we have worked with have found helpful. If you would like to read more on a subject, this listing may give you a jumpstart in your search for meaningful books.
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Addictions
- Deaf & Sober: Journeys Through RecoveryBetty G. Miller
- Something for Nothing: Shoplifting Addiction and RecoveryTerrence Shulman
- Why Honest People Shoplift or Commit Other Acts of Theft: Assessment and Treatment of ‘Atypical Theft Offenders’ – A Comprehensive Resource for Professionals & Lay PersonsWill Cupchik
Children’s books
- Tear SoupPat Schweibert, et al
- Dinosaurs DivorceMarc Brown, Laurie Krasny Brown
- The Sissy DucklingHarvey Fierstein
- Paper Bag PrincessRobert Munsch
- My Secret BullyTrudy Ludwig
- A Terrible Thing Happened – A story for children who have witnessed violence or traumaMargaret M. Holmes, et al
- Wemberly WorriedKevin Henke
- The Three QuestionsJon Muth
- Zen ShortsJon Muth
- When Dinosaurs Die : A Guide to Understanding DeathLaurie Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
Deaf issues
- Mental Health Care of Deaf People: A Culturally Affirmative ApproachNeil S. Glickman, Sanjay Gulati
- Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of DeafhoodPaddy Ladd
- Psychotherapy With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons: A Systemic ModelMichael A. Harvey
- Deaf People: Evolving Perspectives from Psychology, Education, and SociologyJean F. Andrews et al
- I Was #87: A Deaf Woman’s Ordeal of Misdiagnosis, Institutionalization, and AbuseAnne M. Bolander, Adair N. Renning
- Ethics in Mental Health and DeafnessVirginia Gutman
- Psychotherapy With Deaf Clients from Diverse GroupsIrene W. Leigh
- Psychosocial Aspects of DeafnessNanci A. Scheetz
- The Mask of Benevolence: Disabling the Deaf CommunityHarlan L. Lane
- A Journey into the Deaf-WorldHarlan L. Lane et al
- Deaf and Hearing Siblings in Conversation: Deaf-Hearing perspectives on dynamics of adult sibling relationshipsMarla Berkowitz and Judy Jonas
Depression and anxiety
- An Unquiet Mind : A Memoir of Moods and MadnessKay Redfield Jamison
- Going to Pieces without Falling ApartMark Epstein
- The Zen Path Through DepressionPhilip Martin
- Night Falls Fast : Understanding SuicideKay Redfield Jamison
- Healing Anxiety And DepressionDaniel G., Md. Amen, Lisa C., M.D. Routh
- The Places that Scare You : A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult TimesPema Chodron
Divorce/custody
- Your Divorce Advisor : A Lawyer and a Psychologist GuideYou Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of DivorceDiana Mercer, Marsha Kline Pruett
- Child-Friendly Divorce: A Divorce(d) Therapist’s Guide to Helping Your Children ThriveDiane M. Berry
- How to File for Divorce in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of ColumbiaJames J. Gross, Michael F. Callahan
Eating disorders
Emotional intelligence
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and related issues
- Always My Child: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or DaughterKevin Jennings, Pat Shapiro
- Is It a Choice: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gay and Lesbian PeopleEric Marcus
- Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian ResponseLetha Dawson Scanzoni
Grief and loss
- The Worst Loss : How Families Heal from the Death of a ChildBarbara D. Rosof
- Hannah’s Gift : Lessons from a Life Fully LivedMaria Housden
- Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest LessonMitch Albom
- Surviving the Death of a SiblingT.J. Wray
- The Mourner’s Dance : What We Do When People DieKatherine Ashenburg
Life transitions
- The Way of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult MomentsWilliam Bridges
- Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up In Order to Grow UpJudith Viorst
- Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 TeachingsPema Chodron
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s ChangesWilliam Bridges
Meaning of life
Parenting and families
- Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees : A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible ChildrenNeale S. Godfrey, Carolina Edwards
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things : Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to SayCharles E. Schaefer, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
- Freeing Our Families from PerfectionismThomas S. Greenspon
- The Politics of BreastfeedingGabrielle Palmer
- The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your BabyMartha Sears, William Sears
- HomebirthSheila Kitzinger
Personal and professional development
- The Art of Possibility : Transforming Professional and Personal LifeRosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander
- Healing Zen: Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving – For Yourself and OthersEllen Birx
- Type Talk : The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and WorkOtto Kroeger and Janet M. Thuesen
- Seuss-IsmsDr. Seuss
Psychotherapy
- Love’s Executioner : & Other Tales of PsychotherapyIrvin D. Yalom
- Existential PsychotherapyIrvin D. Yalom
- The Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual CasesJeffrey A. Kottler, Jon Carlson
- Grace Unfolding : Psychotherapy in the Spirit of the Tao-te ChingGreg Johanson, Ronald S. Kurtz
- The Gift of Therapy : An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their PatientsIrvin D. Yalom
- Letters to a Young TherapistMary Bray Pipher
Relationships
Trauma and recovery
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