A successful survey of common therapy topics with remedies that may provide relief, growth, and lasting change.
A debut self-help guide that resists long explanations and jumps directly to solutions for handling relationship problems, anxiety, decision-making, and self-doubt.
This book’s format makes it stand out among other self-help offerings. Rather than focusing on one particular topic, such as anxiety, stress, or communication, Joelson covers a wide array of common issues that patients have brought to him during his therapist career. Instead of discussing the reasons behind their life struggles, he simply provides anecdotes about specific complaints and offers solutions that gave his patients relief. For example, he discusses the common problem of thinking about solutions rather than acting on them, using the story of a patient named William who wanted to begin an exercise routine but found himself unable to do so. Joelson quickly realized that William was deriving satisfaction from ruminating about exercising instead of taking active steps toward his goal. The author labels this a habit that people use as a way of avoiding anxiety. After all, he explains, thinking is safe, but acting brings risks and unknowns. Once the patient realized this, he was able to take the leap to starting an exercise program. Throughout the book, the author illuminates often simple solutions to very complex issues, from grief to criticism to making important life decisions. Although the book covers many different topics, it doesn’t gloss over the importance and severity of each patient’s issue; it simply cuts to the chase by defining each of the problems in a straightforward, easy-to-understand way. Overall, this book will be helpful to readers searching for better approaches to self-improvement.
A successful survey of common therapy topics with remedies that may provide relief, growth, and lasting change.Pub Date: June 21, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9972292-1-9
Page Count: 228
Publisher: Health Psychology Press
Review Posted Online: April 21, 2016
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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