Psychology & Psychiatry : Interpersonal Relations

You're smart and cute and fun to be around. So naturally you wonder why you’re still single. Well, here's a news flash: It’s Not You, It’s Him! This book will make dating fun again—and help you find the love you always dreamed of “Why is this book for single women? Because we think about relationships, and talk about relationships, much more than single men do. more...

Price: $19.95

Groundbreaking strategies to improve your relationships and build rapport by tapping into the secrets of emotional intelligence. Many communication books rely on right-brain thinking to help you improve your relationships. But this method fails in the heat of the moment, when your emotions take over and feelings end up being hurt. In this book, expert Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., marries emotional intelligence with healthy communication skills to help you interact more effectively with family, friends, and coworkers. She offers groundbreaking tools for remaining calm and focused during heated discussions, as well as tips and exercises on raising your own emotional intelligence, reading others’ emotional intelligence, and how to use non-verbal cues wisely. more...

Price: $16.95

One person talks; the other listens. It's so basic that we take it for granted. Unfortunately, most of us think of ourselves as better listeners than we actually are. Why do we so often fail to connect when speaking with family members, romantic partners, colleagues, or friends? How do emotional reactions get in the way of real communication? This thoughtful, witty, and empathic book has already helped over 100,000 readers break through conflicts and transform their personal and professional relationships. Experienced therapist Mike Nichols provides vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener--and making yourself heard and understood, even in difficult situations. more...

Price: $16.95

Beverly Engel dispels the silence surrounding the Disappearing Woman Syndrome: a pervasive and disturbing syndrome that affects seventy-five percent of all women. Loving Him without Losing You presents the first compelling, contemporary examination of the reasons why so many women lose themselves in their romantic relationships with men – and offers a straightforward program that women can use to free themselves from the powerful grip of this all-too-common problem. more...

Price: $24.95

A groundbreaking new guide introducing a creative and positive approach for dealing with difficult people. Making Hostile Words Harmless creatively offers therapists and their clients a unique collection of effective exercises and bully-busting responses guaranteed to defuse difficult exchanges. Based on the martial art of Aikido?the "way of harmony"?as a model to teach the verbal arts of confirming, inquiring, understanding, and evoking, this unique book:.; Helps professionals and their clients learn empowering skills that will enable them to deal with negative verbiage and hurtful words.; Presents an easy-to-remember acronym, 'AAAH,' for neutralizing negativity: Acting-as-if, Asking questions, Active listening, and Hypnotic and humorous responses.; Offers sample dialogues, case vignettes, and other tools for using this approach. Infused with wisdom and a strong dose of humor, Making Hostile Words Harmless presents a unique combination of ancient philosophy and current psychology that offers antidotes to venomous communication with the goal of ending word warfare. more...

Price: $26.95