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I like these books because of their straightforward and thoughtful approaches. They may help you make sense out of the confusion that is usually a part of the divorce or separation process. These books raise issues you may need to consider in your planning and suggest ways to proceed in a positive and constructive manner.

Books on Divorce / Separation

  • Creative Divorce
    Krantzler, Mel; M. Evans and Company, Inc. 1974
  • Marital Separation
    Weiss, Robert S.; Basic Books, Inc., 1975
  • Untying The Knot: A Guide to Civilized Divorce
    Bernard, Janine M. and Hackney, Harold; Winston Press, 1983
  • The Dance of Anger
    Lerner, Harriet; Harper and Row, 1985
  • Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce
    Trafford, Abigail; Bantam Books, 1982
  • When Bad Things Happen to Good People
  • Kushner, Harold S.; Avon Books, 1981
  • Intimate Strangers: Men and Women Together
    Rubin, Lillian B.; Harper-Colophon Books, 1983
  • In a Different Voice
    Gilligan, Carol; Harvard University Press, 1982

Books on Child Care Issues

  • Surviving the Breakup
    Wallerstein, Judith S. and Kelley, Joan B.; Basic Books, 1980
  • Mom`s House, Dad`s House, Making Joint Custody Work
    Ricci, I.; MacMillan and Co., 1981
  • Joint Custody and Shared Parenting
    Folberg, Jay, ed.; Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., The Association of Family Concilliation Courts, 1984
  • Divorce Is A Growing Up Problem: A Book About Divorce For Young Children and their Parents
    Sinberg, Janet; Avon Books, 1978

Books on Business and Finance

  • Women, Divorce, and Money
    Rogers, Mary; McGraw-Hill, 1981
  • Handbook of Tax and Financial Planning for Divorce and Separation
    Zipp, A; Prentice Hall, 1985
  • The Divorce Revolution
    Weitzman, Lenore; Free Press, 1985

Book on After Divorce

  • Stepfamilies: A Guide to working with Stepparents and Stepchildren
    Visher, Emily B. and John S.; Hazel Books, 1979
  • Going It Alone
    Weiss, Robert S.; Basic Books Inc. 1979

Books on Negotiating Agreements

  • Getting to Yes
    Fisher, Roger and Ury, William, Penguin Books, 1981

Other Books

  • The Road Less Traveled
    Peck, M. Scott; Touchstone Books, 1978
  • Human Side of Human Beings
    Jackins, Harvey; Rational Island Publishers, 1965
  • Meditation, An Eight-Point Plan
    Easwaran, Eknath; Nilgiri Press, 1978

Books on Panic Anxiety

Suggested reading for panic anxiety sufferers, their friends, family, co-workers and anyone they with to help better understand what they with these symptoms.

  • The Feeling Good Handbook
    Burns, David, M.D.
  • Feeling Good
    Burns, David, M.D.
  • The Anxiety Disease
    Sheehan, David M. M.D.
  • Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
    Jeffries, Susan, Ph.D.
  • The Dance of Anger
    Lerner, Harriet Gordon, Ph.D.
  • Your Perfect Right (Learning to Be Assertive)
    Alberti, Robert; Emmons, Michael L.
  • Learned Optimism
    Seligman, Martin E., Ph.D.
  • The Good Marriage - Couples
    Walenstein, Judith
  • Anxiety Disorders and Phobias
    Beck, A.T.
  • Tough Training for Life
    Loehi, Jim Ed.D.
  • Anxiety and Panic Attacks - Their Causes, Their Cure
    Handly, Robert
  • Getting Unstuck
    Simon, Sidney B. Dr.
  • Necessary Losses
    Viorst, Judith
  • When I say No I Feel Guilty
    Smith, Manuel J. Ph.D.
  • Triumph Over Fear
    Ross, Jerilyn
  • What You Can Change and What You Can`t
    Seligman, Martin Ph.D.


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