Recommended Reading . . .

Self Development, Relationships,
Parenting and Child Education

Self Devlopment

Budd, Matthew & Rothstein, Larry, You Are What You Say: The Proven Program That Uses the Power of Language to Combat Stress, Anger, and Depression, Three Rivers Press 2000

Chodron, Pema, The Places that Scare You : A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, Shambhala 2002

Glendinning, Chellis, My Name is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization, Shambhala 1994.

Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, 1995

Ingram, Catherine, Passionate Presence: Experiencing the Seven Qualities of Awakened Awareness, Gotham Books 2003

Krech, Gregg, Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection, Stone Bridge Press 2001

Kohn, Alfie, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise and Other Bribes, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company 1995

Lerner, Michael, Spirit Matters, Hampton Roads Publishing Company 2002

Macy, Joanna R. & Young Brown, Molly, Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World, New Society Publishers 1998

Maté, Ferenc, A Reasonable Life: Toward a Simpler, Secure, More Humane Existence, W. W. Norton & Company; 2nd edition 2000

Moore, Thomas, Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals, Gotham Books 2004

Muller, Wayne, How, Then, Shall We Live? Four Simple Questions that Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of our Lives, New York: Bantam Books 1997

Muller, Wayne, Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood, Simon & Schuster 1992

Nagler, Michael N., Is There No Other Way? The Search for a Nonviolent Future, Berkeley Hills Books 2001

Nhât Hanh, Thich, Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World, Free Press 2003

Nepo, Mark, The Exquisite Risk: Daring To Live An Authentic Life, Harmony Books 2005

Pearce, Joseph Chilton, The Biology of Transcendance: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit, Park Street Press 2002

Richo, David, The Five Things We Cannot Change and the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them, Shambhala 2005

Rosenberg, Marshall B, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, PuddleDancer Press 2003

Ruiz, Don Miguel, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Amber-Allen Pub. 1997

Welwood, John, Toward a Psychology of Awakening:Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation, Shambhala 2000

Wink, Walter, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium, Galilee 1999

Relationships

Chapman, Gary, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Moody Publishers; Reissue edition 1996

Deida, David, Intimate Communion: Awakening Your Sexual Essence, Health Communications Inc. 1995

Grayson, Henry, Mindful Loving: 10 Practices for Creating Deeper Connections, Gotham Books 2003

Hendrix, Harville & Hunt, Helen LaKelly, Receiving Love: Transform your Relationship by Letting Yourself be Loved, Atria Books 2004

Jeon, Arthur, Sex, Love, and Dharma: Finding Love Without Losing Your Way, Three Rivers Press 2005

Moore, Thomas, Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals, Gotham Books 2004

Psaris, Jett & Lyons, Marlena S., Undefended Love, New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2000

Richo, David, How to Be an Adult in Relationships: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration, Paulist Press 1991

Schnarch, David, Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, W.W. Norton 1997

Welwood, John, Love and Awakening : Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship, Perennial Currents 1997

Welwood, John, Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love, Perennial Currents, Reissue edition 1996

Welwood, John, Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart, Shambhala Publications 2006

Parenting and Child Education

Gatto, John Taylor, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of the American School System, New Society Press 1992

Gatto, John Taylor,The Underground History of American Education, Oxford Village Press, 2002

Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, Bantam Books, 1995

Holt, John, How Children Fail, Perseus Press 1995

Holt, John, How Children Learn, Perseus Press 1995

Liedloff, Jean, The Continuum Concept: Allowing Human Nature to Work Successfully, Addison-Wesley, c1985.

Miller, Alice, For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence, translated by Hunter Hannum & Hildegarde Hannum, Noonday Press 1990

Rosenberg, Marshall B, Life Enriching Education, PuddleDancer Press 2003