I went to Borders Books yesterday to find a book about Anger. There were so many choices and I didn't want to waste money on something that wasn't helpful. I had already gone to Half-Price-Books and they had literally NO choices on the subject. Anyway, do any of you have a book to recommend?
I second Nonviolent Communication.
A great source of user reviews, and a convenient place to narrow down choices, is Amazon.com. You can find many topics on any title, and find out why readers did or didn't like that book. Then you can take your list to any bookstore, if you prefer that to buying online.
"Nonviolent Communication" by Rosenberg is really good. for the person with anger, and the person on the receiving end.
I bought "The Anger Habit In Relationships." There's a whole series of Anger Habit books. you can read an excerpt on Amazon.com
Are you talking about how to deal with people who are angry with or around you? How to deal with your own anger? How to help a child deal with their anger?
If it's for yourself, I'm gonna suggest that you go take a class. Around here they have free ones through the county. If it's for somebody else, take it with them. I got way more out of that class than I have any of the books that I have read. I have also been able to teach my kids those skills as well.
Being able to talk to other people about it all is amazingly liberating and it was a wake up call for me being with some people who were court order to be there. Think of it as taking a parenting class before your kids are to the point of being "the bad kid". I took that class and realized I didn't want to be them, and that's who I could be if I didn't do something now.
Good luck!
