The Most Popular Self-Help Books on Human Relations According to Ask Metafilter (2009)
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Phil Dhingra
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
David D. Burns
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19 mentions
)
The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence
Gavin de Becker
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11 mentions
)
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy
(
6 mentions
)
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo
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5 mentions
)
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Martin E. P. Seligman
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5 mentions
)
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
Gary Chapman
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5 mentions
)
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD)
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn
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5 mentions
)
You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation
Deborah Tannen
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5 mentions
)
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Thich Nhat Hanh
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4 mentions
)
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
(
4 mentions
)
Intimate Connections
David D. Burns
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4 mentions
)
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships
David Schnarch
(
4 mentions
)
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger
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4 mentions
)
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You
Susan Forward
(
3 mentions
)
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
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3 mentions
)
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
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3 mentions
)
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss
(
3 mentions
)
The Guide to Getting It On! (The Universe's Coolest and Most Informative Book About Sex)
Paul Joannides, Daerick Gross
(
3 mentions
)
Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship
Christine Ann Lawson
(
3 mentions
)
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Lundy Bancroft
(
3 mentions
)
