One of the best, and most helpful
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One of the best, and most helpful, books I've read so far addressing celiac and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Inspired me to experiment with gluten-free baking, and I am now saving a lot of money not purchasing store-bought baked goods for me and my daughter.
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I have every organizing book known to man, and this is one of the best. The author deals with real problems in the e-office, organizing styles, tools, and furniture placement. You'll find ideas you can use.
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Informative and most helpful, a great resource.
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Several of the positive commenters below have summarized the book very well so I won't repeat.  I have read some other books on raising boys (I have twin sons), good ones by Michael Gurian,&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Wonder-of-Boys/dp/1585425281/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Wonder of Boys</a>&nbsp;and others.  This one ranks up there as among the best, if not the best, for it's wealth of supportive and relevant experiences detailed by the authors who are clearly experts in this field.
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This book captures and explains one of the most valuable self-help techniques I have ever experienced. This is a wonderful gift of knowledge for yourself and those around you.
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I received Be A Smart Client as a gift, and after I read it was very impressed with this goldmine of information. While I didn't yet need it at that time, like Burn-jel and bandaids, its the kind of thing best to have in advance--and it seems today its almost inevitable that many of us are going to need a lawyer sooner or later.

I appreciate the essential Client Constitution Ellen Hughes provides as a product of her in-depth experience working with attorneys, as well as the excellent organization and clarity of this book. Its a handy book that is concise, understandable and useful to anyone. It is truly a great guide to handling what is often a trying and emotional time--which is almost any time that requires a lawyer.
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I'm about four years into this caregiver journey and have read a lot. This is one of the more useful of the books I have purchased/borrowed. I highly recommend it.  The emotional dynamics are painful at times, so the explanation offered here (relational therapy sounds good to me) helps to put things in perspective.
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Because there are minor points I disagree with philosophically, I'm not giving five stars. However, this is one of the most useful books I've read in terms of practical steps to improve your daily quality of thought and feeling. For that reason alone, it's awesome! Many books tell you what you should do. Few go the extra step to tell you how to do it. This one does. Excellent!
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Exceedingly helpful from a very knowledgeable source.
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If you only buy one guide, it should be this one.  We bought several guides and this one was by far the best and most used.
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Our family and friends actually own and use this book, referring to it often as well as taking the extremely helpful quizzes. Finding this a well organized, concise but complete with examples of grammatical rules and errors, I couldn't recommend a more profitable study guide and text. One doesn't need to know the names of every possible English language clause, what one needs to understand and learn are the *correct applications* for punctuation including hyphens, em dashes, en dashes and parentheses, subject verb agreement, confusing words and homonyms,capitalization, effective writing, who vs. whom and more. This is the "Go to" source AND text on the top of my desk. Knowing the names of the grammar form does not help me apply the rule. For a thorough, practical and concise grammar resource, you can't find a replacement these days.
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Just buy it! If not the best, one of the best and most understandable books about how to improve our life, which consequently will have an impact on the life of those we love.
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This is a remarkably brilliant, accessible, and so handy self-help book. Simple, yet so wise, precise and so very doable. I loved it all the way through and found it useful, handy, and charming. If I could, I'd love to thank the author personally.
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One of the best comrntaries, had used the hard copy for year. John MacArtur is one of the best, and now it is at my finger tips when I prepare my lessons
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This book has been such a good friend to me. I'm still reading it, but it shone a light on many things I deal with and very helpful for recovery steps, etc. I wrote more about my background of abuse, but it felt too revealing, but this book is so helpful for anyone who has experienced trauma ranging from one isolated incident from which they didn't recover or get proper support for, all the way to full blown ongoing physical/emotional/sexual abuse by neglectful, narcissistic and/or abandoning parents.  This book has also been helpful to me dealing with the very minimal interaction I have with family members today as an adult. It's not enough to address the past - you have to set boundaries and self protect as an adult no matter how much manipulative martyrdom and guilt your parents/family tried to pour on you now that they are old.

I worry that the title of this book might not resonate or reach all of the people who could benefit from reading it, because most people don't know that they are stuck in shame, self loathing, sabotaging, self-abandoning behavior because of something related to cPTSD. Most people who come from the backgrounds we come believe what was put on us was normal and deserved, to even ask the question; what is my problem and how can i fix it? They just think they are fatally flawed forever as their childhood experiences taught them they are. So, they may never find their way to this book. But I found it somehow on my own, so when the student is ready, the teacher appears, I suppose.  (** if you're a stickler for spelling, sentence structure and grammar, you'll notice mistakes throughout the book. But it doesn't take away from the information. He could use a better editor.)
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LOVE this book!  One of the most used in my library.
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Hello,

I just wanted to mention how remarkably helpful this book has been to so many of my clients.  I have also found it a worthwhile and personally liberating read.  There is an authenticity and compassion that is deeply present in the voice of this book.  The suggestions and techniques have a solid grounding in state of the art psychological research, yet they are presented in an engaging, humorous and humanistic way.  This book does not feel like a workbook or a self-help book.  It has the quality of a warm and significant conversation with someone who is invested in your well-being and your personal liberation.  I have recommended this book to very many clients, and they each have told me that it has meant something to them.  It is very rare that such a unanimous response occurs with bibliotherapy recommendations.  Also, this is one of the first books that my clients have referred to others in their lives whom they care about.  This is an important work.

Be Well,

Dennis

Dennis Tirch PhD,
Associate Director,
American Institute for Cognitive Therapy.
Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor,
Weill Cornell Medical College.
Diplomate and Fellow,
Academy of Cognitive Therapy.