The College Success Book goes beyond the academic and intellectual behaviors usually associated with study skills programs.

This practical, “user friendly” book provides exercises and activities focusing on the whole student to help develop the behaviors and attitudes necessary for success in college.

The College Success Book takes an active approach that emphasizes the mechanics of learning and encourages students to take personal control over all aspects of the learning process. The “whole student” approach is unique to study skills instruction, and the holistic, wellness approach to academic success incorporates knowledge of the impact of factors such as diet, stress control, exercise, and sleep upon learning outcomes. User-friendly exercises in these areas are coupled with information and activities in academic skill areas (motivation, lecture note-taking, time management, reading effectiveness, control of learning environment, concentration, memory, test- taking, managing test anxiety, and writing skills) to provide a comprehensive and integrated guide to academic success.

The book is written with all students in mind, those with effective as well as those with poor study skills. The basic premise is that all students can profit from a review of their study behaviors. The book is practical and easy to use. Its expectations are realistic. The College Success Book provides students with a wide array of skills that will lead to success in college and beyond. Use of this book will enable students to increase productive skills and attitudes that can effectively guide them through the “information overload” that is characteristic of most college settings.

“A valuable resource for the serious student and for those who aspire to be serious students. I’ll be recommending The College Success Book to my clients. . . .” Dennis Heitzmann, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, Pennsylvania State University

“The College Success Book emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and continuous learning rather than relying solely on the techniques of gaining knowledge. . . well suited to the needs of students and the rigors of learning in post-secondary institutions.” Judy Chapman, Professor, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

JAMES E. GROCCIA, Ph.D. is Director of the Counseling and Student Development Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received his doctorate in Educational Psychology and Guidance from the University of Tennessee in 1979 and has been actively working with college students to help them improve their academic success skills. He is a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and is a member of the American Association for Counseling and Development and the American College Personnel Association.

Paper, 174 pages, 8 1/2×11
$18.95 $20.95
Education
ISBN 0-944435-15-7
LC 91-72925

    Do you ever have to work with people who absolutely, totally, and unequivocally drive you up the wall? Do you sometimes feel like climbing the wall all by yourself as the quickest way to escape from those people? Are there days when you struggle with the nearly irresistible impulse to turn into a ranting, raving maniac? Is there that one person who gets you so uptight that you don't know whether to throw your office key in his face and walk out or just sit down and cry? If you are nodding "yes" to any of these experiences, you have had first-hand experience with The Frustration Factor.

Unless you are aware of the behavior patterns of the people Gary Crow calls players and are prepared to counter them, it is easy to become the foil for their antics.

    The Frustration Factor is much the same as the virus causing the common cold. The symptoms are always about the same although the virus has many varieties. Players range from warriors to mainliners, from troublemakers to those who play B-t-B-By the Book. There are players who are aggressive and those who are passive, players who are extroverts and those who are introverts. This book describes and discusses all types of players and their techniques in detail and offers answers. 

Reviews

    "People can drive you up the wall anywhere – in your office, at church, at home and at parties. Gary Crow studies them . . . he understands them."

Chronicle-Telegram

    "Anyone who doesn't suffer frustration must live on a very lonely island . . . but people will only continue to annoy you, unless you can learn to counter their behavior and stop them in their tracks!"

Radio-TV Interview Report

About The Author

    GARY A. CROW is a native of McArthur, Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Ohio University in Athens, and his M.S.W. and Ph.D. degrees in social work from The Ohio State University in Columbus. His professional experience includes thirty years in the mental health and substance abuse fields in Ohio and North Carolina. His eight previous books include Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, The Functioning Of the Family System, and 101 Ways To Be a Better Manager. Crow is the Executive Director of the Lorain County Children Services Board in Ohio. 

Cloth, 201 pages, 6×9
$19.95 $14.97
Business/Psychology
ISBN 0-944435-30-0
LC 94-79174

    An all-encompassing picture of romantic relationships in all their richness and complexity, provides answers to questions everyone considers:
* Why of all the people in the world have I fallen in love with him/her?
* Do I send out some signal that attracts one kind of lover and puts off others?
* What are the warning signs of love in danger?

Review

Choosing Lovers  is truly a gem. . . high on my list for recommended reading for anyone, whether their relationship is troubled or not.  Blinder's gifted insights and practical solutions take the fear out of choosing new lovers.

Bloomsbury Review

Articles about Choosing Lovers by Dr. Martin Blinder have appeared in Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Miami Herald, St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, Albuquerque Journal, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Las Vegas Sun, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Peoria Journal Star, Fort Lauderdale Eastsider, and much much more. Sonja Live, CNN-TV/Day Watch, and NPR/Family Talk all have featured Choosing Lovers and Dr. Blinder.

About The Author

   MARTIN BLINDER, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and Editor-in-chief of Family Therapy. His numerous publications and credits include Lovers, Killers, Husbands and Wives and Psychiatry in the Everyday Practice of Law. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including Cosmopolitan, Glamour and USA Today, and has been a columnist for First magazine. He has appeared with Oprah Winfrey, Ted Koppel, and Larry King, among others.

Cloth, 222 pages, 6×9
$21.95 $16.47
Psychology/Sociology
LC 88-83381
ISBN 0944435-04-1
Selection- Family Therapy
Psychology Today, and 
Psychotherapy Book Clubs

    Writing: Getting Into Print is a marketing and business guide for writers. It will teach you how to turn your dreams into reality, how to sell what you write, and how to develop a writing business. This book will direct you through the process of generating ideas, creating marketable products, identifying appropriate buyers, and making sales of manuscripts to publishers of both periodicals and books. It describes the process of combining writing skills with marketing expertise for maximum effectiveness and profitability. You will discover that getting manuscripts published is not a procedure shrouded in mystery and dependent upon luck but a process based on implementing a straightforward marketing plan. You will learn to approach the writing and selling of your work as a business venture, using methodologies similar to those used by others to promote their business careers.

Reviews

    "Why one million readers take [Frohbieter-Mueller's] advice on getting published!"

Radio-TV Interview Report

    "Anyone who can write can get published, according to Jo Frohbieter-Mueller    . . . Do these things, and the odds of breaking into print are on your side."

Sandra L. Toney,
Creativity Connection

    "This is a book to help you become a published author."

Carrie Blanchard,
Books for Writers

About The Author

    JO FROHBIETER-MUELLER has perfected the methods described in her book in over two decades of a successful writing career. She is the author of Stay Home and Mind Your Own Business, and Your Home Business Can Make Dollars and Sense. She has had over 700 articles published with more than 69 in scholarly publications. Her columns about small business appear in Income Opportunities and Small Business Opportunities with over one million monthly readers. She is also a literary agent representing textbooks and other educational works and is continuously in demand at writers' conferences, giving lectures and seminars. 

Cloth, 287 pages, 6×9
$21.95 $16.47
English, Writing
ISBN 0-944435-23-8
LC 93-79254
Selection-Writer's 
Digest Book Club

    Till Divorce Do Us Part is designed to meet the needs of women in troubled marriages who are not prepared to face the threat of divorce. The authors explore the personal, legal, and financial factors that must be addressed by women in order for them to assess the nature of their relationships, reduce the harmful psychological effects of loss that divorcing women experience, increase the potential for their fair and equal treatment in the courts, and find the resources that can enhance their personal and professional lives after a divorce. 

    Effective strategies are offered in the treatment of children of divorce in an effort to minimize the psychological trauma children experience as they attempt to adjust to the loss and to accommodate to a new and unfamiliar family structure. 

    The authors discuss the legal and financial implications of divorce, women and depression, and the many problems of dealing with children before, during, and after a divorce and finally, the problems of rebuilding one's life following a divorce. 

Reviews

    "Till Divorce Do Us Part doesn't advocate divorce but aims to help women develop a healthy sense of self and sense of independence."

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    "Till Divorce Do Us Part is a well-referenced guidebook through the emotional, financial and legal pitfalls of divorce . . . a force for healing if we become educated about the process."

The Capital Times,
Madison, Wisconsin

About The Authors

    BEVERLY J. GROTTKAU, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, adult educator, and author. She has served on the faculties of Concordia University Wisconsin, Carthage College, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is currently a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in the treatment of women with a variety of presenting disorders.

    EVA AUGUSTIN RUMPF, M.A., is a free-lance journalist who has been published in dozens of national and regional magazines and newspapers. She has served as Student Publications Director and journalism instructor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.  

Cloth, 230 pages, 6×9
$23.95 $17.97
Psychology
ISBN 00-944435-39-4
LC 95-80541
Selection – Bookspan,
Behavioral Science Book Service

    "I know what I need to do to lose weight, so why don't I do it?" This questions is commonly asked by people wanting to lose weight (and often failing over and over again). Sylvia has the answer: "You don't do it because you don't feel like doing it, and you lack the discipline." Her solution: "You don't have to feel like doing it, you just have to do it."

    But Sylvia provides more than this  get-tough-with-yourself message. She cajoles." she inspires, she motivates, she wins us over to a new way of thinking. Sylvia includes the latest findings on weight loss and exercise. Coupled with her common-sense approach to weight loss "eat less, increase your physical activity"  and her helpful directions around common lifestyle hazards, all make for an eminently doable and rewarding program. 

Reviews

    "Living Thin is very much like having dinner with Sylvia exciting, provocative, funny, challenging and serious."

Harvey Diamond,
co-author of the best-selling Fit for Life and II

    "Sylvia's Living Thin is a brilliant compilation of the latest thinking in weight loss research and mental health."

Dr. Jack Osman,
Professor of Health Science,
Towson University

About The Author

    SYLVIA M. GOLDMAN has been teaching her Living Thin Program to adults of all ages for more than twenty years in Maryland and in Florida. Thousands have successfully lost weight and kept it off by following her approach. Goldman believes "Diets are for Dummies." She believes each person must fashion his or her own eating and exercise plan. She believes your eating and exercise regime has got to work for you. It must take into account your food and exercise preferences and your lifestyle. "No one can diet for you, and no one can die for you," Goldman says. 

Living Thin, Living Young
Cloth, 294 pages, 6×9
$22.95 $17.22
ISBN 0944435-49-1
LC 00-100347
Health/Food
Selection < Doubleday Select, Behavioral 
Science Book Service
Selection < Doubleday Select, Nurses
Book Club
Selection < Mind, Body, Spirit,
Doubleday Select

Three Minute Therapy can help to change your life for the better. You will find yourself looking at life in a different way. Your emotional troubles will seem less mysterious and less powerful.

If you take the trouble to learn the techniques explained in Three Minute Therapy, think about them, and apply them to your problems, you will be able to tackle difficulties that may have seemed impossible. Some of your worst fears and anxieties can diminish or dissolve away, and you will become more effective at pursuing your chosen life goals. The techniques used in Three Minute Therapy show you, clearly and simply, how you needlessly upset yourself, and it gives you many thinking, feeling, and action methods of reducing your disturbances while still retaining your main goals, values, and preferences. Three Minute Therapy can add years of healthier and happier living.

Reviews

"With a series of incisive insights Michael Edelstein cuts through the psychological jargon and makes clear how all of us can effect powerful changes in our psyches, in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones.
Martin Blinder
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Past Adjunct Professor of Law,
University of California,
San Francisco

"Of all the books that explain [Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy] in simple, clear, and highly usable form, Three Minute Therapy is one of the very best."
Albert Ellis, Ph.D.
President,
Albert Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

About The Author

DR. MICHAEL R. EDELSTEIN is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and a Fellow and Supervisory Faculty member of the Albert Ellis Institute. He has lectured nationally and internationally, has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, and has written extensively for professional journals.

DR. DAVID RAMSAY STEELE is the Editorial Director of Open Court Publishing Company. His articles have appeared in a wide range of publications.

Cloth, 222 pages, 6×9
$22.95 $16.47
Psychology
ISBN 0-944435-42-4
LC 96-78374
Selection – Book of the Month
Club, Quality Paperback Book
Club
Selection – Bookspan, Behavioral 
Science Book Service

    Like no other medium before it, the popular movie presents the potential of a new power for illuminating the depth of human experience. E-Motion Picture Magic employs that power as a tool to increase consciousness.

    Cinema therapy offers more perspective on life, prompting the viewer to step back from his or her problems in order to feel less insecure, worried, or discontented. Using films for self-improvement allows a shift in perspective when viewed with conscious awareness.

    The use of movies for personal growth and healing carries forward a long-standing connection between storytelling and self-reflection that may date back to the beginnings of spoken language. The movie experience used in very specific ways can have significant benefits for those who are willing to apply themselves using E-Motion Picture Magic that can be both beneficial as well as enjoyable.

Reviews

“Imagine! Using the power of movies to discover and explore your important life issues. What a creative and enchanting way to gain perspective and make the changes you yearn for. Birgit Wolz’s innovative E-Motion Picture Magic effectively guides you through this process, throwing in generous doses of fun as well.”

Elayne Savage, Ph.D.
Author of Don’t Take It Personally!The Art of Dealing with Rejection
and Breathing Room —
Creating Space to Be a Couple

“Clearly a love of movies and the desire to help people have inspired Dr. Wolz. Read E-Motion Picture Magic and you will never watch movies the same way again. Entertainment fueling personal growth is an intriguing path to enriching one’s life and hopefully to creating a better world.”

Frank G. Sommers, M.D., FRCPC
Psychiatrist and Filmmaker

About The Authors

    Dr. BIRGIT WOLZ has lived in the United States since 1989. Her love for motion pictures led her to a psychotherapy practice using the power of movies as an adjunct to traditional therapeutic methods in her work with individual clients, couples, and groups.

     Dr. Wolz has published articles on this subject in numerous periodicals and journals including the International Academy of Family Psychology, The Therapist, and Viewpoint. She is in demand for media interviews and presents workshops worldwide. Her popular web site is widely recognized as being the most accessible and all-encompassing site on the subject of cinema therapy. She writes a column for The Therapist on therapeutic movie reviews and has served as a visiting faculty member at JFK University in Pleasant Hill, California.

Cloth, 230 pages, 7×10, $23.95 $17.97
ISBN 0-944435-55-6
LC 2004104793
Psychology

     A natural approach to health, a book filled with information to help you improve your overall well-being, in addition to a wealth of research related to improving prostate disorders. You will encounter causes, changes, a guide to better lifestyle that are all natural. You truly can create a happier life for not only yourself but for those who love you.

     Today, more and more people seek alternative methods to solve chronic health problems when conventional medicine does not work for them. A more concerned public needs additional information beyond what their time-constrained and overworked physicians provide. And they demand more control over their own treatment.

     This book examines the causes of prostate dysfunction, a health problem that faces millions of men throughout the world. It contains information on nutrients, herbs, and lifestyle changes that may help alleviate common prostate problems. This guide gives the reader a working knowledge of the factors that contribute to prostate dysfunction along with natural ways to overcome problems that men face.

Reviews

     “Now all men, regardless of age, have access to an excellent, newly written guide for better prostate health. In his book. . . James Occhiogrosso, a doctor of naturopathy, master herbalist, and certified nutrition counselor, explores and clearly explains a wide range of natural remedies for common prostate problems and the science behind them. . . ."

David Ricketts,
Author of Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook

     “Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life. . . is an extremely valuable and much needed addition to the literature concerning natural and alternative health. His extensive documentation and reporting of the research on the use of herbs and nutrition will be an asset to any man dealing with prostate problems. . . .”

James O. Robertson,
N.D. Master Herbalist,
Certified Nutritional Consultant,
Certified Natural Health Professional, and Lecturer

About The Author

   JAMES OCCHIOGROSSO, Master Herbalist and Doctor of Naturopathy, graduated New York City Community College with an Electrical Engineering degree and worked in that field for twenty-five years. He became interested in computer technology and as a programmer, marketed his own library of programming tools and authored several computer books. Significant health problems led him to natural healing in the early 1990s, and his own health needs motivated him to enter a formal program at the Trinity College of Natural Health in Warsaw, Indiana. With prostate cancer looming, he began an intense program of lifestyle and diet modification. Using the results of his research and adding specific nutrients and herbal supplements to a healthy diet, he was well on his way to recovery five months later. He continues his research, maintaining a natural health practice, and enjoys his hobbies of racquetball, swimming, and scuba diving.

Cloth, 242 pages, 6×9
$24.95 $18.72
Medical, Self-Help
ISBN 978-0944435-64-9
LC 2007927035

     A lifetime of study and personal practice as well as many years of lecturing and teaching have provided easy-to-learn exercises that can be practiced in the workplace or at home. Freedom From Stress is both practical and powerful as it explores how to reduce your stress permanently.

     Researchers cite 60-90 percent of doctor visits are related to stress. Stress costs American businesses over $300 billion per year. Yet most stress-fighting techniques and “solutions” help only temporarily, or worse, often covering up the symptoms without addressing the underlying causes and effects. “Now, for the first time, this compelling program is available to everyone on CD and DVD as well as in book form.”

     The approach detailed in this book has been clinically proven not only to alleviate many symptoms of stress but to change the physiological and neural responses of those who practice the simple exercises. Dealing in depth with both the mental and physical components of stress, this program has taught and significantly helped thousands of people throughout corporate America. Now, for the first time, this compelling program is available to everyone.

Reviews

      “I highly recommend this training. It's an excellent investment in our people — something that improves their performance on the job, and in life.”

Toni Smith,
Human Resources Manager,
Dionex

     “The response to your program has been so enthusiastic, our company president asked to join in on last week's session.”

Lisa Vere,
Training Director,
Rosendin Electric

About The Author

      DAVID and KAREN GAMOW are two of America's foremost corporate stress management and meditation trainers. They are founders of Clarity Seminars, based in the Silicon Valley in California. Their popular and highly-rated trainings are used by many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies including:

• Hitachi
• Nokia
• Westin Hotels
• U.S. Army
• Yahoo!
• Ernst & Young
• Oral-B
• San Jose Police Department
• Hilton Hotels
• Stanford School of Medicine

Cloth, 208 pages, 6×9
$22.95 $17.22
Self-Help
ISBN 978-0-944435-60-1
LC 20069237752 CD package and booklet $15.95
DVD and booklet $29.95

More Reviews

“This was the most useful and excellent course I have ever taken in my life.”
Meredith Brown, Nurse, Seton Medical Center

“I heard remarkable reports of the benefits attendees experienced. They are very enthusiastic about incorporating the techniques they learned into their everyday work life.”
Cori Bossenberry, Director, Human Resource Group, Stanford University School of Medicine

“A+. This program provided tremendous new insight in how to recognize and eliminate stress. I know my life will improve when I practice the techniques I learned today.”
Mark McDonald, former President, Hitachi Instruments

“If ever there was a way to improve your life, make work more productive and meaningful, and make you feel good about yourself and your world, you could find no better than this course!”
Chris W., U.S. Army

“One of the best seminars I have ever attended. It has made a huge difference in my life, and had a tremendous positive impact on my performance in a highly stressful work environment.”
Becky S., Manager, Sun Microsystems

“We have seen an immediate benefit from your seminar. People who have completed your training have seen and felt a difference in their professional and personal lives.”
Tony Deblauwe, Director of Human Resources, Nokia Northern California

“I have never seen such a positive response to a program. Many people afterwards said things like: the best seminar I have ever attended — powerful — life-changing. Honestly, the testimonials don't begin to describe the power and effectiveness of your work.”
Kaylene Riggs, Director of Sales
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite

“Our staff members are under tremendous pressure from the heightened security needs we face since 9/11, and it has taken a toll on our people. Your program is a life-saver.”
Mary Jo Snell, Human Resources Training Manager
Denver International Airport

“Thank you for your excellent presentation. Yours was the most popular program of the thirty sessions offered at our annual Leadership Conference.”
Colonel Chris Green, U.S. Army