A Guide to Rational Living
by Albert Ellis, Robert A. Harper
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Author: Albert Ellis, Robert A. HarperForeword: Melvin Powers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1975-08
ISBN: 0879800429
Number of pages: 283
Publisher: Wilshire Book Company
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Book Review: Worth reading but not as helpful as Feeling Good by David Burns
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the third edition of "A Guide to Rational Living" about a year after reading "Feeling Good" by David Burns. Both books are helpful and advocate similar methods of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). However, I preferred Dr. Burns' book because it gives many more specific mental exercises to work on in dealing with different mental problems. Dr. Ellis does apply CBT methods to a broader range of issues and his book is certainly less work to finish, but I don't think it's as effective without all the worksheets and charts to do that are in "Feeling Good". I picked up a "Guide to Rational Living" mostly because it was the first popular book written about CBT and I was curious to read Dr. Ellis' take on it. It's still worth reading but I think it does show it's age a little especially when it tries to refute Freud's theories which I thought had already been largely disproved by modern psychology.
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