A New Guide to Rational Living
by Albert Ellis, Robert A. Harper
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Book Reviews of A New Guide to Rational Living
Book Review: This book gave me a chance to grow up further
Summary: 5 Stars
In this book, Albert Ellis talks about his REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy) technique to tackle virtually any unhealthy negative emotions that people can have. He emphasizes his point that we largely create our own emotions by thinking in certain ways. He also says other people and situations work only as a trigger, but they do not cause emotions in us. He explains logically and carefully how we can change our thoughts and as a result change how we feel about ourselves, other people and situations. I love this book. So I bought some more of his books, and his same technique is used in all the books I have read. He is very consistent with himself, clear, and is a good writer. Using his REBT technique is not something easy. Making any significant and constructive change in life cannot be done overnight, but only with persistent practice and effort. I recommend this book to anyone. Yes, absolutely any one of us will be able to benefit from this book somehow. For me, this book gave me a chance to grow up further. It made me more mature and happier.Book Review: The absolute best Self-Help book ever.
Summary: 5 Stars
Of all the Self-Help books (and systems of therapy) out there, Albert Ellis has developed the best one - Cognitive Behavior Therapy/ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. This book is even better than, The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition : A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, in my opinion. Take this passage from page 99: "Adults often act in an immature, childish manner. One of the essences of their humanity is fallibility. Consequently, they find it exceptionally easy to do sloppy, wishfulfilling thinking. And thereby often get what they don't want. But the fact that you may easily behave childishly doesn't mean that you must. You can teach yourself to practice mature, reflective thinking. If you do, you will hardly be completely level headed or happy. But you can train yourself to rarely feel desperately miserable or depressed. If, again, you work at it."
This is a great book and I highly recommend it.
Book Review: I'm honored to write this review!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this book directly competes with mine for sales, I'm honored to write this review.
Albert Ellis has been my personal and professional mentor for many years. A Guide to Rational Living was one of the first books of his I read and reread.
With interesting case studies and concise recommendations, it succinctly and engrossingly presents Ellis' comprehensive therapeutic approach, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
The concepts and strategies are arranged in a logical sequence. Read the introductory chapters, then skip to those which address your particular problems. Then read the entire book, rereading the key chapters.
Take notes, underline, review, and practice, practice, practice. It will change your life as it has mine!
Michael R. Edelstein, Ph.D.
Author, _Three Minute Therapy_
Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Book Review: It really works
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was in my twenties I suffered frequently from depression. I had grown up believing I had to lie on a couch and find out the cause of my pain before I could get over it. So when my stepmother brought this book to my attention I scoffed. I was not interested. How could you fix your feelings by fixing your thoughts?? It sounded nuts to me. However, she gave me the book and before long I dipped into it. It was easy enough to read so I kept reading. And it started to make sense.
I have been in therapy from time to time and I did gain some skills from group therapy years ago, but nothing has ever been as helpful as this book. As some of the more thorough reviewers here have noted, it explains very clearly how to deal with your emotions and, if not as well-written as some newer books, it is still highly readable and easy to get through. It's a heck of a bargain. If those who feel they must take pills would just give this method a chance first the drug companies would have to start making something else.
Book Review: Doesn't tell you HOW, so it was interesting but useless.
Summary: 1 Stars
I was really hoping to get more out of this book, especially after all the raving reviews. I like the general idea of this book. You can change the way you feel by changing how you react to people, situations, events. Basically there are no "shoulds" and that if you can stop and change the way you think about the given situation, refute the emotions you think "should" go with the situation or person then you can change your severe "irrational" reaction. This is the whole book, and I get that, but what the book lacks are real ways to actually do this. Its easy to say you should recognize and stop this destructive habit, but I already knew that. That is the reason I bought the book. What I want to know is HOW. HOW! This book was sorely lacking in real, practical ways on how to overcome these habits and thats why I gave it one star. Because without any real ways to start implementing these ideas then its just an interesting read that will start collecting dust and will sooner or later be forgotten.