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Suggested Books

The following is a list of recommended books for college-aged individuals, many of which are written from a Christian perspective, that provide insight into issues of concern.

 

Abuse
Seamands, David Healing for Damaged Emotions
Seamands, David Redeeming the Past
Addiction
Hart, Archibald Healing Life's Hidden Addictions
Keegan, Kyle Chasing the High (One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse)
Wilson, Sandra Released from Shame
ADD/ADHD
Kelly, Kate You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
Anger
Carter, Les The Anger Trap
Mintle, Linda Breaking Free from Anger & Unforgiveness
Rubin, Theodore The Angry Book
Anxiety
Antony, Martin The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
Hart, Archibald The Anxiety Cure
Meyer, Joyce In Pursuit of Peace
Assertivenes
Alberti, Robert Your Perfect Right
Braiker, Harriet The Disease to Please:  Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome
Carter, Les People Pleasers
Leman, Kevin Pleasers
Meyer, Joyce Approval Addiction: Overcoming your need to please everyone
Bi-Polar Disorder
Jamison, Kay Redfield An Unquiet Mind
Jamison, Kay Redfield Touched with Fire
Miklowitz, David Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
Co-Dependency
Arterburn, Stephen Addicted to Love
Beattie, Melody Codependent No More
Halpern, Howard How to Break Addiction to a Person
Depression
Allender, Dan The Healing Path
Hart, Archibald Unmasking Male Depression
Hart, Archibald Unveiling Depression in Women
Meyer, Joyce Seven Things That Steal Your Joy
Mintle, Linda Breaking Free from Depression
Domestic Violence
Frieze, Irene Hurting the One You Love
Kirshenbaum, Mira Too Good to Leave Too Bad to Stay
Scott, Catherine Lovestruck
Eating Disorders
Bevere, Lisa You are Not What You Weigh
Graham, Michelle Wanting To Be Her
Hornbacher, Marya Wasted
Minirth, Frank Love Hunger
Roth, Geneen Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
Emotional Growth
Clinton, Tim Turn Your Life Around
Cloud, Henry Changes that Heal
Shea, Shawn Happiness Is
Forgiveness
Augsburger, David The New Freedom of Forgiveness
Kendall, R.T. Total Forgiveness
Smedes, Lewis Forgive & Forget
Grief
Lewis, C. S. A Grief Observed
Lewis, C. S. The Problem of Pain
Yancey, Philip Where is God When It Hurts
Marital
Carder, David Torn Asunder - Recovering from Extramarital Affairs
Parrott, Les Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts
Wright, Norman Before You Say "I Do"
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Kant, Jared Douglas The Thought that Counts (One Teenager's Experience with OCD)
Schwartz, Jeffrey Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Levine, Peter Waking the Tiger
Williams, Mary Beth The PTSD Workbook
Relationships
Allender, Dan Bold Love
Chapman, Gary The Five Love Languages
Clinton, Tim Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do
Cloud, Henry Boundaries
Eldgrege, John The Sacred Romance
Hendrix, Harville Getting the Love You Want
Parrott, Les Relationships
Parrott, Les Seven Secrets of a Healthy Dating Relationship
Wright, Norman Always Daddy's Girl
Self-Esteem
Crabb, Larry Inside Out
Mintle, Linda Breaking Free from a Negative Self-Image
Schiraldi, Glenn The Self-Esteem Workbook
Self-Injury
Conterio, Karen Bodily Harm
McCormick, Patricia Cut
Strong, Marilee Bright Red Scream
Sexual Abuse
Allender, Dan The Wounded Heart
Bass, Ellen Beginning to Heal
Imbens, Annie Christianity and Incest
Langberg, Diane On the Threshold of Hope
Sexual Addiction
Arterburn, Stephen Every Young Man's Battle Workbook
Carnes, Patrick Out of the Shadows:  Understanding Sexual Addiction
Schaumburg, Harry False Intimacy
Sexual Assault
Lauer, Teresa The Truth about Rape
Sexual Identity
Cohen, Richard Coming Out Straight
Davies, Bob Coming Out of Homosexuality
Sexuality
Basso, Michael The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality
Hart, Archibald Secrets of Eve
Hart, Archibald The Sexual Man
Leman, Kevin Sheet Music
Rosenau, Douglas A Celebration of Sex
Spirituality
Hurnard, Hannah Hinds' Feet on High Places
Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity
Manning, Brennan Abba's Child
McMinn, Mark Finding our Way Home
Nouwen, Henri Life of the Beloved
Ortberg, John Life You've Always Wanted
Yancey, Philip What's So Amazing About Grace
Stress
Crabb, Larry The Pressure's Off
Hart, Archibald Adrenaline and Stress
Hemfelt, Robert We Are Driven
Swenson, Richard Margin
Suicide
Lezine, Dequincy Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide

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