Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No-To Take Control of Your Life (Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions) [Hardcover]

Dr. Henry Cloud (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Author)

Book Description

Series: Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions | Publication Date: September 7, 2004

The full-size edition of this inspiring Zondervan title has sold nearly 1 million copies. The Gold Medallion award-winning Christian book, by two psychologists who’ve written a number of self-help guides, offers a realistic, compassionate plan for setting healthy boundaries with family, friends, and co-workers.

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About the Author

Dr. Henry Cloud and his colleague Dr. John Townsend are popular speakers, psychologists, cohosts of the nationally broadcast New Life Live! radio program, and cofounders of the Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Cloud-Townsend Resources. He graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology at Biola University, and maintains a practice in Newport Beach, California. Together, they are best-selling coauthors of several books, including How People Grow, Boundaries in Dating, Boundaries with Kids, The Mom Factor, Safe People, and Twelve "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy. Dr. Cloud is the author of Changes that Heal. www.CloudTownsend.com Dr. John Townsend and his colleague Dr. Henry Cloud are popular speakers, psychologists, cohosts of the nationally broadcast New Life Live! radio program, and cofounders of the Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Cloud-Townsend Resources. He graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology at Biola University, and maintains a practice in Newport Beach, California. Together, they are best-selling coauthors of several books, including How People Grow, Boundaries in Dating, Boundaries with Kids, The Mom Factor, Safe People, and Twelve "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy. Dr. Townsend is the author of Hiding From Love. www.CloudTownsend.com

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions; Min edition (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762421029
• ISBN-13: 978-0762421022
• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Self-Esteem
  • #6 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality > Inspirational
  • #11 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Motivational

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MINIATURE BOOK! Read the parenthesis carefully!, April 27, 2007

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maidmarian4 (UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No-To Take Control of Your Life (Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions) (Hardcover)

I will come back to fully review the book - but I want others to not make the same mistake.

SCROLL ABOVE and make sure you have either the paperback or the hardback WITHOUT the parenthesis. There are 2 hardbacks - one normal version - and the other is the MINIATURE in size and length.

I am so frustrated I will have to resell this one myself or possibly pay return costs to Amazon.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to take care of your needs first before helping others, June 6, 2007

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C. VERA (San Jose, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No-To Take Control of Your Life (Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions) (Hardcover)

I strongly recommend this book, especially if you are a person who cares for people around you. It is a book about managing life in a way that has been included in the Bible for Centuries, but if you do not believe in the Bible, well, it contains universal principles that anybody with common sense and an interest on having a life with himself or herself and in harmony with others (harmony probably is not the right word, but it is close enough). You need to know who you are, before you can help other people to define themselves, because as long as you do not know what your boundaries (who you are) are, you are just playing the victim and that is not a place for anybody, excellent book about taking resposibility of yourself and others in a responsable way. Read it and practice what you need to improve.
If we dated other people with this kind of practices, you would be able to know who the one is and potentially avoid desillusion and putting your money on lenghty therapies to find out what was wrong in the first place.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful to order the right thing!!, September 22, 2010

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David Salisbury (Hohenwald, TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No-To Take Control of Your Life (Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions) (Hardcover)

This is a great book which I often use as a reference in my pastoral counseling. Somehow Amazon has this book listed as the hardback edition of the book, but it is actually a MINIATURE GIFT EDITION. It's my fault for not reading the fine print, but if you want the full book, DON'T BUY THIS ONE. You can get the paperback edition which is the full book. Again, a great book, but Amazon is a little confusing here. Caveat emptor!