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When Chicken Soup Isn't Enough: Managing Your Anger in an Increasingly Angry World

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If you are interested in reading this review, then I highly recommend you read this book by Dr.Brad Barris. I did and it has had a profound effect on my life!I believe that now more than ever we as individuals and as a society desperately need to have a grasp on understanding where our anger comes from in an 'increasingly angry world'. In his book, Dr. Brad Barris enlightens the reader in regard to better understanding anger, and how to manage it. He presents the tools and then teaches one how to use them to acquire the skills necessary to manage this basic human emotion. As Dr. Barris speaks to health professionals, parents, teens, husbands, wives, and others through this straightforward, practical, and reader-friendly book, we can learn a great deal about ourselves and understand the role anger plays within our relationships, our careers, and in our parenting roles. I feel that we can begin to see that it is actually possible to make our world a less angry place in which to live and in which to raise our children. There are only a few books that I keep close by and also recommend highly to others because of the nuggets of truth and the life lessons contained in them. This is one of them!

The thinking and the advice in WHEN CHICKEN SOUP IS NOT ENOUGH are both
quite good and very useful for someone trying to control and then eliminate
anger from his life. But the book is full of typos and some grammatical
errors as well, so it seems the author Bradley Barris could have used an editor.
But I would nevertheless recommend the book. Sherrie Murphy, NYC

I wish I'd discovered this book years ago! It gets away from all the excuses about anger and how to manage it. Instead of just using willpower it gives real strategies to change the way we look at anger. Anger is nothing more than wanting things to go our way. When in reality we can't control anything or anyone, but ourselves. Instead of getting angry get irritated or annoyed because that keeps the channels of communication open. It also helps us to physically stay calmer which is healthier for everyone.
The book has short exercises to do and is an easy straightforward read. I highly recommend it!

As a professional working in the psychiatric field, I have searched many resources for a good book to use for my Anger Management classes. I attended a seminar by this author, and bought the book. It is clearly written, with excellent examples. The theory is that being angry is your own choice. (I particulary like the worksheets at the end of the book.) My students seem to like this class better than the old theory that,"anger is healthy!" I have been told that this book is used as text in some adult anger management classes that are court ordered. I use it with adolescents, and skip over the chapters on parenting. This is a great book, and resource.

This is a good book for understanding anger. Although a book alone probably won't work to learn to handle a severe anger problem, learning more about it can be useful for some. What's provided by B. Barris, PhD. is some of the most pertinent and sound information on anger I have read.

I had a great experience with this seller. They delivered a great product and were prompt in their delivery time! I would recommend to anyone!