Recommended Reading and Videos

Following is a partial list of the books and videos that we have available. To receive a complete list, please contact our office at the telephone number or email address below. Books and Videos can be checked out, or videos can be viewed at our office.

Book Titles

• Anger Workout Book - Step-by-Step Methods for Greater Productivity, Better Relationships and a Healthier Life by Hendrie Weisinger, Ph.D., 1985, Quill Publishers.
• Brutal Bosses and Their Prey by Harvey Hornstein, Ph.D. 1996, Riverhead Books.
• Building A Magnetic Culture - How to Attract and Retain Top Talent to Create an Engaged, Productive Workforce by Kevin Sheridan, 2012, McGraw-Hill.
• Difficult Conversations — How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, 1999, Penguin Books.
• Divorce Busting by Michele Weiner-Davis, 1992, Simon & Schuster.
• Down Range - to Iraq and Back.
• Driven to Distraction - Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood, by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D., 1994, Simon & Schuster.
• Elder Rage, or Take My Father… Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents by Jacqueline Marcell, 2000, Impressive Press.
• Get Your Loved One Sober - Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening by Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D., and Brenda L. Wolfe, Ph.D., 2004, Hazelden.
• Grieving Mindfully - A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss by Sameet M. Kumar, Ph.D., 2005, New Harbinger Publications.
• Healing the Wounds — Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations, by David M. Noer, 1993, Jossey-Bass.
• How Full is Your Bucket? — Positive Strategies for Work and Life, by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton Ph.D., 2005, Gallup Press.
• How to Care for Aging Parents — A Complete Guide, by Virginia Morris, 1996, Workman Publishing.
• How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress, by Anna Maravelas, 2005, Career Press.
• Managing at the Speed of Change — How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail, by Daryl R. Conner, 1992, Villard Books.
• Managing Transitions — Making the Most of Change by William Bridges, 1991, Addison-Wesley.
• Orbiting the Giant Hairball - A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie, 1998, Viking Penguin.
• Overcoming Resistance - A Practical Guide to Producing Change in the Workplace by Jerald M. Jellison, 1993, Simon & Schuster.
• Play Like a Man Win Like a Woman by Gail Evans, 2000, Broadway Books.
• Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D., 1999, Three Rivers Press.
• The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., 2005, New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
• The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns, M.D., rev. 1999, Plume Book published by Penguin Publishers.
• The Language of Love & Respect - Cracking the Communication Code with Your Mate by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, 2007, Thomas Nelson Publishers.
• The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Ph.D., Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, MSW, Matthew McKay Ph.D., 2000, New Harbinger Publications.
• The Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell, 2002, Back Bay Books.
• The Unexpected Caregiver - How Boomers Can Keep Mom and Dad Active, Safe and Independent by Kari Berit, 2007, Attainment Company.
• The Zoom Guide to Generations by Sarah Gibson, BookSurge Publishing, 2009.
• What does everybody else know that I don’t? by Michele Novotni, Ph.D., 1999, Specialty Press.
• Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D., 1998, G. P. Putnam's Sons.
• Your Boss is Not Your Mother by Brian DesRoches, Ph.D., 1995, William Morrow and Co.

Video/DVD Titles

• Be Prepared to Lead (Applied leadership skills for managers) (26 minutes).
• Be Prepared to Speak (The step-by-step guide to public speaking) (27 minutes).
• Be Prepared for Meetings (How to make your meetings twice as productive) (24 minutes).
• Breakthrough Listening - Essential Skills for Improving Communication and Cooperation in your Workplace (DVD) (20 minutes).
• Celebrate What’s Right With the World (22 minutes). (This DVD can only be viewed at our office).
• Change Management and Strategic Planning (DVD) (47 minutes).
• Communicating Non-Defensively (19 minutes).
• Conflict Communication Skills (14 minutes).
• Conflicts in the Workplace - Sources & Solutions (DVD) (17 minutes).
• Criticism: Giving and Taking (Understand how to turn criticism to your benefit).
• Dealing with the Irate Customer (DVD) (20 minutes)
• Eleanor at 80 (DVD) (55 minutes).
• Emotional Intelligence (70 minutes).
• Facing Anger (21 minutes).
• Fear of Feedback (DVD) (51 minutes).
• Fun is Good — The Saint Paul Saints (illustrates any work environment can be fun) (14-16 minutes).
• How to Manage People Through Continuous Change (DVD)
  (51 minutes).
• Juggling Your Work and Family (25 minutes).
• Life and Work: A Manager’s Search for Meaning (30 minutes).
• Managing Change (57 minutes).
• Many Voices One Journey (Seven women tell their recovery stories and explore issues surrounding women in treatment and recovery) (52 minutes).
• Preventing and Managing Stress (22 minutes).
• Talk Isn’t Cheap (19 minutes).
• The Art of Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace (DVD) (37 minutes).
• The Attitude Virus: Curing Negativity in the Workplace (21 minutes).
• The Encouraging Manager (16 minutes).
• The Spirit at Work (22 minutes).
• Time Management - Getting Control of Your Life and Work (26 minutes).
• The Vision of Teams (24 minutes).
• Valuing Diversity at the Interpersonal Level (Help your employees thrive in a diverse environment) (17 minutes).
• Windows: Healing and Helping Through Loss (64 minutes).
• Workplace Violence - The Early Warning Signs (for employees) (DVD) (17 minutes)
• Workplace Violence - The Early Warning Signs (manager version) (DVD) (24 minutes)
• Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Tackles the serious topic of stress in an entertaining manner) (DVD) (57 minutes).

These videos/DVDs are all available for viewing on your own, or you can arrange to have one of our staff members available for questions and discussion. We do ask that you pick up and return the videos in person rather than by campus mail (to avoid loss or damage). You can pick up the video(s) the day before showing and return them the day after showing.

To set up a time for you to stop by for video viewing or to request a complete list of books/videos, please call us at 263-2987 or email us.