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Hello all,

Just thought that I would share part of an extensive list I started last semester...thanks for all of the other books on the list!

Trauma related: 

The Gift of Fear - Gavin DeBecker

The Body Remebers: Psychophysiology of Trauma ( I feel very strongly that anyone working with trauma survivors should read this!) - Babette Rothschild

Traumatic Dissociation: Neurobiology and Treatment - Edited by Vermetten, Dorahy, Spiegel (technical but suggest for psych majors with nbs concentration or anyone interested in trauma!)

Growing Up Girl: An Anthropology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces - Edited by Michele Sewell

Insecure At Last:Losing IT In Our Security Obsessed World - Eve Ensler

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and a Prayer - Eve Ensler ( I suggest this especially for anyone working with survivors of war)

Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injuries:

Head Cases - Michael Paul Mason (short stories of his experiences with clients)

Anything by Oliver Sacks!

Ethics/Spirituality/Philosophy:

The Tacit Dimension - Michael Polanyi (I think a must read for everyone!)

Experiments in Ethics - Kwame Anthony Appiah

The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality - Dalai Lama

Self Help and Alterrnative Therapy:

Getting the Love You Want - Harville Hendrix, PhD

( Imago Therapy-this is great type of therapy and a great way to learn how to talk with others in general)

Enjoy reading and I look forward to adding some of the others on Serendip to my list...

Meredith