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taken from amazon.comO’Hanlon, a certified professional counselor, marriage therapist, and author of 16 self-help books (e.g., Love Is a Verb), here makes an interesting addition to the field. Written in short, lively chapters, his book is divided into three topical parts: changing the doing of the problem, changing the viewing of the problem, and applying solution-oriented therapy. Motivated by his own frustrations with traditional therapies (they didn’t work for him as he struggled against suicidal thoughts in college), O’Hanlon devised a new therapeutic philosophy. In place of blaming others or treating people as victims or labels, he advocates a “solution-oriented therapy”Awhich calls for immeditate, seemingly random action. Each chapter consists of personal narratives, chapter summaries, and exercises for personal growth. Unusual but compelling; recommended for public libraries.ALisa S. Wise, Broome Cty. P.L., Binghamton, NY and a review on the same site:Originally, I got this for my girlfriend as a present. We started going through it together and found tools to help our relationship in the first few paragraphs. I’ve read many books dealing with self-improvement, therapy and relationships. This book has little or no “fluff” and “filler”, and is full of very down to earth, practical things anyone can do to break non-productive patterns, whether it’s inappropriate arguing, overeating, phobias or sexual issues. What’s funny, is the book is full of stuff, that when you read it, you say, “of course, that’s intuitive”, but it’s stuff that few of us seem to actually `do’. The only book I’ve ever rated 5-stars.