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    Title
    Anger
    Subtitle
    Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Gary Chapman
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 242
    Width: 154 mm
    Height: 227 mm
    Thickness: 14 mm
    Weight: 327 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781881273882
    ISBN 10: 1881273881
    Classifications
    Dewey: 241.3
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T10.0
    BISAC category code: REL012000
    BISAC category code: REL012050
    Dewey: 241.3
    BISAC category code: SEL033000
    Edition
    Revised
    Edition statement
    Revised
    Illustrations note
    illustrations
    Publisher
    Northfield Publishing,U.S.
    Imprint name
    Northfield Publishing,U.S.
    Publication date
    01 October 2007
    Publication City/Country
    US
    Main description
    A relative makes a tactless comment about your child's weight. The guy behind you on the expressway follows too closely. Your wife lets the gas tank go down to empty...again.We live in an angry society. From road rage to workplace incidents to marital bickering, out-of-control anger is all around us. How can we handle our anger--and help those we love with theirs? How can we teach our children to deal with their anger? And what about those long-simmering feelings of anger toward people in our past? What's the difference between "bad" and "good" anger? Bestselling author and relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman offers helpful--and sometimes surprising--insights on why we get angry, what we can do about it, and how we can use anger for good.Includes a 13-session discussion guide perfect for small groups, workplace studies, and book clubs. Each chapter ends with reflection questions.
    Back cover copy
    A relative makes a tactless comment about your child's weight. The guy behind you on the expressway follows too closely. Your wife lets the gas tank go down to empty . . . again. Life is full of frustrations-some big, some little. And while you might not be ready to blow, it's easy to grow bitter and angry in the wake of disappointment, hurt, rejection, and embarrassment. Anger is a reality of life. But it doesn't have to control our lives. And in fact, anger can be used for good-and can even change the world! In "Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way," the revised and updated edition of "The Other Side of Love," Dr. Gary Chapman offers helpful-and sometimes surprising-insights into why you get angry and what you can do about it. Using real-life examples of transformed lives and relationships, Chapman explains how to: -Recognize the difference between "bad" anger and "good" anger -Use anger to motivate you toward positive change -Release long-simmering resentment -Teach your children how to deal with anger and more . . . Also included: a 13-session discussion guide that's perfect for small groups, workplace studies, and book clubs! Plus: reflection questions in each chapter!
    Biographical note
    GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling "The 5 Love Languages." With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.