Books about dealing with Change:
Come March, we'll all be dealing with a big and, one hopes, welcome change: a new library. Here are some books about coping with change. All are available in the Westchester Library System.
Quantum leap thinking : an owner's guide to the mind by James J. Mapes
Offers a look into the possible changes of the future in areas such as technology, medicine, and demographics, and discusses how society and businesses can prepare for the challenges and capitalize on the advantages.
-
Ten Poems to Change Your Life by Roger Housden
Through the voices of ten poets and his own reflections, the author of Sacred America shows how poetry illuminates the eternal feelings and desires that stir the human heart and soul.
Joan Lunden's a bend in the road is not the end of the road : 10 positive principles for dealing with change / by Joan Lunden and Andrea Cagan.
The popular television personality reveals how she used turning points in her life as opportunities for personal growth and increased happiness
Resilience : discovering a new strength at times of stress by Frederic Flach
Drawing on more than thirty years of case studies from his own psychiatric practice, Dr. Flach reveals the remarkable antidote to the destructive qualities of stress -- physical, mental, and emotional resilience.
Being Bindy by Alyssa Brugman
Australian teenager Bindy finds it hard to cope when her best friend of many years suddenly finds other friends and interests and her divorced parents present her with choices that could change everything about her way of life. Blue sky, butterfly by Jean Van Leeuwen
When her father leaves, Twig feels isolated from her older brother and her mother as they all try to cope with the change in their liveResilience by Beth Miller
Outlines the 12 qualities (along with exercises) that must be cultivated in order to increase one's resiliency in the face of adversity (e.g., admitting vulnerability, handling the suffering that accompanies loss or illness, recognizing and using one's talents, and harnessing the saving grace of humor). Miller draws on research, case histories and personal experience.
-
Fish! sticks : a remarkable way to adapt to changing times and keep your work fresh
By Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul.
A business parable by the authors of Fish! and Fish! Tales uses a fictional sushi restaurant model to illustrate the three success principles of "Commit," "Be it," and "Coach it."
Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wingsby Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Martha M. Jablow
Defining the seven C's of resilience:competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control. The author teaches parents and other adults how to help kids become more capable of meeting life head-on.
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard
This is a brief tale of two mice and two humans who live in a maze and one day are faced with change: someone moves their cheese. Reactions vary from quick adjustment to waiting for the situation to change by itself to suit their needs. This story is about adjusting attitudes toward change in life, especially at work.
-
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing up for Kids (Ages 9-13) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap, Mark Victor Hansen
Written by and for preteens. Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors indclude: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone.
-
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
A Chinese woman chronicles the struggles of her grandmother, mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present