This is a book its author, Patricia Olsen, says she could have used. Her brothers' drinking, she writes, "tromped on every aspect" of their lives; it also tromped on her life as she visited them in the hospital or tried to help them with housing. Written with addiction specialist Petros Levounis, "Sober Siblings" combines emotional support with practical guidance.

[From article Self-help books focus on recovery from alcoholism.]

This grandfather of all people-skills books was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies, and it is just as useful today, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated.

Reader: This book was recommended to me by my therapist. It is a great help to me, teaching me that it's okay to set boundaries especially when I'm in an uncomfortable situation. I would recommend it to anyone.

The author of the bestselling "How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends" offers easy-to-read advice about how to have meaningful, productive, and satisfying conversations with friends, lovers, spouses, parents, children, and other family members.

A wall of silent resentment shuts you off from someone you love....You listen to an argument in which neither party seems to hear the other....Your mind drifts to other matters when people talk to you... People Skills is a communication-skills handbook that can help you eliminate these and other communication problems.

By following the simple and dynamic guidelines in this easy-to-read book, you'll be ready to strike up a great conversation with anyone anywhere! And you'll learn how to keep the conversation going by asking the right questions, using body language effectively, and avoiding conversation pitfalls.