Synopsis
Every year in the United States 40 million people underttake an activity that will traumatize most of them. Can you guess what that activity is? Moving. This trauma is avoidable. Relocation is a crisis situation. Smart Moves clearly presents the dangers and problems of moving and provides tactical solutions. Smart Moves will prepare the mover for the emotional consequences of the impending separation from familiar support systems; it is a guide to clarifying roles, developing new roles and relationships, and strengthening ties to loved ones.
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Reviews
This book is aimed at helping the millions of Americans who move each year, whether because they want to or because they have to for work or family reasons. In either case, McCollum (The Trauma of Moving, Sage, 1990) and her coauthors believe the moves will be traumatic for the people involved. In contrast with guides that offer statistical information about destination cities, the authors here offer ideas and exercises to help each person prepare for the devastating experience of moving. Unfortunately, people who are worried and/or unhappy about their move will probably be even more unhappy after reading this book. Furthermore, the authors seem to believe that people who are excited and happy are probably just hiding their true feelings. Smart Moves does offer some good suggestions: activities for young children during packing and unpacking, lists of people to contact when visiting the new town and on first arrival. For these sections, and for patrons concerned about trauma, this book would make a good addition to any substantial collection of books on moving. Libraries that have no other books on moving that could offset this work's gloomy perspective would be best to stock standard guides before buying this work.?Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Washington State Univ. Lib., Pullman
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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