Is There Anything I Can Do?

Gordon, Sol

ISBN 10: 0385299001 / ISBN 13: 9780385299008

Published by Delacorte Press (edition 0), 1994

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With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0385299001-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is There Anything I Can Do?
• Publisher: Delacorte Press (edition 0)
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385299001
• ISBN 13: 9780385299008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 0.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A sensitive hands-on guide to helping friends survive difficult times explains the different ways people can react to trials, showing when gentle compassion is the appropriate response and when "tough love" might be more effective. Tour.

From the Publisher

If you have a friend

-- who is caring for a handicapped child or adult

-- who is depressed, possibly suicidal

-- who (or whose spouse) is terminally ill

-- who is a substance abuser

-- who is being abused or has been raped

-- who is miserable because of a problem child

then you should read this book. Everyone who is a friend to someone will confront one or more of these situations during his lifetime.

This book takes us beyond the question "Is there anything I can do?" and tells us how best to truly help our friends. Often we may be so overcome with our own grief or feeling of helplessness that we unwittingly desert our friends just when they need us most -- or we blurt out insensitive generalizations such as "Time heals all wounds" or "I know how you feel."

Sol Gordon shows us how different people react differently to crises, how to understand how our friends are coping with their situations, and respond accordingly. The proper response can be anything from "tough love" to a gentle reminder that we are always available to our friends if they need to talk. Written with a straightforward, hands-on approach and empathetic tone, Is There Anything I Can Do? is an invaluable book for everyone who wants to be a good friend.