I have to agree with the reader who called Ellis' writings repetitive. I read this book in 1994 and liked all of the conepts I was introdued to. However, I did begin to fall asleep as I noticed I was presented the same material over and over again. More worrying: This is someone who claims to have found a solution to forms of worry to do with performance and internalized criticism of that performance - yet he himself displays a near-painful degree of worry that his own work might be misunderstood, misinterpreted and, I guess, ripped to pieces by collegues of differing opinion. I gave it 3 crowns because the book has phantastic content but it was not possible for me to read it from cover to cover.

Conclusion: How not to worry, written by a most experienced worry-er. Hmmmm....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seminal work of founder of rational emotive therapy, 22 Sep 1997

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This is the seminal book about the development and application of rational emotive therapy. At some point, it was ranked one the the ten most influential books. Ellis' assesses the deficencies in traditional psychotherapy he was trained to practice and his drive to create rational emotive therapy in an insightful and honest evaulation. I do not know if many would be as honest or as creative as he. Each chapter adds significant value towards building the principles of RET. This is a book that changed the way I think about emotion and cognition. Many similar books are watered down, popular versions. It's insightful and revealing to go to the source.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive text on cognitive-behavior therapy., 9 Jul 1998

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The author has written the most lucid and powerful treatise dealing with the field of cognitive-behavior therapy in his work, "Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy". He continues to display his uncanny knack for communicating profound theories in plain, simple English that anyone can understand. This is a "must" read for professionals and laypeople alike who have an interest in knowing the most recent ideas and practices of the grandfather of cognitive-behavior therapy, Albert Ellis.

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