pThis book, unlike others you have probably read, employs none of the jargon usually associated with psychology or psychiatry, and it may well prove to be the best book on psychotherapy for laymen ever written. It can provide emotionally disturbed individuals with many answers they seek, and it can help everyone to feel better about themselves and to deal with their lives more effectively.pp ppThe authors use a unique method of projecting their solutions to common problems. Thus, they point out that theppindividual who feels inadequate and insecure suffers from, for example, Irrational Belief No. 2 The idea that you must be thoroughly competent, adequate, and achieving.pp ppDrs. Ellis and Harper use ten such ideas to bring out the scope of their psychotherapy, with subtle, helpfulppsolutions that reflect their vast experience as therapists. They have training and a host of case histories, to buttress their advice. This not only makes for a more interesting book but creates confidence i