| We still see A Guide to Rational Living as a revolutionary book.When it first appeared, in 1961, it was one of the first books byreputable, experienced psychotherapists to show people how to dealeffectively with their own problems. Yes, a long time before suchpopular books as Your Erroneous Zones and The Road Less Traveledappeared. Even a little earlier, we anticipated the trend to popular self-helpbooks, since one of us (A.E.) had brought out How to Live With a"Neurotic" in 1957 and The Art andScience of Love in 1960, and in1961 we jointly authored A Guide to Successful Marriage just beforewriting A Guide to Rational Living. Our earlier books, however, onlydealt with limited aspects of emotional disturbance and did not coverthe wider range of problems. Moreover, they only partly presentedthe new system of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT),which I (A.E.) started at the beginning of 1955. A Guide to Rational Living went far beyond our first books andbecame the most authoritative and widely quoted work on REBT forthe general public. Along with Reason and Emotion inPsychotherapy (aimed largely at the professional therapist) it hasbecome a classic in the field. Over the years, we have receivedthousands of letters and personal greetings testifying to itshelpfulness. Hundreds of psychotherapists have urged their clients toread it. Many of its main suggestions have been copied orparaphrased, with or without acknowledgment, iri others writings.Good! For our goal is still to take the best wisdom about changing"human nature" and to make it widely available, with revisions and |
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