Books on Coping with Divorce

Divorce and New Beginnings: An Authoritative Guide to Recovery and Growth, Solo Parenting, and Stepfamilies, Genevieve Clapp, New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book For Parents, Vicki Lansky, Signet Books, New York, 1991. Step by step guide through the stages of separation and divorce.

Surviving the Breakup, Judith Wallerstein and Joan Kelly, Basic Books, New York, 19??. How children and parents cope with divorce, concentrating especially on children from 3-18.

Between Love and Hate - A Guide to Civilized Divorce, Lois Gold, Plenam Press, New York, 1992. How to resolve conflict, improve communication and avoid costly legal battles.

The Dynamics of Divorce - A Life Cycle Perspective, Florence Kaslow & Lita Schwartz, Brunner/Mazel, New York, 1987, Addresses impact on preschool, latency age adolescents and adult child, tasks to be mastered before, during and after divorce, and kinds of therapeutic help most likely to be effective.

Practical Divorce Solutions, Charles Sherman, Nolo Press, Occidental, CA, 1990. Ways to make divorce smoother, cheaper, faster, less aggravating and less painful. A practical "how to" book.

Impasses of Divorce, Janet Johnston and Linda Campbell, The Free Press, New York, 1988. The dynamics and resolution of family conflict. Invaluable resource for family lawyers, judges, mediators, therapists and others who help families.

Your Pension Rights At Divorce, Pension Rights Center, 918 16th Street, NW, Suite 704 Washington, DC 20006-2902.