Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You

"Stay away from this book! Evans makes up terms for stuff that's been in psych textbooks for ages. Not only is this book not useful (since, as the other reviewers stated, her advice for dealing with controlling people is to simply say "What?" and a few other phrases), but it poses a danger to anyone in a severe controlling relationship--it might actually make that relationship worse by aggravating a controller. Although it's not quite the same, the book "Toxic Parents" by Susan Forward is much more recommended than this trite nonsense."
~ Written on 2008-08-08

"The author is gender biased. The examples in the book present men as controlling, women as victims.

Here's the recurring two sentences from the book,
repeated time and time again:
"One of my clients was struggling with HER controlling husband."
Or
"One husband, a client of mine, needed help dealing with his angry, controlling behavior."

I can't recommend this book, because it implies women are the victims, never the controllers. In my own life, i see examples of both men and women controlling others.

The author never discusses passive agressive controlling behavior. She only discusses verbal, angry outburst behavior.

I find the examples highly biased. And since the author only deals with male forms of control, she inadequately describes controlling behavior, because she only studies one half of the human population. "
~ Written on 2008-04-24

"This book has helped me recognize controlling behaviors of people in my life; not only those close to me, but in work situations also. It has been a good tool in helping me deal with these situations."
~ Written on 2008-03-01

"Intelligent, informative and accessible. Once you understand what is happening, you can respond appropriately. If you are an abuser, understand what is driving your emotions. This is a helpful book."
~ Written on 2008-02-29

"Insightful and thought-provoking. My only complaint is that it's mostly theory; there's only a tiny bit of practical suggestion near the end."
~ Written on 2008-02-16