The following books are a portion of many available, covering the subject of Cluster B personality disorders, narcissistic abuse, smear campaigns, flying monkeys, et al, including guidance on self-care and recovery.
I also recommend the authors’ websites, blogs, and YouTube channels.
More titles will be added in the future.
By Shahida Arabi:
POWER:
Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse.
y Paul Babiak & Robert D. Hare:
Snakes in Suits:
When Psychopaths Go To Work.
By Zari Ballard:
When Evil is a Pretty Face:
Narcissistic Females & the Pathological Relationship Agenda.
When Love Is a Lie:
Narcissistic Partners & the Pathological Relationship Agenda.
By Albert J. Bernstein:
Emotional Vampires:
Dealing with People Who Drain You Dry.
By Bree Bonchay:
I Am Free:
Healing Stories About Surviving Toxic
Relationships with Narcissists and Sociopaths
By Harriet B. Braiker:
Who's Pulling Your Strings?
How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life.
By Brené Brown:
Braving the Wilderness:
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone.
Dare to Lead:
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Daring Greatly:
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t):
Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough."
Rising Strong:
How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
The Gifts of Imperfection:
Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. You Guide to a Wholehearted Life.
By Joseph Burgo:
The Narcissist You Know:
Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age.
By Sherrie Campbell:
But It’s Your Family …:
Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath.
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members:
Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut.
Your Pocket Therapist:
Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself.
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive
Parents:
How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and
Love You Deserve.
By Dave Carder:
Anatomy of an Affair:
How Affairs, Attractions, and Addictions Develop, and How to Guard Your Marriage Against Them.
Torn Asunder:
Recovering From an Extramarital Affair.
(With John Townsend and Duncan Jaenicke).
By Les Carter:
Enough About You, Let’s Talk About Me:
How to Recognize & Manage the Narcissists in Your Life.
By Ramani Durvasula:
“Don’t You Know Who I Am?”:
How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility.
Should I Stay or Should I Go:
Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist.
It's Not You:
Identifying and Healing from
Narcissistic People.
By Susan J. Elliott:
Getting Past Your Breakup:
How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You.
By Mark Ettensohn & Jane Simon:
Unmasking Narcissism:
A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life.
By Randi G. Fine:
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind:
The Narcissistic Abuse Survivor's Guide to Healing and Recovery.
By Susan Forward & Donna Frazier:
Toxic In-Laws:
Loving Strategies for Protecting Your Marriage.
When Your Lover Is a Liar:
Healing the Wounds of Deception and Betrayal.
By Shirley P. Glass, Jean Coppock Staeheli & Laural Merlington:
Not “Just Friends”:
Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity.
By Elinor Greenberg:
Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations:
The Pursuit of Love, Admiration, and Safety.
By Robert D. Hare:
Without Conscience:
The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us.
By Sandy Hotchkiss:
Why Is It Always About You?:
The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism.
By Drew Keys:
Narcissists Exposed:
75 Things Narcissists Don’t Want You to Know.
By Kent A. Kiehl:
Psychopath Whisperer:
The Science of Those Without Conscience.
By Jeffrey Kluger:
The Narcissist Next Door:
Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed – in Your World.
By Jerold J. Kreisman & Hal Straus:
I Hate You – Don’t Leave Me:
Understanding the Borderline Personality.
By Rokelle Lerner:
The Object of My Affection Is in My Reflection:
Coping with Narcissists.
By Jackson MacKenzie:
Psychopath Free:
Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People.
Whole Again:
Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse Paperback.
By Jamie Mahler:
Toxic Relationship Recovery.
Your Guide to Identifying Toxic Partners, Leaving Unhealthy Dynamics, and Healing Emotional Wounds after a Breakup.
By David M. Masters:
Trust Betrayal:
Dealing with breach of trust, healing and learn how to trust again.
How to Deal with A Psychopath:
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopath and Sociopath.
By James F. Masterson:
The Search for the Real Self:
Unmasking the Personality Disorders of Our Age.
By Anne McCrea:
Narcissistic & Emotional Abuse:
Shattering the Illusion.
By Sheri Meyers:
Chatting or Cheating:
How to Detect Infidelity, Rebuild Love, and Affair-Proof Your Relationship.
By Meredith Miller:
The Journey:
A Roadmap for Self-healing After Narcissistic Abuse.
Quick
Start Guide: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery.
By Debbie Mirza:
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist:
Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse.
Out of the Fog:
Moving from Confusion to Clarity After Narcissistic Abuse.
Start Here:
A Crash Course in Understanding, Navigating, and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse.
By Joe Navarro & Toni Sciarra Poynter:
Dangerous Personalities:
An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People.
By Frank Pittman:
Private Lies:
Infidelity and the Betrayal of Intimacy.
By Tracy Schorn:
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life:
The Chump Lady's Survival Guide.
By Ronald Schouten & James Silver:
Almost a Psychopath:
Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy?
By George K. Simon:
Character Disturbance:
The Phenomenon of Our Age.
In Sheep’s Clothing:
Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People.
By Kevin B. Skinner:
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal:
The Essential Tools for Healing.
By Kelly Smith:
Signs In The Rearview Mirror:
Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind.
By Janis Abrahams Spring:
After the Affair:
Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful.
By Reva Steenbergen:
The Gaslighting Effect:
A Revealing Look at Psychological Manipulation and Narcissistic Abuse.
By Martha Stout:
The Sociopath Next Door.
By Rona B. Subotnik:
Surviving Infidelity:
Making Decisions, Recovering from the Pain.
By Shannon Thomas:
Healing from Hidden Abuse:
A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse.
By Pete Walker:
Complex PTSD:
From Surviving to Thriving.
By Cynthia Zayn & Kevin Dibble:
Narcissistic Lovers:
How to Cope, Recover and Move On.
In support of Narcissistic Abuse awareness and recovery.
June 1st is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNAAD).
Recommended websites for research and recovery:
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