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:
Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare:
How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself.
POWER:
Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse.
By Angela Atkinson:
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery:
The Ultimate Toxic Relationship Survival Guide for Victims and Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse.
By 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
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
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.
By Dana Morningstar:
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.
The Narcissist's Playbook:
How to Win a Game You Never Intended to Play.
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 Kim Saeed:
How To Do No Contact Like A Boss!:
The Essential Guide to Detaching from Pathological Love & Reclaiming Your Life.
Survivor Secrets:
10 Essential Mindsets to Liberate Yourself from Narcissistic Abuse.
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).
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