Recommended Resource List: Divorce

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• Audiobooks
  • Gray, John. Mars and Venus Starting Over: A Practical Guide for Finding Love Again After a Painful Breakup, Divorce, or the Loss of a Loved One. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 1998. Call number: SR 158.2 Gray
  • James, John W. The Grief Recovery Handbook: the Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 2002. Call number: SR 155.93 Jame
• Books
  • Anderson, Susan. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing. New York: Berkley Books, 2000. Call number: 155.9 Ande
  • Anosike, Benji O. How to Draw Up Your Own Peaceful Settlement Agreement with Your Spouse: the National Marital Settlement Kit. Newark, NJ: Do-It-Yourself Legal Publishers, 2001. Call number: 346.730166 Anos
  • Berry, Dawn Bradley. The Divorce Sourcebook. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. Call number: 346.730166 Berr
  • Blackstone-Ford, Jann. Ex-Etiquette for Parents: Good Behavior after a Divorce or Separation. Chicago: Chicago Review, 2004. Call number: 306.874 Blac
  • Bloomfield, Harold H. How to Survive the Loss of a Love. Allen Park, MI: Mary Books/Prelude Press, 2000. Call number: 155.93 Bloo
  • Clapp, Genevieve. Divorce & New Beginnings: A Complete Guide to Recovery, Solo Parenting, Co-Parenting, and Stepfamilies, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 2000. Call number: 306.89 Clapp
  • Defusing the High Conflict Divorce: a Treatment Guide for Working with Angry Couples. Atascadero, CA: Impact, 2007. Call number 306.89 Defu
  • Divorce and Money. 8th ed. Berkeley: Nolo, 2006. Call number: 346.730166 Divo
  • Doskow, Emily.  Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce.  Berkeley: Nolo, 2006. Call number: 346.730166 Dosk
  • Emery, Robert. The Truth about Children and Divorce. New York: Viking, 2004. Call number: 306.89 Emer
  • Leman, Kevin. Single Parenting That Works: Six Keys to Raising Happy, Healthy Children in a Single-Parent Home. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2006. Call number: 649.10243 Lema
  • Lyster, Mimi E. Building a Parenting Agreement That Works: How to Put Your Kids First When Your Marriage Doesn’t Last. 5th  ed. Berkeley: Nolo, 2005. Call number: 346.73017 Lyst
  • Margulies, Sam. Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Negotiating a Divorce Settlement, Rev. & Updated ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. Call number: 306.89 Marg
  • Margulies, Sam. Man’s Guide to a Civilized Divorce: How to Divorce with Grace, a Little Class, and a Lot of Common Sense. Great River, NY: Rodale, 2004. Call number: 306.89 Marg
  • Mercer, Diana & Pruett, Marsha. Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal & Emotional Landscape of Divorce. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. Call number: 346.730166 Merc
  • Shimberg, Elaine Fantle. Blending Families: A Guide for Parents, Stepparents, and Everyone Building a Successful New Family. Berkley Pub. Group, 1999. Call number: 306.874 Shim
  • Sitarz, Dan.  Divorce Yourself: the National No-Fault Divorce Kit.  Carbondale, IL: Nova Pub. Co., 2005.  Call number:  346.730166 Sita
  • Sitarz, Daniel.  Divorce Agreements Simplified.  Carbondale, IL:  Nova Publications, 2003.  Call number:   346.730166 Sita  
  • Sommers-Flanagan, Rita. Don’t Divorce Us: Kids’ Advice to Divorcing Parents. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association, 2000. Call number: 306.89 Somm
  • Stahl, Philip Michael. Parenting after Divorce: a Guide to Resolving Conflicts and Meeting Your Children's Needs. San Luis Obispo, CA: Impact Publishers, 2000. Call number: 306.89 Stah
  • Stoner, Katherine E. Divorce without Court: a Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce. Berkeley: Nolo, 2006. Call number: 346.730166 Ston
  • Stoner, Katherine E. Using Divorce Mediation: Save Your Money & Your Sanity. Berkeley: Nolo Press, 2004. Call number: 306.89 Usin
  • Tesler, Pauline H. Collaborative Divorce: the Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move On with Your Life. New York: ReganBooks, 2006. Call number: 306.89 Tesl
  • Thayer, Elizabeth & Zimmerman, Jeffery. Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2001. Call number: 306.89 Thay
  • Webb, Stuart G. The Collaborative Way to Divorce: the Revolutionary Method That Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids, Without Going to Court. New York: Hudson Street Press, 2006. Call number: 346.730166 Webb
• Videos
  • Buddy's Family Changes: Video on Separation & Divorce. 14 min. Videocassette. Boulden Pub., [200-] Call number: VC 306.89 Budd
  • Divorce: a Survival Guide for Kids. 15 min. Videocassette. Cambridge Educational, 2002. Call number: VC 306.89 Divo
  • Divorce & Stepfamilies: Breaking Apart, Coming Together. 30 min. DVD. Castle Works, 2005. Call number: VC DV 306.89 Divo
  • One Divided by Two. 24 min. Illumination Magique, 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC306.874 One
  • Raising Children of Divorce: Practical Help for Parents. 30 min. Videocassette. Paraclete Press, 2002. Call number: VC 306.856 Rais
  • Wreck of a Marriage. 36 min. DVD. Chip Taylor Communications, 2001. Call number: DV 306.89 Wrec
• Websites
  • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/divorce.html
    MedlinePlus Health Information: Divorce from the National Library of Medicine offers information and links to information on divorce compiled by the National Library of Medicine. Some in Spanish. Last accessed on August 10, 2005.
  • http://kidshealth.org/parent/
    KidsHealth!, sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, provides accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information including age-appropriate pages for parents, children and teens. [Recommended search term: divorce] Last accessed on February 8, 2007.