BARRICADE BOOKS
The Warrior's Mantra (Apr., $14) by Rodger Ruge teaches the ancient Eastern technique of using mantras, or positive affirmations, to overcome threats and critical incidents. Author publicity.
BEYOND WORDS
Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind Body Connection (Apr., $14.95) by Stanley Block, M.D., with Carolyn Bryant Block. Taste, smell, touch, sight and sound can help overcome a self-defeating attitude.
HAWORTH PRESS
Handbook of Anger Management: Individual, Couple, Family and Group Approaches (May; $29.95, cloth $44.95) by Ronald T. Potter-Efron offers immediately useful methods.
OTHER PRESS
Walking Heads (July, $22) by Antonie Ladan, trans. by Marjolijn de Jager, looks at the painful experience of missing the joys of childhood by growing up too fast.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Eating Disorders in Adolescence (May, $10) by B. Timothy Walsh, M.D., and V.I. Cameron seeks to assist teens with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
PARAGON HOUSE
Mind Shapes: Understanding the Differences in Thinking and Communication (Mar., $20) by Alan R. Kahn links the physiology of information processing to behavior.
PERIGEE
Are You Crazy? 18 Scientific Quizzes to Test Yourself (July, $13.95) by Andrew N. Williams determines whether whims are just fun quirks or truly bizarre.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
Reality Check: What Your Mind Knows, But Isn't Telling You (Aug., $19) by David L. Weiner reveals what researchers are now learning about the brain.
WESLEYAN UNIV. PRESS
Emotional Storm (May, $19.95) by Michael Eigen probes feelings of longing, plenitude, fulfillment, starvation, suffocation and blind rage.