OK, I’ve changed the title and subtitle of my book

Well, I have decided to change the title and subtitle of my book. The new title is When Hope is Not Enough: a how-to guide for living with and loving someone with Borderline Personality Disorder. I changed the title and subtitle for the following reasons:

1. I am planning on posting the book for sale on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other Internet sites within the next few weeks. I discovered that there is another book with the old title: When Love is Not Enough. It is a book by Nancy L. Thomas about parenting children with RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder). I suspect that some of the content is similar to my content with respect to children with BPD, since BPD and RAD are in some ways similar disorders. I don’t know that much about RAD, so I will have to research it more. As of Friday, when I was first looking into that title, I saw the it was ranked better than 5,000 on Amazon’s ranking (I hope that mine will be ranked so high). Now it is ranked around 12,000. I really wanted to prevent any confusion in that respect.
2. I started feeling that the word “hope” better typifies the idea behind the book than “love” did. I think many Non-BPs cling to hope and expect things to get better – which IMO they will not unless you (the Non-BP) learns certain emotional skills. Simple hope for things to improve will not make anything improve. You need more than hope – you need skill.
3. While I originally didn’t use Borderline Personality Disorder in the subtitle, because I feel the skills will work with many emotional disorders, I have realized that my book is basically about being an effective Non-BP and works really well with people with the disorder. Therefore, to attract the appropriate audience, I inserted BPD into the subtitle. I honestly believe that if you (the Non-BP) follow the guidelines in my book, you can learn to “live with” and love someone with BPD. Is it all about “walking on eggshells” around them? No! Definitely not! It is about learning about the disorder and, more importantly, learning how to be effective with someone with the disorder.

Anyway, for all of you who have purchased previous copies with the previous title, I guess you got a rarity. Consider it a “classic” version of the book. The content hasn’t really changed BTW, just the title and subtitle.

To purchase a printed or electronic copy from Lulu, click here.  Soon, I will post the link to purchase from Amazon or other online retailers.

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