Albert Ellis

  • 25

    Catalog books

  • 9

    Works

  • 1960 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Albert Ellis wrote plainly about changing thought and feeling, shaping a practical path from theory to everyday practice. His books — from A Guide to Rational Living to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and case collections like Growth through Reason — offer concise techniques for reducing emotional disturbance and improving relationships.

Ellis applied his approach across topics: brief therapy, parenting, sexuality, and self-help. Titles such as How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable, How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy, Happy Child, and If This Be Sexual Heresy bring direct exercises and case examples to readers seeking concrete, action-focused change.

Best Place To Start

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Impact Publishers • 2005 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) • Practical self-help techniques • Short, directive therapeutic writing

Genres and themes: Self-help • Cognitive-behavioral therapy • Emotional resilience • Parenting advice

Who this author is best for: For readers who want clear, action-oriented guidance to change unhelpful thoughts and reduce emotional distress.

Start with A Guide to Rational Living or How to Make Yourself Happy to sample concise practical exercises and principles.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

    Impact Publishers • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 166 pages.

  2. How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable

    Impact Pub • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 209 pages.

  3. Better, Deeper And More Enduring Brief Therapy

    Routledge • 1995 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy, Happy Child

    Wilshire Book Co • 1980 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1980.

  5. Growth through Reason: Verbatim Cases in Rational-Emotive Therapy

    Wilshire Book Co • 1975 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1975.

  6. Personalities theories

    SAGE Publications • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  7. If This Be Sexual Heresy

    Bedfordshire Historical Record Society • 1989 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1989.

  8. Rational Emotive Self-help Techniques

    The Guilford Press • 1989 • commitment varies by edition

    You want practical REBT worksheets from Albert Ellis | You enjoy step-by-step cognitive-behavioral exercises and case ex…

  9. Procrastination

    Educational Services Corp • 1986 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1986.

  10. A Guide to Rational Living

    Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy • 1975 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1975.

How The Picks Compare

  • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is the easier short commitment, while How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable asks for more reading time up front.
  • How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy leans later in the catalog.
  • Better, Deeper And More Enduring Brief Therapy is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.

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