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Reviewed Titles Get a Grip! Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace	Bob Losyk Reviews Added March 4, 2005 Get a Grip! Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace Author: Bob Losyk Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Available At: Bookstores Everywhere Publishing Date: October 2004 Genre: Nonfiction Format: Trade Paperback Price: $19.95 ISBN: 0-471-65949-5 Author Email/Website: www.boblosyk.com Reviewer: Joyce Hanzo Rating: 8.8 Gargoyles Get a Grip! gives readers some realistic strategies for knocking down the strongholds of stress in their lives. While there are a lot of books on the market dealing with stress management, author Bob Losyk recognizes an important point about his audience. The people who read this book are probably living stressful lives and therefore don't have a lot of free time. They want help and they want it now. This reviewer can honestly say that the author respects his readers' time constraints and offers actual and practical solutions. The chapters are arranged in a logical progression, with key thoughts separated into subheadings for easy reference. Throughout the book are interactive quizzes that help the readers identify issues in their own lives. The first chapter sets the foundation with a clear definition of stress, its causes and its effects on the body. This reviewer applauds the holistic approach the author takes. The body, mind and spirit of a person are intimately connected and this book never loses sight of that fact. After defining stress, the author then offers tools to overcome it. Exercise, meditation and even laughter are some of the topics covered in the chapters. What is wonderful is that each approach to relieving stress is actually something that people can do right now. And that's the point of the book. Stress is here, yet the ways to overcome it are also readily available. The author is a nationally recognized expert on workplace issues and trends. Readers will feel as if they have a private audience with someone who understands their lives and who wants to help them. The writing style is friendly and touched with humor. The author has a reputation of solving performance and productivity challenges in companies, and therefore readers can trust the message he brings to them in this book. Get a Grip! is like grabbing the hand of a friend who wants to help you up. Return to top of page. This page was last updated on January 1, 2008 This page and all its contents are Copyright© 2002-2008 In the Library Reviews and the individual reviewers. Except where noted, all graphics are Copyright© Eos Development and are used with permission. All book covers are Copyright© their respective publishers and are used with permission. The In the Library Reviews logo is Copyright© 2002 by In the Library Reviews/Sharyn McGinty. Site maintained by In the Library Reviews.