There are literally hundreds of books on stress, its relation to health, and its management. Choosing among them without guidance can be like tossing a coin. While many stress management books provide excellent help and information, these five bestsellers stand out in everyone's list of the best stress books around.

1) Who Moved My Cheese?
An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard
This book takes a different and controversial approach to a discussion of managing change and its associated stresses. Told as an amusing parable, this book describes the efforts of two mice (seriously!) and two miniature humans in their quest for cheese. It deals with themes of self-image, adaptation, and how to anticipate and evaluate change. An unusual approach - either you love it or hate it.

2) Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen
Time management is the focus of this bestseller, in which David Allen explains how we can get our entire lives organized. His main premise is that tasks can be broken down into smaller, achievable components and that these components have a proper place and time. Proponents of Allen's system say that his organizational method is a fantastic stress-reducer.

3) The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, by Edmund J. Bourne

A comprehensive resource on anxiety and fears, this book includes exercises, questionnaires, and information about therapies and medications. Written in an accessible style, it answers your questions about anxiety and fear and offers hope for sufferers of these relatively common conditions. Special sections focus on getting a good night's sleep and stopping excessive worrying.

4) Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work, by Richard Carlson

This book is appropriately subtitled "Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others." Like the other books in the Don't Sweat series, it is broken down into short, easily readable segments that teach you how to control your outlook and behavior to achieve a more harmonious and happier work life.

5) The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, by Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay, and Martha Davis

This book was first published in 1980 and has been acclaimed as the most comprehensive work on stress, its physical manifestations, and its management. A large and well-organized book, it contains chapters on various relaxation strategies as well as sections on job stress and time management. The authors also emphasize recognition and management of common lifestyle stress triggers.

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