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Fear of Public Speaking    Anxiety, Shyness, & Social Phobia    Misc. Topics

Note:  Some of the books on the Anxiety, Shyness, & Social Phobia reading list contain information on how to handle public speaking fear as well as general anxiety situations.

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Fear of Public Speaking Books

In The Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing
by Janet Esposito

No More Butterflies: Overcoming Shyness, Stagefright, Interview Anxiety, and Fear of Public Speaking
by Peter Desberg

Be Heard Now!
by Lee Glickstein

Never Be Nervous Again
by Dorothy Sarnoff

Overcoming Stage Fright in Everyday Life
by Joyce Ashley

New Talkpower: The Mind-Body Way to Speak Without Fear
by Natalie H. Rogers

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Anxiety, Shyness, and Social Phobia Books

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne

Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia
by Barbara G. Markway, Cheryl N. Carmin, C. Alex Pollard, Teresa Flynn

Hope and Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes

Beyond Shyness: How to Conquer Social Anxieties
by Jonathan Berent

The Hidden Face of Shyness: Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety
by Franklin Schneier and Lawrence Welkowitz

Diagonally-Parked in a Parallel Universe: Working Through Social Anxiety 
by Signe A. Dayhoff

Triumph Over Fear
by Jerilyn Ross

Managing Social Anxiety: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach
by Richard  G. Heimberg, Debra A. Hope, Harlan R. Juster, & Cynthia L. Turk

Social Phobia: From Shyness to Stage Fright
by John R. Marshall

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Misc. Topics

Self-Esteem
by Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning

The Feeling Good Handbook
by David Burns

The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine Aron

Healing the Sensitive Heart
by Debra Mandel

Heal the Hurt That Runs Your Life
by Bill Ferguson

Prayer, the Remedy that Always Works
by Joanna Rose Light

A Maze of Grace
by Dianne J. Moore

When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal with Friends who Betray, Abandon or Wound You
by Jan Yager

The Learning to Love Yourself Workbook
by Gay Hendricks

Belonging: A Guide to Overcoming Loneliness
by Willam R. Brassell

The Art of Talking So That People Will Listen: Getting Through to Family, Friends, & Business Associates
by Paul W. Swets

The Art of Happiness
by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and its' all small stuff
by Richard Carlson

Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl

How to Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
by Joan Borysenko

The Language of Letting Go
by Melody Beattie

Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path To Freeing Your Soul
by Melody Beattie

You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay

Divine Intuition
by Lynn Robinson

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