Book Sales 2024

Book Sale – Spring 2024

We want to make available additional copies of Solution Focused books from our stock and from our library. All books are new unless stated otherwise. Postage and packing in the UK will be £3.00  per book. We are not currently able to send books outside the UK.
To enquire or to order please email: info@brief.org.uk.
When enquiring or ordering please enclose your postal address.
However stocks are very limited and will be allocated according to date of order.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Ideas and Techniques. 
Ratner, H., George, E.,  Iveson, C. 
London: Routledge: 2012 
paper back  £15.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon at £22.75 reduced from the publisher’s cost of £24.99
"This book is a small treasure... By using short, easy-to-read chapters, the book explains their approach and covers some difficult ground in an approachable style...”  John Wheeler and Alex Millham, Context

Brief Coaching: a Solution Focused approach.
Iveson. C., George, E., Ratner, H.
London: Routledge: 2012
paper back  £15.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon at £28.75 whilst the publisher currently has a reduced cost of £23.19
"This book offers the expertise of leading solution focused therapists for an audience that is interested in how to take a solution focused approach to their coaching work. When resources are tight, a BRIEF approach offers a well researched way of making the most from coaching interventions." Carole Pemberton, Executive Coach and author of Coaching to Solutions

Brief Coaching with Children and Young People: a Solution Focused approach.
Ratner, H., Yusuf, D.
London: Routledge: 2015
paper back £22.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon at £34.94 reduced from the publisher’s cost of £35.99
"I have found this book to be both practical and inspiring." – Pat Havell, ACP North London Magazine

Solution Focused Practice in Schools: 80 Ideas and Strategies
Ajmal, Y., Ratner, H.
London: Routledge: 2020
paper back  £16.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon for £24 reduced from the publisher’s cost of £24.99. “Invaluable, inspiring and accessible guide for all teachers” – Sue Ellis, Tutor and Senior Teaching Fellow at UCL Institute of Education, UK

Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice
Barry Duncan, Mark Hubble, Scott Miller 
New York: Norton 1997

2 copies one new and one ex-BRIEF library
HARDCOVER NEW  £14.00 + postage and packing
HARDCOVER ex-BRIEF library  excellent condition £8.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon at £23.00 reduced from the publisher’s cost of £26.50
‘Highly recommend for any psychotherapist out there. Must read, good foundation for students and professionals in the field. It's time we all focus on what actually works!’

Becoming Miracle Workers: Language and Meaning in Brief Therapy
Gale Miller
Aldine: 1997
Paperback: New in plastic wrap:  £18.00 + postage and packing
Paperback: Ex-library with some stains and marks on cover: text itself in excellent condition: £5.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available new on Amazon at £42.99.
"Miller's clear and well-written descriptions provide clinicians with a behind-the-mirror' view of social constructionism in action."

Tales of Solutions: A collection of Hope Inspiring Stories
Insoo Kim Berg and Yvonne Dolan
Norton: 2001

HARDCOVER: Ex-BRIEF library with library stamp on inside page: excellent condition: £8.00 + postage and packing
This book is not easily available

«Clients and solution-focused therapists often accomplish remarkable results under seemingly hopeless economic/political/social conditions. In this book mental health and social service professionals worldwide reveal how small actions can yield big changes in people's lives.
Commentary by the authors elucidating the most recent advances in and answers to FAQs about solution-focused therapy make this a treasury of valuable information.»

Solution-Focused Helper: Ethics and Practice in Health and Social Care
Trish Walsh
Maidenhead: Open University Press: 2010
NEW: paperback  £14.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available on Amazon for £25.00 reduced from the publisher’s cost of £26.99. Trish Walsh is a researcher and educator  in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin.

Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions
Insoo Kim Berg and Peter Szabo
Norton: 2005
2 copies:
New:   £12.00 + postage and packing
Ex-BRIEF library spare copy: Library stamp for frontispiece — perfect condition £ 8.00 + postage and packing

This book is currently available new on Amazon at £20.00 new.
"Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions teaches coaches how to conduct conversations that are most useful to clients in achieving their goals within a brief period of time. The authors, two of the leading practitioners of the brief coaching method, masterfully guide readers through the steps of this process–from the initial meeting to follow-up sessions to troubleshooting setbacks–while illustrating essential skills with ample case examples.This book is written for coaches who want to reduce the time it takes to provide effective coaching while making the best use possible of resources the client brings to the table. At the same time it is written for the benefit of today’s clients, so many of whom want to avoid coaching that is time-intensive and costly, and instead seek coaching that is organized, efficient, and affordable.Whether your clients seek a solution to a specific problem or strive toward a more general life goal, this invaluable resource will put you on the path to brief coaching success.»