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hobkirk
03-04-04, 12:34 AM
...I am new here...am i missing something? ...I don't want to step on any toes but the list doesn't seem very helpful (my opinion, obviously):

There are only 6 listed - There are significant number of books on AADD - just search Amazon.
2 of the 6 are really too old (a lot has changed)
A couple are really quite lame - per reviewers here and Amazon
Some of the most outstanding books aren't included
Isn't the purpose of a forum like this to help? Shouldn't there be at least a list of all Amazon AADD books? Or just the very best?
Oh well...

I think the Hallowell & Ratey <u>Driven to Distraction</u> should be included on any list - "national bestseller", reviewed by the NY Times Book Review, etc.
My favorite AADD author is Thom Hartmann - his Hunter/Farmer paradigm is really interesting (and very useful for me) - I think his best book might be <u>Complete Guide to ADHD</u> (my recollection is it covered the ideas of his <u>A Different Perception</u> plus more ideas) - I personally found his ideas empowering (take advantage of the AADD strengths and work around the limitations).
I also personally found <u>ADHD Secrets of Success ...Business World</u> useful - I used several of the ideas in my Business Plan for a new company I am starting
I hope these suggestions help.
<p><b>PS</b> I love the idea of linking to Amazon via ADDForums so ADDForums can make a few coins. I would think "books" might be a special section that doesn't conform to the typical forum layout to make this easier for viewers to find and "click through."

Tara
03-04-04, 03:30 AM
Thank you for your input. We are in the process of working on a more user friendly books section in the future.

If you go through the sub forums you will see that there are more books listed in those forums also. The Thom Hartman Secrets of Success is listed in the Career & Work section. There books about relationships listed under the Relationship Sections and so on.

hobkirk
03-04-04, 12:41 PM
...I said I was new...

Tara - I found your "more about me" page on Amazon...

Outstanding! It's the best list I've found. Your comments made the list more useful.

Suggestion:
Caveat 1 - I assume click-through on your Amazon page doesn't kickback
Caveat 2 - There are many, many factors involved that I don't know
PROMISE - I won't make anymore suggestions about "books" - I promise! BG
Copy and paste it into whatever web page creator you use, change the links to appropriate Amazon kickback links, publish it under whatever domain you choose (ADDForums, LivingWithADD, etc.) and add a link button to the top row. I.e., make it really, really easy for everyone to find all the books and the click-through.

My original post PROVES your current system doesn't work for people named "hobkirk" [and possibly others]

Thanks. Good luck. This forum seems quite promising!