Category Archives: Bob’s Books

Yvonne Rowan reviews From Depression to Contentment

Posted on 04/10/2019 by

Are you steeped in depression? Feeling sad, but don’t know why? Plunged into a seemingly endless grief? What if you met someone whose greatest joy in life (yes, greatest joy) is to take you gently by the hand and lead … Continue reading →

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Thickening the plot

Posted on 21/09/2019 by

In September, 2019, Rhobin wants to know, “In designing your plots, what do you rely on most: personal experience, imagination, or research?” Well, Rhobin, all I can say is, I don’t know! Twenty years ago, I could have given a … Continue reading →

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Victoria Chatham reviews Anikó: The stranger who loved me

Posted on 11/09/2019 by

I can’t remember when I have started re-reading a book before I’ve even finished it, but that is what happened with this book. I was enthralled with the story from page one. The cast of characters was the author’s family, … Continue reading →

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More about Anikó

Posted on 03/09/2019 by

I attended a writers’ conference organised by well-known Australian writer, John Marsden, in 2003. We were each to deliver a speech to promote an unpublished manuscript. Several publishers had their acquisition editors there. For my contribution to the August, 2019 … Continue reading →

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Dealing with difficult kids: a podcast

Posted on 02/09/2019 by

A week ago, Aimee Cabo interviewed me on “The Cure” radio show. She, her husband Dr. Boris Nikolov and I had fun talking about a range of issues more or less connected to difficult kids, which is of course the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob's Books, Interviews of me, Psychology

The page that won me an award

Posted on 24/08/2019 by

Well, that award was so long ago that the people who ran the contest, the New Zealand Writers’ Association, no longer have a website. Still, a prize is a prize. I have returned to it because Rhobin Courtright’s topic for … Continue reading →

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Amazon Influencer recommends Hit and Run

Posted on 19/08/2019 by

Steve Brock is “Stevo,” who writes: Amazon has named me an Amazon Influencer and given me a storefront on the site. My Best of the Best titles are collected in a monthly Listopia entry (and on the page for each … Continue reading →

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From Depression to Contentment, reviewed by Hendrika de Vries

Posted on 17/08/2019 by

In all my over thirty years of practicing psychotherapy I have read and recommended many self-help books, but seldom have I found one that speaks to me with the spiritual wisdom of Bob Rich’s From DEPRESSION to CONTENTMENT. Here is … Continue reading →

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Featured in a podcast

Posted on 09/08/2019 by

“As We Get Older” is featuring me in a podcast. Bob Pessemier asked excellent questions, and I hope I’ve given excellent answers. The topic is depression, which is a growing global epidemic. You can listen by following this link

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Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem: we are all brothers and sisters

Posted on 03/08/2019 by

Jewish and Arab children share a school, learn about each other’s cultures, and become friends. Israelis and Palestinians are deadly enemies, right? This has gone on since 1948, the establishment of Israel. Each side has repaid hurt with hurt, attack … Continue reading →

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