Title: At least you can learn a little more about OR...
Product review: Donovan's book unfortunately runs into the modern trap of "well, all therapies work according to the same basic principles of change." After a complex and sometimes incoherent exposition, which is much more theory than practice, he takes a wild turn into this rabbit hole of equivocation. Seriously, even if all therapies work according to the placebo effect, research still shows that therapies only work when rigorously applied. So if you are writing an OR book, stick to OR, and have at least one practical chapter.However, there are some great ideas in here making it necessary reading for anyone interested in OR. However, if one wants to get down to nuts and bolts, read the Scharffs instead--their article in the "Clinical Handbook of Couples Therapy" is worth three of these books.
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