Dr Bob Rich is an Australian psychologist of immense experience. He has a counselling practice, helping people face to face, on the telephone and over the internet.

During his youth, Bob was the victim of severe discrimination and bullying. He was extremely shy, and suffered major depression for some seven years. These problems are long behind him, but are part of the motivation for his work: he gets great joy from helping others defeat their problems, in the way he managed to defeat his.

Part of Bob's response to his troubled past has been to strive for excellence, and he has a very long list of achievements in many fields. This includes writing: his books and stories have won many awards and prizes.

What more could you ask for in the author of a psychological self-help book?

Allow Bob to guide you to a better life. His simple-language explanations demystify the tools you can use to achieve a life not ruled by emotional distress. Anger and Anxiety is a practical book for people who want to escape these negative emotions, or who want to help others to do so. It can be used by itself, or as an adjunct to Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy.

Unlike many texts and self-help books, this one is written in a lively, readable style and is thankfully free of jargon and pomposity.