Lerner is best known for her general-audience books which provide a framework for understanding and improving family and work relationships.
The Dance of Anger, a
New York Times bestseller that has been translated into more than 35 foreign editions, was the first book published in the United States on the subject of female anger.
Women in Therapy is a compilation of her professional publications related to female psychology. She is also an award-winning children’s book author with her sister, Susan Goldhor.
Books
- The Dance of Anger, 1985, revised in 2005
- Women in Therapy, 1988
- The Dance of Intimacy, 1989
- The Dance of Deception, 1993
- Life Preservers, 1996
- The Mother Dance, 1998
- The Dance of Connection, 2001
- The Dance of Fear, 2004
Children's books
- What’s So Terrible About Swallowing An Appleseed?, 1996
- Franny B. Kranny, There’s a Bird in Your Hair!, 2001