Family Harmony: Coping with Your ""Challenging"" Relatives

A panoply of approaches to healing familial strife is offered in this plain-talking self-help guide. Using nomenclature coined by family therapists, Lang ( The Phantom Spouse ) examines the influence our family members have on our approaches to coping with other stresses in our lives. In a gathering of family stories of conflicts and feuds, recognizable themes and personalities illustrate the author's suggestions for ``building bridges'' to transcend obstacles. Lang, a journalist, conducted interviews for this study and consulted professionals from various fields in support of her feeling and humorous approaches to the tenuous business of achieving family harmony. (Aug.)