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I've decided to spotlight a book that is very close to my heart and something I continually go back to and utilize the tools within to the best of my ability. By putting the spotlight on the book I'm also intending to put a spotlight on it's author Dr. Thomas A. Harris and his mentor Eric Berne, as well as their development of an extremely useful tool to navigate through communication with yourself and others called Transactional Analysis. Thomas A Harris' book "I'm Okay, You're Okay" presents Transactional Analysis in a very systematic way, a very understandable and user- friendly way, geared toward personal practical application. This book, which was written in 1969 and was a NY TIMES best seller for sometime, is still so relevant today; and the cognitive tool which it teaches, as well as the main subject it addresses, the "not-okay" position and how we deal with it is so screamingly current. This book has been and continues to be a help for me and a very good "friend" to have around; of course by saying so again I acknowledge the author and his efforts to help people understand themselves and others better, as well as helping people to communicate in a non-aggressive manner. He was also addressing and identifying a very real and hot topic still to this day, what is low self esteem and how can we approach it? How can we heal and help others heal from something that is not an uncommon phenomenon and can and does affect all of our relationships and communications with ourselves and others? A great book and tool in my opinion and one that deserves more attention today, perhaps more than ever.