This is a Transactional Analysis reading list, which hopefully you will find useful when thinking of which,of the many. Transaction Analysis books to purchase.

I have listed some of the most important Transaction Analysis books over the years, most I like ,and they are relevant and important for any students of Transactional analysis. This reading list is given out to students who book onto the four-year Psychotherapy Training Course in Transactional Analysis at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. The first year TA book which the students are required to purchase for the first year of Training on the specific course, is TA today. Many of the books on the list are recommended readings for anybody on the particular course at the Institute, and also ,of course .people who are just interested in the world Transactional Analysis. I hope you find them interesting, they certainly opened my eyes up to the world of psychotherapy and specifically TA.

1.  TA today by Ian Stewart and Vann joines  1987
2.  Scripts people live by Claude Steiner-1974
3.  Born to Win by Muriel James and Dorothy Joungward  1971
4.  Transactional Analysis Counselling in action by Ian Stewart 1989
5.  Developing transactional analysis counselling by Ian Stewart 1996
6.  Dictionary of Transactional Analysis by Tony Tilney  1998
7.  TA and Integrative approach by Pertuska  Clarkson 1992
8.  TA in Psychotherapy by Eric Berne 1961
9.  Games people play by Eric Berne 1964
10.  Principles of group treatment by Eric Berne 1967
11.  What do you say after you say hello by Eric Berne 1969
12.  Sex inhuman loving by Eric Berne 1970
13.  Structure and dynamics of organisations and groups by Eric Berne 1966
14.  A layman’s guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis by Eric Berne 1947
15. 100 tips and techniques in Transactional Analysis by Mark wWdowson 2011
16.  Changing lives through Redecision Therapy by the Goulding’s 1979
17.  Achieving emotional literacy by Claude Steiner 1997
18.  Beyond empathy by Richard Erskine 1992
19.  Integrative psychotherapy in action by Richard Erskine 1990
20.  The art and science of relationship by Richard Erskine 1998
21.  Relational Transactional Analysis by Hargenden and Still  2008
22.  Growing up again by Jean Insley – Clark 1998
23.  I’m okay your okay by Tom Harris 1992
24. Staying OK by Tom Harris 1994
25.  Transactional analysis by Wool0ms and Brown 1998
26.  Personality Adaptations by Ian Stewart and van joines 2006
27.   Eric Berne by Ian Stewart 1998
28.   Transactional analysis skills by Phil Lapworth 2010
29.  Shadow above the object by Christopher Bollas 2000
30.  Integrative psychotherapy action by Richard Erskine 1990

The books above represent a wide selection of Transactional Analysis books, which provide a comprehensive reading in the area of Transaction Analysis over the last five decades.  My apologies if I’ve left out some of your favourite TA books out, please let me know and I will add them to the list.