This is an excellent, well-written single source text on the long and short term effects of stress on the body, memory, mood, etc. It is written for lay persons and is a very thorough, enjoyable and relatively easy read. It also endorsed by some of the very best people in the field.

This book contains some information about the damaging effects of stress, but it is more focused on how to combat it by changing your lifestyle. Specifically, it talks about how meditation, yoga and other practices could help. This book is used by many psychologists and physicians and it the basis of a number of very effective stress management programs around the country.

This is a great CD set for learning meditation as it is practiced in the Vipassana tradition. It includes techniques such as walking meditation that are not covered in the CD set above.

This is a very good biofeedback program that looks at heart rate variability and skin conductance. Heart rate variability correlates with resilience and skin conductance with anxiety. This software teaches you how to internally manage your stress level through various breathing practices, meditations and imaginative games.