books about: marriage     books:       A Happy Marriage: A Novel78 reviews Rafael Yglesias Scribner, 2009 What Is a Happy Marriage? What is a happy marriage? As someone who has been married 31 years I was curious what this author had to say in his novel/memoir, A Happy Marriage. I was moved to both tears and laughter as I read Raphael Yglesias courageous and honest account of his 30 years with his wife Margaret. He captured with such deftness and humor the trance we seem to enter when we find "the one." But then we follow ...             How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It54 reviews Patricia Love, Steven Stosny Broadway, 2008 Must Have for All Couples This book is changing my life for the better. I am so grateful for the information and wisdom in this text. This explains so much I have struggled to understand for years regarding the dynamics between men and women in relationship. Even when both parties are invested and wanting to move through difficult or challenging issues, so much can go wrong. This books explains the sources of the knots ...             Preparing for Marriage28 reviews David Boehi, Brent Nelson, ... Regal, 1997 Wonderful resource It was very helpful for us as we went through the process of being married. It brought up a lot of questions that we had not considered.             Sacred Marriage Participant's Guide: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?98 reviews Gary L. Thomas, Kevin G. Harney, ... Zondervan, 2009 A Sacred Book for a Sacred Marriage This book is the best I've read for relationships & I've read one too many books getting my Masters at Bible College for Biblical Counseling, so this is a high rating for this. I recommend it to all my friends & family.             5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great2 reviews Terri L. Orbuch Delacorte Press, 2009 Sage Advice for Enhancing Marriages Orbuch's new book is filled with advice about concrete steps to take to enhance the quality of a marriage. Orbuch herself is a leader scholar of close relationships, being a university professor (Oakland University and University of Michigan), and having directed for over two decades the Early Years of Marriage Project begun in the 80s by the late Joe Veroff. She is a distinguished researcher, ...             Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love (New & ...39 reviews Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, ... Jossey-Bass, 2001 Strategies for Understanding and Communicating in Marriage I probably wouldn't have read this book if it weren't for the premarital counseling that I'm currently undergoing as the date of my wedding approaches. Not that I have any real objections to marriage and relationship books; I just haven't made it a priority to read them. A bit disappointed with "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," my first and only--that is, until now, I was left with the ...             The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work171 reviews John Gottman, Nan Silver Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2004 Relationships, marriage, hanky panky... This book strikes to the heart of successful relationships. Learning to deal successfully with people is a good thing:) now where is my girlfriend...             Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships106 reviews David Schnarch W. W. Norton & Company, 2009 A great read for couples. I'd say this is a great read for anyone involved in an intimate relationship, married or not. The author has really done intensive research to explain why intimacy fades for many couples over time. It's got some of the best explained reasons/excuses I've come across and really opened my eyes. I highly recommend this one, along with Pleasure: A Woman's Guide to Getting the Sex You Want, Need and ...             Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples11 reviews Gary L. Thomas Zondervan, 2005 A Daily Spiritual Guide for Married Couples My wife and I have had Marriage Problems, and after reading "Sacred Influence" by the same Author, we now read this Devotional book every day, and are getting a lot of help with our Relationship for our ongoing happiness. Both my wife and I highly recommend it to other couples!             Boundaries in Marriage56 reviews Henry Cloud, John Townsend Zondervan, 2002 positive assistance for marriage You never want to think that a problem in your marriage is because of you, but this book helps you to see that 95% of the problems you experience in marriage can be looked at another way, and 80% of the problems can be resolved with a different attitude (yours). This is not to say that all problems are caused by you, but your attitude can make a great difference. The Biblical based ...             This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence8 reviews John Piper Crossway Books, 2009 The best book we've read about marriage... Our pastor gave this book to my husband and he read it first. It changed his whole perspective of our marriage and our family. Piper speaks of marriage in a way that I've never really looked at it before. I normally struggle to get through the meatiness of Piper's books, but this book was different. It is still very meaty, but I read one short chapter at a time. I have heard the phrase ...             The Four Seasons of Marriage14 reviews Gary Chapman Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2007 Seasons of Love "My experience both in my own marriage and in counseling couples for more than thirty years, suggests that marriages are perpetually in a state of transition, continually moving from one season to another..." ~ Gary Chapman While "The Four Seasons of Marriage" can be read in a matter of hours, the lessons learned are quite valuable. You can instantly put the ideas into practice because they ...             Every Man's Marriage: An Every Man's Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman (previously released as Every ...44 reviews Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, ... WaterBrook Press, 2001 Excellent This book is amazing. Simply put. I could go on explaining every detail about it but it boils down to a few simple points. Marriage is about mutual submission and even in mutual submission, leadership can still be present. It takes leadership to be the bigger person when every fiber of your being is telling you to yell back or use unloving words. This book is very much about telling men like ...             Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last45 reviews John Gottman Simon & Schuster, 1995 Science meets love I commend the author who has turned his scientific research of the precursors of divorce into a helpful volume for popular reading. Some points I would add to previous reviews are these. Since it is scientifically based the author's strength is not in "playing the blame game." This makes it possible for couples to discuss the concepts without feeling threatened. Couples are recognized as ...             The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guide41 reviews Michele Weiner Davis Simon & Schuster, 2003 Help for couples lacking sexual energy As a clinical psychologist and sex therapist since 1976, I have read almost every book and most chapters written about sexual desire problems. This book is different because it is written to and for couples, although therapists will gain valuable insight. The author addresses/confronts each (composite) partner separately, giving perspectives for change that can help him or her adopt new ideas ...             The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work20 reviews Terrence Real Ballantine Books, 2008 My "Real" experience I read TR's previous two books while trying to save my 16-yr old marriage. I even went to see him for a full-day (w/ my ex-) and a half-day. Full cost: $11,000. In hindsight, TR punched through the psychobabble of 4 previous therapists and hit home on how both of us were sabotaging the relationship. Our marriage was one of those were the woman was running from self-analysis and I sought the ...             Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage: Unlocking the Secrets to Life, Love, and Marriage21 reviews Mark Gungor Atria, 2009 I had to buy two! I loved this book so much that when I was finished reading it I just couldn't give it to my husband... so I bought him his own copy! Mark Gungor shoots straight, in a fun, no holds barred way that pulls you into each chapter. My husband and I enjoyed the book, and the DVD series, and we learned a lot from both.             The Story of a Marriage: A Novel53 reviews Andrew Sean Greer Picador, 2009 San Francisco Dreaming An African American woman wrestles with her husband's mysterious past when a white man shows up on her doorstep and reveals that he was once the man's lover. Set in 1950's San Francisco, Greer's novel is a kind of Sophie's Choice filtered through the lens of Douglas Sirk. Greer keeps the melodrama at bay in an evocative portrait of postwar life, largely on the strength of the wife's first-person ...             The Four Seasons of Marriage14 reviews Gary Chapman Tyndale House Publishers, 2005 Seasons of Love "My experience both in my own marriage and in counseling couples for more than thirty years, suggests that marriages are perpetually in a state of transition, continually moving from one season to another..." ~ Gary Chapman While "The Four Seasons of Marriage" can be read in a matter of hours, the lessons learned are quite valuable. You can instantly put the ideas into practice because they ...             God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation11 reviews Andreas Kostenberger Crossway Books, 2004 God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation God Marriage and Family is a great resource. Myself and my fiancee read this together in preparations for premarital counseling, and this book brought up so much that we would not have even thought about until it could have been a point of struggle in our lives later on. It is very thorough, giving many different views for the topics that it covers. It is grounded in the teachings of the Bible, ...              search for books biblical, boosting, boundaries, committed, designed, devotions, fighting, foundation, intimacy, keeping, marriage, marriages, momentary, participant, passionate, permanence, positive, preparing, preserving, preventing, previously, principles, rebuilding, relationships, released, seasons, sex-starved, starved, succeed, unlocking books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Principles of Engineering Materials home  impressum - about us