books about: marriage     books:       The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work143 reviews John M. Gottman, Nan Silver Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2004 Buy the book, not the Kindle version This is an excellent book full of interesting information and useful exercises. If you or your counseling clients want to make marriage work, this could really help. I bought the Kindle version, though, and now I have no access to the exercises. I borrowed the book from the library and made some copies of the exercises. There are so many good ones, this turned out to be a lot of time and ...             Sacred Marriage71 reviews Gary L. Thomas Zondervan, 2000 Very Biblical! My wife and I have gone through the first chapter and answered all the study questions. We both loved it! After doing the first chapter I feel that the principles so far are very biblical. The way Gary Thomas explains marriage helping us become more Christ like is very comparable to the way the Bible explains how trials and tribulations are used to strengthen us, if we allow it. If you are ...             The Story of a Marriage: A Novel29 reviews Andrew Sean Greer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles Andrew Sean Greer is a riot of talent. He carves his words with such precision that one can have no choice but to be surrender to his writing. His works, including Story of a Marriage, always deal with the subtle underplay of the human mind, and ultimately reveal the fragility of our existence. I don't want to reveal the stories - a lot of reviewers have already done that. Besides, with this ...             Thomson Advantage Books: The Marriage & Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society ...3 reviews Bryan Strong, Christine DeVault, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 2007 Pretty good, but.... I was pleased with the product but I didn't know that it was in a 3 ring binder book. All in all it was a good deal because I really needed the book and it was a good price.             Marriages and Families: Changes, Choices and Constraints (6th Edition) (MyFamilyLab Series)5 reviews Nijole V. Benokraitis Prentice Hall, 2007 an eye opener! When discerning the human social condition, I always refer to this text; when conversing with family and friends about the construct of what drives humans to make relationship choices, I refer them to this text. If I have read this text ten years ago I would have not have gotten married. Knowledge is EMPOWERMENT...the information in this text will knock your socks off! From what theories ...             Boundaries in Marriage29 reviews Henry Cloud, John Townsend Zondervan, 2002 Very helpful I found this book very helpful. It gave me great tips to help deal with situations in my marriage. It helped alot even though my husband was not interested in reading the book with me. It gave me tools to learn how to approach situations and help resolve issues.             How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It37 reviews Patricia Love, Steven Stosny Broadway, 2008 Empowering Advice "Words hurt. Words destroy. Words can kill a relationship." ~ pg. 66 "how to improve your marriage without talking about it" is not about a lack of communication, it is about more effective communication and an understanding of how fear and shame factor into a healthy relationship. From the minute I read the first page, this book started to make perfect sense. This book has many stories of ...             Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love (New & ...37 reviews Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, ... Jossey-Bass, 2001 Excellent resource for any couple I first read this as a newlywed and found the ideas invaluable. A decade later, it has helped many of the couples I counsel. This book is chock full of practical, easily implemented advice that will enhance any marriage.             Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society2 reviews Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann Wadsworth Publishing, 2008 Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society this book is a course book,it has what I needed for the course,it was in excellent condition upon receipt. Thank you for your prompt service w/the delivery of this book             Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships97 reviews David Schnarch Holt Paperbacks, 1998 Are you differentiated? If you're not, you need to read this book! The passionate Marriage is an excellent book written in a personable manner with excellent anecdotes that demonstrate the concepts the writer is explaining. Reading this book helped me recognize where I wasn't differentiated and where I needed to do some serious internal work to help myself. It's also helped my marriage a lot, in terms of how my wife and ...             Preparing for Marriage: A Complete Guide to Help You Discover God's Plan for a Lifetime of Love16 reviews David Boehi, Brent Nelson, ... Regal Books, 1997 Excellent Marriage Book So far this is a great book. It keeps my Fiance and I interested. And it's a workbook!             Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Women: Seven Questions to Ask Beforeand AfterYou Marry3 reviews Les and Leslie Parrott Zondervan, 2006 A MUST FOR COUPLES WHO ARE ENGAGED! Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts is the pre-marital book and companion workbooks our church uses with all our couples who plan to be married. A "season" couple goes through the book with the engaged couple, meeting many times the 6 months prior to their wedding. This mentoring process has proved to be a wonderful experience for both couples, and times together carry on well past the wedding ...             The Act of Marriage44 reviews Tim LaHaye, Beverly LaHaye Zondervan, 1998 Very explicit Me and my wife liked this book a lot. There is very good information about how to approach most of the situations you face when you are a newly wed             Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last39 reviews John Gottman Simon & Schuster, 1995 Why Marriages Succed or Fail If you are wanting excellent and easy reading on marriage, commonications and relationships in general buy any and everything by John Gottman             The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guide39 reviews Michele Weiner Davis Simon & Schuster, 2003 Reading Excellent book. This book hit my relationship dead-on!!! I just hope my husband really takes the time to read it....yeah right! lol. Either way, quick delivery, excellent service, oustanding book. Thanks a bunch!             Study Guide for Strong/DeVault/Cohen's The Marriage and Family Experience: Relationships Changing Society, ...3 reviews Bryan Strong, Christine DeVault, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 2007 Helpful Tool I personally believe that this book does a good job on breaking all of the information down. It is more of an overview of the family, which I think is helpful for an introductory course. I think it is a good book!             Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change (5th Edition)3 reviews Mary Ann A. Schwartz, BarBara Marliene Scott Prentice Hall, 2006 excellent The book was in perfect condition. I purchased the book as "NEW" and I still paid a cheaper price than I would have at my school's book store. I was very pleased with the sale and hope to do business with this seller again.             The Marriage Clinic: A Scientifically-Based Marital Therapy (Norton Professional Books)10 reviews John Mordechai Gottman W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Exceptional! At last there is an answer to the question I've been asking since beginning my studies in psychology--"Isn't there anything ELSE?" There are many schools of thought that reign in fiefdoms of psychology, including systems theory, behaviorism, Imago, and psychodynamic to name a few. Each is dogmatic, and when tested across research studies, all can benefit patients (despite zealous claims to the ...             Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening ...11 reviews John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, ... Three Rivers Press, 2007 Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Truly a great book from a great author. From the authors of "Creating Your Own Way To Happiness."             Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry11 reviews Les and Leslie Parrott Zondervan, 2006 Helpful guide Easy to read and follow, applicable to real life, suitable for individual, couple or small group study. I recommend the companion workbooks, too, in order to get the full benefits of the book.              search for books advantage, afteryou, beforeand, boosting, boundaries, committed, constraints, diversity, experience, fighting, intimacy, marriages, myfamilylab, passionate, positive, preparing, preserving, preventing, principles, professional, questions, relationship, relationships, scientifically, scientifically-based, sex-starved, strategies, strengthening, transform, workbook books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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