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Marriage Books
Passionate Marriage : Love, Sex, and Intimacy in Emotionally Committed Relationships
David Schnarch (Introduction)
People joke that the start of a couple's marriage means the end of their sex life. David Schnarch, a sex therapist praised by Pepper Schwartz, uses epiphany-laden conversations taken directly from his own marriage and the married couples he sees in practice to help readers defy the myth that marriages are necessarily passionless, and instead prove that the longer a couple has been together, the higher the fireworks can fly.
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Getting the Love You Want : A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix
Bestselling author Dr. Harville Hendrix offers warm, intelligent advice for transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship. Dr. Hendrix, a marriage therapist and pastoral counselor, has divided his helpful recommendations into 3 stages. First, he chronicles the fate of most relationships-attraction, romantic love and the power struggle -- and suggests ways for you and your partner to identify the conflicts associated with each of them. Then, he explores...
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Mordechai Gottman, Nan Silver
According to most relationship books, the key to a solid marriage is communication, communication, communication. Phooey, says John Gottman, Ph.D., author of the much-lauded Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. There's much more to a solid, "emotionally intelligent" marriage than sharing every feeling and thought, he points out--though most couples...
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The Five Love Languages : How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
Gary Chapman
Marriages may be made in heaven, but they must be nurtured here on earth. Dr. Chapman explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language.
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Why Marriages Succeed or Fail : And How You Can Make Yours Last
John Gottman, Nan Silver (Contributor)
Psychologist John Gottman has spent 20 years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship. This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine what kind of marriage you have, where your strengths and weaknesses are, and...
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His Needs, Her Needs
Willard, Jr. Harley
This fresh, informative book identifies the ten most important marital needs of husbands and wives and teaches you how to fulfill each other's needs. Couples who are irresistible to each other when their marriage begins may become incompatible if they fail to...
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Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul : Inspirational Stories About Love and Relationships (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Jack Canfield (Editor)
From the creators of the bestselling "Chicken Soup" books comes a new addition to the series that focuses on the universal need to love in 101 true stories about love, commitment, intimacy, family, overcoming obstacles and keeping a relationship alive.
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Intended for Pleasure; Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment
Ed Wheat, Gaye Wheat (Contributor)
Intended For Pleasure is an easy-to-read reference book that has been revised and expanded in its third edition. Ed and Gaye Wheat, along with their medical associate Dow Pursley, combine biblical teaching on love and marriage with the latest medical information on sex and sexuality. Drawing on years of experience in counseling couples, the authors have...
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The Good Marriage : How & Why Love Lasts
Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee
Based on intensive interviews with 50 couples who consider themselves happily married, this groundbreaking book by the authors of Second Chances offers an entirely fresh vision of this most complex of human relationships, explaining the psychological steps which couples must take to commit to a good marriage.
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From Mother to Daughter : Thoughts and Advice on Life, Love, and Marriage
Joan Rivers
Written on the eve of her daughter's wedding, this letter of love from Joan Rivers to Melissa is filled with universal truths that every mother would want to tell her beloved daughter. Read about the twelve "pillows of wisdom:" Loyalty, Compromise, Enjoy the Now, Be the Wise Bamboo, Optimism, Sex, Humor, God, Death, Money, Pride, and Change Together. Beautifully illustrated, From Mother to Daughter is a gift you'll want to give to the young women you love and to yourself.
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Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts : Seven Questions to Ask Before (And After You Marry)
Leslie Parrott (Contributor)
Marriage in the '90s is risky business. Over two million couples will marry this year--and nearly half will eventually divorce. Learning to "save your marriage" before you get married is the focus of this book. The authors ask insightful questions that help couples identify and deal in advance with potential marriage problems.
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The Act of Marriage : The Beauty of Sexual Love
Tim F. LaHaye, Beverly LaHaye
With over 2.5 million copies sold since its release in 1976, The Act of Marriage has helped Christian couples around the world discover new joy and sexual fulfillment in marriage. This new edition expands on topics previously only touched on and includes...
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Love Busters : Overcoming Habits That Destroy Romantic Love
Willard F., Jr. Harley
Dr. Harley explores the illusions of marriage and the problems that develop when partners cannot live up to the idealistic expectations their spouses bring into the marriage. He contrasts those illusions with the realities of marriage and shows that marital compatability doesn't just happen--it must be created.
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Journey of the Heart : The Path of Conscious Love
John Welwood
A leading psychotherapist offers advice for couples on using love's challenges to grow as individuals and in their relationships. John Welwood shows people how the most difficult and confusing areas of relationships can be...
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