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The author of the phenomenally popular
All About Me now presents a powerfully revealing book for couples, filled with thought-provoking questions to capture your relationship in a meaningful yet fun way.
All About Me has given thousands of readers insight into the thoughts, feelings, and events that uniquely shape their lives. Now Philipp Keel has created an even more personal collection of fascinating questions--a fun, non-threatening tool designed to help couples deepen their relationships.
Unlike dry record books that merely account for dates and names,
All About Us gets to the heart of the matter by asking the questions that partners may be desperately curious about but hesitant to bring up, such as: If you could change one of your partner's body parts, what would it be? You have drawn blood in a fight with an ex (yes/no). Name a habit of your partner that you have proudly accepted.
With questions about romance and sex, daily routines and the life of your dreams,
All About Us will help you and your partner discover more about yourselves and each other than you ever imagined possible. Whether you fill it out together, separately, or ask and answer questions aloud, this unique book will help you to deepen your relationship and discover that, once again, love is the answer.
All About Us brings a new level of honesty and self-revelation to all couples. Destined to become the must-have gift for weddings, Valentine's Day, anniversaries, and any occasion with someone special, this is an irresistible treasure. -->
Customer Reviews:
Great wedding shower gift.......2007-06-27
I gave this as a wedding shower gift and it went over very well. Lots of questions for the couple to answer on their honeymoon and beyond.
Great Book!.......2007-02-24
My finacee and I have had this book for a couple of years now and we take it along with us on road trips. It is really great. There are questions that you never thought of asking and they provoke very important conversation....Strongly recommend to couples that want to strengthen there bond.
hmm.......2007-01-23
I liked the concept of the book, obviously that's why I bought it. But, by the time I got to the middle(I've bought this twic for two different relationships), my relationship was broken off. It was just time consuming...
Not very helpful.......2007-01-10
The book didn't really do anything for us. A lot of the questions were just weird and not particularly helpful with respect to building a relationship and getting to know your partner better. I didn't think it was worth the money.
Didn't get very far..........2006-10-28
I saw this book at the store and thought it would be a good idea for my boyfriend and I (2 years)to get to know each other better and communicate better, includung the little stuff. We only got a couple pages in before we had an argument. I plan on using white out on the questions about touchy subjects, especially in the "Before Us" section. What does that really have to do with "all about us"?
Average customer rating:
- Very Enjoyable!
- Last of the Bar Cynsters
- Hot Love Scenes
- Not a bad ending for the Bar Cynster series
- I hope there's more Cynsters coming soon!!
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All About Love (Cynster Novels)
Stephanie Laurens
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Setting: Regency England
Sensuality: 8
Regency rake Alasdair Reginald Cynster, better known as Lucifer, is determined to avoid the epidemic of marriage that has claimed the rest of his male relatives. He leaves London for the Devon countryside and a quiet visit with an elderly friend, but gets the shock of his life when he stumbles on his friend's body, is coshed on the head by an unknown assailant, and wakes to find himself being tended by the lovely Phyllida Tallent. Entranced by the beautiful lady and her quick mind, Lucifer soon finds himself conspiring with Phyllida to solve the murder even as he grows daily more involved in the lives of the residents of Colyton. For her part, Phyllida had resigned herself to choosing a suitor from the unprepossessing noblemen living in and about Colyton. The sophisticated, handsome Lucifer takes her by surprise and shakes the foundations of her world. Neither Lucifer nor the willful Phyllida had planned to fall in love, but destiny clearly intends otherwise. If the unknown murderer has his way, however, neither of the two will live to enjoy a happy ending to their tale.
Stephanie Laurens deftly combines a strong mystery plot with a breathtaking love story in this, the latest Bar Cynster story. Lucifer has the charm, character, and powerful personality that readers adore in the Cynster men, while Phyllida perfectly balances him with quick wit, courage, and a strong will of her own. All About Love is sure to be a hit with devoted fans and new readers alike.--Lois Faye Dyer
Book Description
Alasdair Cynster known to his intimates as Lucifer decides to rusticate in the country before the matchmaking skills of London's mamas become firmly focused on him, the last unwed Cynster. But an escape to Devonshire leads him straight to his destiny in the irresistible form of Phyllida Tallent, a willful, independent beauty of means who brings all his masterful Cynster instincts rioting to the fore. Lucifer isn't about to deny his desire for Phyllida, and he's determined to use all his seductive skills to enjoy the benefits of destiny's choice without submitting to the parson's noose.
Phyllida has had a bevy of suitors, her charm and wit are well known throughout the countryside, but none of them has tempted her the way Lucifer does. His offer to teach her all about the ways of love is almost too tantalising to resist. And though she's not yet completely surrendered, she knows only a fool stands against a Cynster...and Phyllida is no one's fool.
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Six notorious cousins, known to the town as the Bar Cynster, have cut a swath through the ballrooms of London. Yet one by one, each has fallen in love and married the woman of his heart, until only one of them is left unclaimed...the most rakish of Stephanie Laurens' captivating clan...and he's not about to go easily. Alasdair Cynster -- known to his intimates as Lucifer -- decides to rusticate in the country before the matchmaking skills of London's mamas become firmly focused on him, the last unwed Cynster. But an escape to Devon leads him straight to his destiny in the irresistible form of Phyllida Tallent, a willful, independent beauty of means who brings all his masterful Cynster instincts rioting to the fore. Lucifer tries to deny the desire Phyllida evokes -- acting on it will land him in a parson's mousetrap, one place he's sworn never to go. But destiny intervenes, leaving him to face the greatest Cynster challenge -- wooing a reluctant bride. Phyllida has had a bevy of suitors -- her charm and wit are well known throughout the countryside -- but none of them has tempted her the way Lucifer does. His offer to teach her all about the ways of love is almost too tantalizing to resist. And though she's not yet completely surrendered, she knows only a fool stands against a Cynster...and Phyllida is no one's fool.
Customer Reviews:
Very Enjoyable!.......2006-10-23
ALL ABOUT LOVE is a very enjoyable read! The mystery is a great bonus to the love story of Lucifer and Phyllida!
Last of the Bar Cynsters.......2006-04-04
This is the last of the Bar Cynsters series but there are still several in the Cynster series after this. This is Lucifer and Phyllida's story. When Lucifer goes to visit his mentor Horatio he finds him murdered in his own home. Bending over the body, Lucifer is knocked unconscious and taken in by local magistrate and his daughter Phyllida. We discover she was also in the house searching for a friend's missing letters when Lucifer discovers the body. We later find the murderer was also in the house and thinks Phyllida can identify him because she saw his hat. There are several near misses on her life and we realize Horatio's murderer is now after her. Lucifer makes it his mission to protect her and also realizes she is his mate. He pursues a relationship with her but it kind of takes second precedence to the investigation.
This is a pretty good book, but I think it is more of a mystery than a romance. I kind of like the fact Ms. Laurens always includes a whodunit in her romances but I think the chemistry between the hero and heroine is missing from this one. Even the whodunit kind of lacks the excitement of her previous books. All in all, this book is entertaining and of course, if you are reading the series you must read this book.
Hot Love Scenes.......2005-06-02
`All about love' by Stephanie Laurens is a terrific historical romantic mystery. The basic story is about a solving a murder and the romance of the strong-willed female (Phyllida Tallent) and the man who never wants to marry (Alasdair Cynster aka Lucifer). The romance is very heated and descriptive. This is # 6 of The Bar Cynster Series but can stand-alone. If you enjoy romance based around the historical England than you will enjoy this book. I would also recommended `A Loving Scoundrel' by Johanna Lindsey same style but better.
Not a bad ending for the Bar Cynster series.......2004-12-14
This is the 6th and final novel in the Bar Cynster series.
As typical of the previous five books, Lucifer is on the run after finding himself the only unmarried Bar Cynster. He decides to visit a friend, but ends up finding him murdered. After being struck on the head by Phyllida, he ends up in her family's care. They make a pact to try and find out who killed his friend and the romance begins. Lucifer decides that Phyllida is the wife that he wants, while Phyllida is of course not keen at first on the idea, although she's not against fooling around with him. Hey, this is Stephanie Laurens, what else can we expect?
Phyllida reminds me of Demon's wife, Felicity. They are so much alike that we see an instant rapport between them when they first meet, when Demon and Felicity come for a visit and stay to help them with the murder case. Lucifer is, of course, sexy and confident (no surprise there). One of my favorite scenes in this book is when Phyllida sneaks into the Manor and Lucifer catches her. Lucifer does this Zorro-thing with her clothes and then tells her "I've always wanted to do that". I thought it was hilarious. The other highlight of the book is Lucifer's proposal in the garden. The first time a Bar Cynster does the proper thing - priceless!
Although the spark between the two is not as electrifying as that of Devil and Honoria, they still make for a good story. Besides, I have to tell myself that nobody compares to the Duke and Duchess. Oh, and let me mention that I love how Laurens' finished the book with the gathering of the Cynster clan, with a highlight on Devil and Honoria. It's great to see their romance still sizzles! A very good ending to the Bar Cynster.
I hope there's more Cynsters coming soon!!.......2003-12-01
I just love reading books about families, especially when you know that there's another book awaiting you that has the same family in it! The Bar Cynster series is no exception, and Stephanie Laurens has created yet another great pair of lovers. Of COURSE, he has no intention of marrying, and of COURSE, she is headstrong and intelligent, and of COURSE they wind up in bed together before the wedding. It's a Cynster book, isn't it?? Nice attention to detail, fun plot, and of course, good little "naughty parts" to keep your attention ;-)
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Readers of bell hooks's fiery and eloquent attacks on racism and sexism might be surprised to see her take on the elusive subject of love, but in her own unique way, hooks beautifully weaves her childhood search for that emotion with society's misuse (and dire need) of it. All About Love takes apart the sentimental and often fleeting aspects of romance, stuck in the muddled urges of sex, and details the problems that arise from the confusion between the two. What hooks does best is reveal that the true force of love lies in its spiritual, redemptive power, which can impact positively on humankind: "When angels speak of love they tell us it is only by loving that we enter an earthly paradise," she writes. "They tell us paradise is our home and love our true destiny." --Eugene Holley Jr.
Book Description
"The word "love" is most often defined as a noun, yet...we would all love to better if we used it as a verb," writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Here, at her most provacative and intensely personel, the renowned scholar, cultural critic, and feminist skewers our view of love as romance. In its place she offers a proactive new ethic for a people and a society bereft with lovelessness.
As bell hooks uses her incisive mind and razor-sharp pen to explode th question "What is love?" her answers strike at both the mind and heart. In thirteen concise chapters, hooks examines her own search for emotional connection and society's failure to provide a model for learning to love. Razing the cultural paradigm that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sacred, redemptive, and healing for the individuals and for a nation. The Utne Reader declared bell hooks one of the "100 Visionaries Who Can Change Your Life." All About Love is a powerful affirmation of just how profoundly she can.
Customer Reviews:
It goes both ways, Hooks.......2006-10-07
I think people who know nothing about love should avoid writing books about it. Hooks knows a bit more about hate. This is obvious from her own words.
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Bell Hooks (black professor of English at City College of New York)
"I am writing this essay sitting beside an anonymous white male that I long to murder." [From her book A Killing Rage, quoted by David Horowitz in Hating Whitey, Spence Publishing, 1999, p. 31.]
Hooks needs to understand that hate is wrong no matter where or who it issues forth from...black or white or anyone. Hate isn't right. I think anyone who hates someone, especially an anonymous, innocent person, should seriously consider adequate professional counseling for an extended period of time.
I think there are disorders which include the definition of hating strangers as one of their markers. We should never encourage or condone this kind of sick behavior. Thank you for your time.
A Treatise on Love.......2005-07-14
bell hooks' "all about love" is an excellent treatise on the importance of love in a culture that glorifies greed and self-hate. hooks offers much-needed criticism of society's abandonment of love and shows where the lack of love has left communities impoverished and addicted to drugs, alcohol, and/or shopping. Not only does hooks offer an alternative to the self-hate learned from family, media, and patriarchal society, but she gives simple, easy to follow steps that will lead individuals to self-love and communities to shared love and pride. Even if you don't agree with everything hooks says, it is a great book for anyone looking for a positive alternative to the widespread cynicism and lovelessness America has come to embrace.
Brave.......2003-01-19
Thankfully, bell hooks is always brave enough to tell it like it is. Love is a verb not a feeling. There is an obvious connection between love as experienced within families and abusive romantic relationships. Read and begin to think critically about these core survival issues.
Her observations are wise. Her grasp of history is absolute. Her ideas stimulate intelligent and loving thought, conversation, and action. Read this book.
A thoughtful, intriguing, and truly enjoyable book.......2002-12-02
bell hooks is one of the most gifted intellectuals of our time and this book is one of her best books. Before reading this book, I was only familiar with bell hooks in the context of her role as a social critic and scholar in terms of her writings on issues such as race, gender, and class; but what this book does is allow people to think critically about a subject so thought provoking but commonly explored and discussed within the commercial confines of popular culture. This book allows the reader to transcend thinking of love in terms of romantic love and love for our families, but also envision love as an emotion of compassion and a foundation for ethics and social change in terms of love for self, humanity, and the environment.
Very liberating!.......2002-07-24
I LOVE this book...read through it very quickly and look forward to reading it again. It did more for me than any "self-help" book I've picked up because she explores the issues surrounding love and why we are unable to love ourself. And there is no pressure to "practice" certain healing methods. The book is thought provoking and inspirational. I've struggled with the issue of lovelessness all my life and was on the verge of destroying a very wonderful relationship because of my inability to love myself first. I am better able now to understand where those feelings are coming from and how to deal with them and let them go. This book has helped to liberate me. And now I can learn to love myself and my partner on a much deeper level. Upon finishing the book, I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and renewed with a new way of looking at love and how we love. From time to time, we do find ourselves discouraged and question whether we will find love in our lives without realizing that love exists in all of us and around us. Bell Hooks is a great writer; I admire her ability to express her thoughts on the issue of love and to be able to share it with the rest of world. She speaks to you in this book. Thank you, Bell Hooks!
Book Description
This book is about love. What it is and what it isn't. It is about you--and about everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another. Among many other lessons of the heart, Leo Buscaglia reminds us: Love is open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
From the Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
Leo.......2007-05-12
This book is one that everyone who is in a relationship..or has children.. should read and pass on to their friends.
Why don't we teach this in our schools?.......2006-07-16
This book has been in my library for years. I have given copies for gifts many times, I wish I knew how many. The information in this book is so very important for everyone and written in such a way that it can be easily read and understood by everyone. Should be required reading in every high school and university.
I have read other Buscaglia books and found them all to be well written and filled with beneficial content.
Thanks for the opportunity to review a winner.
Love 101: The class EVERYONE should take.......2006-07-14
Everyone should read,no make that study Leo's books. This book opened my eyes and softened my heart. Anyone who reads it with an open mind will find themselves transformed. I am someone who grew up VERY ANGRY. My anger caused me problems upon problems and was a contributing factor in the breakup of my first marriage. When I hit rock bottom and knew things had to change, it was then that I came across a worn, slightly abuse copy of a book at a second hand store. The Title on it was simply "LOVE". Don't misunderstand me, I am far from free from my anger. Yet, those who know me will tell you how much I have changed. I feel Leo books, DVD's (I have several), and tapes have been a major factor in that change. I recommend ALL items by Leo Buscaglia.
Leo talks not only about loving others, but loving yourself. Love your face, even if your nose doesn't quite match the rest of your face. Love yourself for who you are, no matter who that may be. It's the funny and odd things about us that sometimes makes us the most loveable. So, buy this book and, if your paying attention to what is said in it, learn to laugh, hug, cry (yes, even grown men can cry), and fall in love with this rollercoster we call life.
What life is all about..........2005-12-03
This is a 5 star book because it can change vastly the way you see things. It'll also make you want to bring love directly into your life and to give it to everyone around you.
The book covered the essential aspects of living in love and what love really is all about. Buscaglia will make you realize how important it is to study love but more importantly to live in it.
Mystery of Love is the greatest Mystery of all.......2005-04-30
This is sweet and simple in what it set out to do. Answers are attempted throughout but never finalized because love is never finalized.
BIG IDEA: Love is being ultimately present with the person or thing and growing together for the sake of growth.
OTHER IDEA: Education should be a 3 part process to help an individual:
1) discover their uniqueness
2) harness and grow their uniqueness
3) share their uniqueness
till next time...Tom
Book Description
Written by Denise Jackson, with co-writer Ellen Vaughn, this inspirational book gives the reader an all-access look into one of country music's most famous couples: their love story, struggles, dreams, success, the near-failure of their marriage, and the rediscovery of their faith and how that has dramatically shaped their lives.
Customer Reviews:
Review for "It's All About Him".......2007-10-10
I thought the book was pretty good. I ready it quite fast. Alan Jackson is an awesome talent with a great family. It was interesting to read about a family with so much money and values! It did go into her religious beliefs quite a bit. Overall, it was a good book!
denise jackson.......2007-10-09
I thought that Denise was very brave telling her personal story of their marriage. She was very honest. She never gave up hope that Alan would come back home. She put it in the hands of God. She kept me very interested and curious..I didn't want to put the book down once I started reading it. The pictures in the book were very good. I enjoyed the book very much...Thank you......Nancy Foster
Not worth buying.......2007-10-08
This book was a disappointment. I wish I had just checked it out of the library instead of buying. Denise Jackson did alot of bragging on the things that money could buy. Not impressed with her story, sounded like a million other stories where the husband steps out on the wife and the wife decides to try praying to see if the husband will come back. Thank goodness my husband did not come back.
Excellent! Bravo Denise!.......2007-10-08
A very candid look at a long term marriage through the good and the bad. Overcoming hurts and working together as a couple to strengthen a marriage through Christian beliefs and commitment. Without pointing a finger or dwelling on any specific hurt Denise shares her insight into her marriage to a Country singer super star and yet most times she hits universal feelings and issues that most married couples will face at one time or another. It seems that together Alan and Denise have faced much in their marriage and come together in the end to strengthen their union.
Outstanding book!.......2007-10-07
It's All About Him is a wonderful book about how Denise turned to God when Alan & her separated. It was a well written book & Denise did a great job. I highly reccommend this book to every married couple who are having problems.
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- rerelease
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Customer Reviews:
A hot read for a hot summer!.......2007-08-16
This book was great. I was a little disappointed with all of the books starting to seem the same plot...and then she threw in a twist. I would highly suggest and can't wait for the next one. Her characters are strong and believable. Now if there were just real live McCloud brothers....
Rate the author, not the publisher!.......2007-08-07
These stories are uber fabulous, and it's so unfair that readers have given Ms. McKenna 2 and 3 star ratings just because of the publisher's choices! I am happy that these have been compiled into one book because it saved me the trouble of having to track them down in the other anthologies, which is what kept me from reading them before (plus the added cost of having to pay for several books). I understand why people are upset that they've purchased books they've already paid for, but it shouldn't reflect on the author's review rating, especially because she has no say in the matter. If you go to her website and click on the link to the book, there are hyperlinks in the description that show you that they're from previous anthologies.
I own every one of her full length books, all of which have the same sexy, heart stopping, and witty writing as All About Men. They go right to the top of my keeper shelf, and so does this one.
awesome .......2007-08-03
Since I am a fan of Shannon McKenna, and have read all three stories in other anthologies, I gave her a 5, but I agree with other readers who wrote a review that the publisher should specify these stories as reprints. I also visited the authors website and she also did not mention that this book was entirely a reprint. I also agree with one reader that books are expensive, especially when you spend as much as I do on them.
Also Recommend: all books by Shannon McKenna and all CRAZY books by Tara Janzen.
rerelease.......2007-07-29
I would appreciate if the publishers would let readers know when books have been previously published. Books are expensive when you have a book habit like I do and I don't appreciate purchasing stories I already own. Other than that I enjoyed the stories as I did the FIRST time I read them.
Disappointed.......2007-07-18
Like the previous reviewer I would have liked to know before hand that all three of these stories had already been published. Next time when I don't see a description of the book I won't buy it.
I really tend to like this author so I've already sought her out and have read all of the stories featured here in other anthologies. "All Through The Night", "I Brake For Bad Boys", and finally "Bad Boys Next Exit" are, I think, where these stories can also be found.
Although I liked each of the stories in this book I too have given it 2 stars for not stating that the stories it contained were already published.
The first story, Something Wild, is about a woman on a road trip that keeps seeing a man on a motorcycle on her route. Flirting leads to something more.
Meltdown is about Jane, a headhunter, who uses deception to get an appointment to recruit a prospective candidate. Unfortunately, she's passed off onto Mac and ends up in a sticky situation.
Touch Me, is the last story. Jonah is a rich client of Tess, a massage therapist. After being turned down every time he's asked her out he gets her to agree to come to his mountain retreat to work a house party that turns out to be a party for two. This one was my least favorite.
Book Description
For many married women, their sex life is a source of frustration instead of the pleasure they expected. Author Marla Taviano believes most women need an attitude adjustment before they and their husbands will experience a fulfilling sex life.
With candor, Marla helps women view sex God’s way and:
- stop the “meet my needs; then I’ll meet yours” mindset
- celebrate God’s plan for women to be godly and sexual
- seek forgiveness for past sexual impurities and move on
- get creative, spice up lovemaking, and increase desire
Marla debunks myths, calls women on their own issues, exposes the joy of sex, and presents hopeful advice that new or veteran brides will gratefully refer to again and again.
Customer Reviews:
Straightforward.......2007-10-11
Great book, well written with an informal and personal tone. Straightforward talk about sex. Perspectives and thoughts about sex within marriage that I've never heard before. Compare tone with "Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy". I read this book in two days and plan on reading it again.
Refreshing!.......2007-08-08
I am so glad that I read this book early in my marriage, and so is my husband! Marla has a fun, honest,and conversational writing style. This book is truly practical and biblical. Marriages young and old, can benefit from this book! Just ask your husband!
Practical knowledge .......2007-06-06
Reviewed by Patty Inglish for Reader Views (6/07)
What is a godly marriage? According to the Hebrew alphabet word-pictures, it is the union of man and woman with God embedded in its center. This marriage under God, then, joins three personalities and all three function in the couple's sex life. Many people find this shocking at first, but it is a fact that can free a Christian couple to love one another more fully.
Sex can be frustrating to Christian wives in reconciling spiritual and physical needs. However, clergymen such as Rev. Frederick K.C. Price have stated that there is nothing better than married sex, because God is involved. Such professionals feel that godly sex is a miracle that must not deteriorate into an annoying chore or ugly duty over time.
"Is That All He Thinks About?" is a good reference for maintaining excitement and joy in married sex. For a healthy Christian couple, sex should parallel prayer in its regular occurrence. This book helps women see their sexual relationship as nothing trivial, unwanted, or repulsive, but one to cherish. However, while some wives feel that they should satisfy their husband's needs and not their own, this is not optimal. Alternatively, a wife may demand all her needs met first before satisfying her husband's desires. This is also not going to work.
Husband and wife can be mutually satisfied, as well as drawn deeper into the godly marriage bond. A Christian wife can also improve her own skills and attitudes to bring refreshing, joy-filled perspectives to the marriage bed. This, in turn, can bring about pleasant changes in her husband. There is nothing wrong with the wife taking the first step, at least some of the time, if wife and husband are truly partners.
Ms. Taviano shows how to discard the "meet my needs first" attitude, as well as to express female desire assertively. She also teaches that in the presence of past sexual improprieties, wife and husband must forgive each other and themselves and then drop the subject. She gives creative lovemaking suggestions with full instructions that can help newlyweds and those at their 50th Anniversary alike. Couples can then discuss and choose the activities that fit their personalities. In agreement with the author, I would discard the notion of using pornography as a tool for excitement, because it replaces reality with addictive fantasies and inanimate objects.
Ms. Taviano targets the excuse of "no time for sex" head-on. "Too busy" is often an excuse for avoidance and it is better to face the topic of sex for a final resolution. The author describes this cure as a kind of parallel to tithing. Folks often find that after beginning to tithe, they become more organized and actually have more money available for paying bills and recreation. The author believes, further, that when she and her mate began to have sex more regularly, she began to have more time for other tasks and became more productive. It was a double blessing.
God gave humans sex as a gift. As Rev. Price has alluded, it is a communication and ecstasy powerful beyond words. Who would not want that?
Some women have the fear of losing oneself in marriage and becoming only "his wife." However, if God is truly central in marriage, then mates are partners. "Helpmeet" in Hebrew original texts means defender of the husband, not slave to him. English itself changed later to mean "servant," but the Hebrew stayed the same. Discarding the English "update" frees a couple to become Christian partners in marriage and a joyous sex life! Above all, Christian couples should pray together for the health of their sexual relationship, just as they do for prosperity in all other areas.
"Is That All He Thinks About?," by Marla Taviano, is a wonderful manual that can help married women of all ages, while engaged women can study it in preparation for added joy with their new husbands.
Newlyweds, READ.......2007-04-28
As a newlywed, this book allowed me to realize how important sex is to my husband before I developed many of my own misconceptions or annoyances. One of the most promiment things that I learned is that sex in a way, fulfills a man's "emotion needs". If I want my husband to fulfill my emotional needs, being loved on, cuddled etc, then I must first fulfill his needs unselfishly.
I couldn't put this book down. It is a great and Biblical resource to ignite sex within marriage.
Beautiful!.......2007-02-22
This is a beautifully written book that all married women will enjoy! What a refreshing look at relationships!
Book Description
A startling new approach to marriage by a psychiatrist/marriage therapist.
In All You Need Is Love And Other Lies About Marriage, psychotherapist John Jacobs addresses the fragility of marriage and explains that most people are in denial about the immense capacity of forces outside their relationship to cause severe interpersonal disruption and unhappiness. He believes that only by understanding and recognizing the cultural and individual pitfalls inherent in long–lasting partnerships can we ever hope to reap the benefits of this challenging but potentially rewarding institution. If you want a better marriage, he explains, you have to recognize how vulnerable today's marriages really are to powerful social and historical changes in our culture and you must reject the many powerful lies about marriage – misunderstandings, myths, and fairy tales – that have become so deeply entrenched in our minds that we rarely approach marriage with reasonable expectations. Identifying these lies, strewn like minefields along the matrimonial journey, is the first step towards disarmament.
Dr. Jacobs believes that virtually everyone has significant problems at some time in their marriage. The sustained, successful marriage requires consciously implemented strategies over a long haul that assume each partner will share a realistic and reasonable view of the structure and intricacies of the marital bond. To his patients, Dr. Jacobs is known for taking a direct, honest, and clear approach. When it comes to marriage, he believes that what you don't know will ultimately hurt you. We tend to wait too long to address marital problems and then it's really too late. The awareness that comes through the riveting cases in this book provides a much–needed wake–up call and a hopeful way to conceptualize the realities of marriage in the 21st century. Fresh, moving, provocative, Dr. Jacobs offers the truth about real marriage for real people.
Customer Reviews:
Must read BEFORE Marriage.......2007-09-07
The title of the book was a little strong and really made my wife mad when she saw me reading it. It should be call 'All You Need Is Love and Other DELUSIONS About Marriage' and more people would get past the cover. As you read it you find yourself saying "That kinda sounds like (fill in the blank)" As you read it, it is best to look at your self in the mirror. After all, you are the only one who you can really change. This book would be a great book as a gift for a child or friend contemplating marriage.
Worth reading.......2007-01-09
Clear, concise and enormously useful book. Worth reading if you are in any type of serious relationship or plan to be someday. Dr. Jacobs puts in different light common and destructive misconceptions that, in spite of their romanticism, serve to undermine romance and relationships. I found it somewhat wanting in the chapter on sexuality but superb in a number of others, enough to go on a "must read" list. Buy it or give it to someone you know or love.
Adding my 5 stars.......2006-05-13
I went through a few books on marriage before finding this one. I found "All You Need" to be most practical and not loaded with statistics telling you what you pretty much already know from personal experience. Instead, this book gives it to you straight with both explanations and advice you can apply to your marriage immediately.
Wow, this excellent book explains a lot........2005-12-04
I wish I had this book years ago, it explains so much. For example, the author explains that marriages today are heavily influenced and burdened by the outside in. That means that we are stuck in the old roles and expectations of the past even though our culture has changed dramatically. Excellent, common sense points abound throughout the book. This is by far the best book on marriage I have ever read. If you are looking for ways to understand and improve your relationship -married or thinking about getting married- you owe it to yourself to get this book.
Very insightful...unraveling the myths of marriage.......2005-11-09
Although I think the author is still stuck with a bias in favor of marriage cf. divorce (or non-marriage), he does an excellent job of dismantling the myths about marriage and providing powerful suggestions on addressing the difficulties that those lies were designed to cover up.
"...more than 50% of all marriages in the U.S. end within the first 20 years of marriage."
"Men and women put up with limited gratification in their marriages because they had other more serious problems with which to contend." -in previous times when marriage was entered more for survival and not for personal satisfaction.
"...chronic depression is more common in married individuals than in singles."
"Indeed, it has exposed a universal truth: Historically, one of the most important glues keeping marriage together has been women's economic dependency on men."
"The single most powerful effect on marriage of women's new economic power is women's greater willingness to divorce."
"Recently, a Gallup Poll sponsored by Rutgers University's National Marriage Project found that, among people in their twenties, 87 percent believe that they will find a "soul mate" when they are ready to do so....I believe that the wish for unconditional love represents a new mythical solution to our common fears of abandonment...By all means, hold on to your ideal of unconditional love for your younger kids and puppies, but give it up when it comes to your marriage. Your spouse will not and should not accept everything you dish out, and neither should you."
"You're not really listening unless you're prepared to changed by what you've heard."
"Getting what you want in a marriage by coercion is a Pyrrhic victory at best because it simultaneously creates resentment in your spouse that silently undermines your relationship."
"Differentiation refers to the human ability to acknowledge and maintain a separate sense of self while still remaining closely connected to others."
"Most people change in relationships when they like the person they are changing for, feel cared for by the person requesting the change, understand why that person wants them to change, feel capable of the change being asked of them, and believe that the change does not imply a loss of power or position."
"As appalling as this may sound, resolution of marital problems sometimes comes from transforming the ineffective, manipulative threat of divorce into the thoughtful, realistic option to divorce."
"You must be able to stand firm in the belief that figuring out how to be part of the solution does not mean that you are the sole cause of the problem."
"The decision to behave fairly and agreeably, no matter how you continue to be treated by your loved one, is terrifying because this kind of self-control inevitably foretells greater maturity and differentiation of the self. It is self-empowerment. The inherent danger of unbalanced, unilateral maturation is that the less mature spouse rapidly becomes undesirable to the maturing partner."
"However, as I tell many of my patients, there are better ways to show your love for your family than by sacrificing your own life."
"If power cannot be used to cover up a problem or impose a solution, spouses often find that they have to deal with many more differences and incompatibilities than they expected."
"Agreeing to do something against your will can lead to marital unhappiness, even though it looks like progress has been made in settling a difference."
"No matter how strong they look, most men cannot tolerate feeling rejected or unloved by their wives."
"Though married women are considered about half as likely to have affairs as men are, many do have them, and working women, who have greater opportunity, may be as likely to stray as their male counterparts."
"One of the greatest dangers to marriage is complacency, which is fostered by foolishly maintaining a belief in the excessively romantic lies of soul mates and marital bliss."
"Social conventions and cultural traditions have allowed most of us to grow up believing that marriage is a much stronger interpersonal bond than it actually is. Today, there aren't enough external social forces holding couples together to permit most unsatisfying relationships to last a lifetime. The marital glue supplied by religious dogma is gone. The glue of the financial and emotional dependence of women is gone. The glue supplied by prevailing social attitudes and legal constraints is gone. The glue of the primacy of higher-order values like self-sacrifice is gone. The glue of community's and parental disapproval of divorce is mostly gone and, anyway, more or less irrelevant. The glue of believing that no one else out there has it any better than you is gone. The glue of thinking that you have to live with this person only for a little while longer is gone. The glue of believing that happiness is rare and unnecessary is gone. The result is that the only glue left to hold couples together is the glue created by the two of you-the glue of mutual satisfaction, gratification, appreciation, and respect-the glue of mature love. If you don't have this, or if you're deluding yourself into thinking you have it, then your marriage is in serious jeopardy."
I give this book five stars.
This is Dwight GoldWinde, living in Shanghai, China, author of "Courage: the Choice that Makes the Difference-Your Key to a Thousand Doors."
Average customer rating:
- Funny and Chock Full of Information
- a must have in every houshold
- Replacing it!
- everyone should read this guide
- Best sex book I've ever come across
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The Guide To Getting It On!: A New And Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex For Adults For All Ages.
Paul Joannides
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Customer Reviews:
Funny and Chock Full of Information.......2006-12-06
As "America's Romance Guru", I found this book THE BEST on human sexuality. I had no idea there was so much one could pack into one book. It looks like a reference book, but I couldn't help but read it from cover to cover, not only because it was so interesting, but because it was incredibly entertaining.
So many writers take themselves very serious when writing about sex, but The Guide pokes fun at sexual intimacy. It's wit was very appreciated. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in any aspect of sex.
a must have in every houshold.......2006-12-05
As sex and intimacy coaches we highly recommend this book. If you are looking for a fun, hip, and detailed guide to pleasure for men, women and couples, look no further. The Guide to Getting it On has it all. It is a must-have for every household who is interested in keeping their sex life hot.
Replacing it!.......2005-02-05
I'm replacing my old copy with the new version, because this publication is my first choice for beginning sex-ed with my stepdaughter.
This book doesn't demonize consentual sex at all. It's about making consentual sex pleasant and safe for both participants, and it does a great job. It covers topics other books haven't even touched! For example, one picture flatly demonstrates that a partner who helps out with the housework is far more likely to get sex than one who doesn't. How many books touch that third rail???
There are pictures showing the differences between circumsized and uncircumsized penises, as well as genitalia (male and female) of different shapes and sizes. I firmly believe that these will prevent emotionally painful experiences for many young adults beginning to have sex. The information is accessible, and having read the book before I know it will break the ice for the more detailed sex talk with my stepdaughter with both humor and seriousness, while at all times giving vital information.
everyone should read this guide.......2001-12-10
this guide is a keeper. whether you need some helpful tips or just want to broaden your horizon, this book is worth the money. i have boyfriends and women friends alike borrow my copy.
Best sex book I've ever come across.......2000-08-02
I was looking for a birthday present at a bookstore when I ran across this title and laughed at it and took it to show a friend of mine who was there with me so she could laugh at it too. This must be the trashiest sex guide in the world, I thought.
Then I started flipping through it.
It was intelligent. And informative. And funny. And contained details and suggestions that I had actually never heard of. (The oral sex section in particular contains the most straightforward, clear and thoughtful instructions on this topic that I have ever come across, and I have not led a sheltered life.)
I bought it right away as the birthday gift I was looking for, but then ended up reading most of it before I gave it away. Now I'm back to buy another copy for another friend. The guy who gave this just one star probably was expecting another clinical social sex review with funny anecdotes, and not a guide that gives you detailed sexual advice that you can actually use. This is also not simply a book of positions, or a book of thinly disguised porn with deep-throating instructions. The advice given here is realistic, honest, and very, very useful.
Average customer rating:
- bought as a gift but read it myself!
- Worth every penny and sooo easy to read and follow.....
- 1/2 Dating Advice, 1/2 Self-Help
- EXTREMELY HELPFUL
- More light on the problem
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The Dating Cure: The Prescription For Ms. Picky, Ms. Eternal Bachelorette, Ms. All About Me, Ms. Can't Let Go, And Ms. Matrimony
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Rhonda Findling , and
Eternab Bachelortette
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Book Description
Tired of unhealthy relationships? Sick of running on the dating treadmill and seeing the same losers over and over again? The Dating Cure has the remedy!
True, there are a lot of jerks out there-but maybe, just maybe, some of the problem lies with you. Whether you are Ms. Picky, Ms. All About Me, or Ms. Eternal Bachelorette, The Dating Cure is full of helpful and fun information to help you identify and change the negative dating patterns that could be keeping you from finding that elusive healthy long-term relationship.
Customer Reviews:
bought as a gift but read it myself!.......2007-05-13
No higher review than liking a book so much that it becomes part of your own library instead of getting gift wrapped. I bought this for a friend's birthday... and even though I'm not in the market for a date, I learned so much about my interactions with others, that I kept the book myself to finish and share. Sold, practical analysis of your relationship style that can be applied in non-dating situations, from my perspective.
I think it would be useful from new-to-dating up through the senior citizens on the dating scene. (There, now my friend won't be identified - I've just covered the 50 year spectrum of the women in my life who are "looking!").
Worth every penny and sooo easy to read and follow............2006-11-04
This book nails it! It catagorizes the types of men we have all dated and helps us see them for who they are/were. I would highly recommend this book. It is wonderful to see the different types of men who can't give themselves to us. It is NOTHING we did. We did not break them and it is NOT our job to fix them. Wake up ladies and realize the time we waste on those detour men could be better spent accepting and loving our selves and giving into our friendships. If you have done your best and it still isn't working or he is toxic Please cut your ties to him. It rarely if ever gets better and pulling us down with them destroys two spirits. You deserve better and there will be men out there that will cherish you and love you. Without the DRAMA. Life is too short, but way too long when wasted on a hopeless cause like toxic men!
1/2 Dating Advice, 1/2 Self-Help.......2005-09-06
I was skeptical before I read this book based on the different female personality types that are the focus of the book. I thought, "Oh, no WAY will I match any of these types to a 'T', so why bother?" Imagine my surprise when I found that I possessed a few characteristics of *several* personality types, which grabbed my interest. Once I identified my self-defeating behaviors that lead to dating angst, I was given a list of suggestions on how to redirect energy into something positive versus detrimental. For example, the author suggests that instead of obsessing over when the phone will ring next, women should distract themselves by indulging in positive, nurturing activities and behaviors (she gives specifics in the book for each). It is really sobering to see yourself reflected in these chapters, but everything is always offered as a chance to change for YOUR OWN GOOD with hints on how to do it.
Once the personality types are discussed and addressed, the author gives some very clear, specific dating advice. The nitty gritty stuff includes who should pay for the first date, the pros and cons of online dating, (definately not my thing, but to each his/her own) and so on.
Mixed in with the chapters are comments from "real" men who discuss their personal experiences with the various personality types, and offer feedback on how they view wait time to place a first phone call, how they deal with clingy women, the benefits of dating a woman who earns more money, etc.
Overall, I found this book to be very helpful. It does mix in a great deal of self-help for the various issues that women face that create problems when attempting to find happiness in a relationship. Not as helpful but interesting were the "dos and don'ts" of dating which seemed a bit repetitive from earlier chapters. However, the layout of the book was unique and the added element of the male perspective made it a very quick, useful read.
EXTREMELY HELPFUL.......2005-08-04
I REALLY ENJOYED READING THE DATING CURE BY RHONDA FINDLING, DEFINITELY AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED HER OTHER BOOK, DON'T CALL THAT MAN.
THE DATING CURE HAS CHAPTERS CALLED, THE ART OF PLAYING IT COOL, WHY IS A GOOD MAN HARD TO FIND AND CREATING ROMANTIC OPPORTUNITIES AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO READ WHAT WAS INSIDE THOSE CHAPTERS. RHONDA DOESN'T DISAPPOINT HERE EITHER. IN EACH CHAPTER ARE EXAMPLES AND LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT TRULY EDUCATE WOMEN.
ALSO, IN THE BOOK SHE REFERS TO WOMEN AS MS. ALL ABOUT ME, MS DESPERATE AND MS. CAN'T LET GO AND THEN SHE GIVES VERY INSIGHTFUL INFORMATION ON HOW EACH WOMAN CAN TURN A MAN OFF AND DEFEAT HER PURPOSE OF GETTING A MAN. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECOVER FROM THESE AND OTHER PERSONALITY TRAITS THAT PUSH MEN AWAY. I GAVE FIVE STARS ON HER OTHER BOOK, DON'T CALL THAT MAN AND DEFINITELY GIVE ANOTHER FIVE STARS FOR THE DATING CURE BECAUSE I REALLY LEARNED A LOT.
More light on the problem.......2005-08-01
I'm one of the men in the Roundtable of Men in the book who gave feedback on dating and relationships.
Now for the book:
First, any woman having difficulty meeting and dating needs to ask herself some questions: Is there something about me or my approach that turns men off? Am I sending out rejecting messages at the same time as I am trying to charm?
Rhonda's book provides a helpful tool for getting the answer to these questions. A woman who can recognize herself in any of these seven relationship-destroying types has taken a big first step in getting out of the trap she is in. Of course, as in any typology, none of these seven may fit you perfectly, but you may recognize in one or another of these seven types, something familiar, something that seems like you or the way you operate with men. If you do, that's something to work on. If you see Ms. All About Me, you should try more listening and empathy. If you spot Ms. Matrimony, then it's time to be more discreet about your grand ambition. And so on for each of the seven types. The book gives many specific action suggestions for each type. The key is recognizing yourself in any of these types.
Now, it does take a willingness to look at oneself to use the tool effectively. Not every woman is willing to do that. It's so much easier and more comforting to blame one's loneliness on the lack of eligible men or complain that men are shallow and interested only in instant sex.
Second, The Roundtable of Men is a great bonus, I think. Here is a chance to listen to men talk about what they really want from women--and it's not just sex.
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- Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Spiderwick Chronicles)
- Body Heat (The Simply Series, Book 4)
- Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
- Carving the Human Figure: Studies in Wood and Stone
- Dancing in the Shadows of the Moon
- Dare to Dream and Work to Win
- Dead and Dateless: A Novel of Vampire Love (Dead End Dating, Book 2)
- Devil's Acolyte (Knights Templar series)
- Devil's Due (Silhouette Bombshell)
- Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business
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