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As many as one-third of all American women tiptoe through life as if they are walking on eggshells -- at home, they spend most of their time trying to avoid criticism, anger, put-downs, or cold shoulders from their husbands or boyfriends. This verbal and emotional abuse can erupt over anything and everything, matters large and small: housework, cooking, work, spending money, buying household items and clothes for the kids, and going out. Clearly, verbal and emotional abuse is a serious problem.
Relationship expert Dr. Steven Stosny has been featured on national media for the revolutionary techniques he uses in his Compassion-Power and Boot Camp programs, which help men rewire their resentment and anger, stop using emotionally abusive language and behavior, and compassionately recommit to their marriages and families.
Now, in You Don't Have to Take It Anymore, Dr. Stosny puts his effective, highly sought-after program into print, making it widely available for the first time for women who want to stop walking on eggshells. Drawing on his seventeen years of experience treating thousands of clients, Dr. Stosny explains the many different forms a verbally and emotionally abusive relationship can take. He explains how to identify abuse and why it's important to take action to change the relationship -- for not only is verbal and emotional abuse monumentally destructive to both the adults in the relationship, it also hurts their children. Dr. Stosny shows women and men how to apply his methods at home, shows women how to get their men to change, and demonstrates how they can know if change is permanent. Additionally, Dr. Stosny's program helps women recover from the pain and abuse by practicing self-healing skills so that they can reclaim their natural sense of competence and confidence. Using language that is more compassionate and accessible than in any other book on relationship abuse -- and different tactics from most other therapies and therapists -- You Don't Have to Take It Anymore presents a practical program that both women and men can use to stop verbal and emotional abuse.
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"As many as one-third of all American women tiptoe through life as if they are walking on eggshells -- at home, they spend most of their time trying to avoid criticism, anger, put-downs, or cold shoulders from their husbands or boyfriends. This verbal and emotional abuse can erupt over anything and everything, matters large and small: housework, cooking, work, spending money, buying household items and clothes for the kids, and going out. Clearly, verbal and emotional abuse is a serious problem. Relationship expert Dr. Steven Stosny has been featured on national media for the revolutionary techniques he uses in his Compassion-Power and Boot Camp programs, which help men rewire their resentment and anger, stop using emotionally abusive language and behavior, and compassionately recommit to their marriages and families.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Self-help For Individuals & Couples.......2007-05-08
Stosny's book is excellent! It teaches individuals how to heal from the pain anger has caused and how to heal relationhips damaged by anger in clear and simple steps. I have used the book in counseling with couples struggling in emotionally and physically abuse relationships. Doing the exercises and applying the principles in this book can bring peace and power to the individual and to the relationship.
The Best.......2007-04-29
In my opinion, the best book out there for healing angry, emotionally abusive relationships--for both partners. His approach has been tried and tested for years, and is much more effective than the typical anger management and batterer intervention and prevention programs.
No more walking on eggshells!!.......2007-04-23
This tremendous book is slowly chipping away at the walls of resentment, revealing a true sense of self that I thought was long since dead.
I'd also recommend "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" along side it. No matter what direction I choose, I am now positive that I will be much healthier and happier as a result.
The best book ever written on emotional abuse.......2006-08-09
I have read many books on emotional abuse and this book, by far, is the best. Dr. Stosny must have been a fly on our wall over the last 25 years to be able to reiterate "verbatim" some of the conversations and events that have happened in our home.
As a woman, I highly recommend this book for other women who either know they're being emotionally abused, or have that gnawing feeling deep down inside that tells them something just isn't right about their relationship.
Dr. Stosny provides you with insight into your situation, and a Boot Camp section for your husband/boyfriend to go through. He also provides advice on what to do if either party is unwilling to go through the process. Make no mistake - this is NOT a quick fix. The abuser must come to terms with the fact that the recovery process may take years to complete. But things can still get much better than they are now very quickly.
Ultimately, this book provided me with much needed peace of mind by showing me that I wasn't crazy to think that life HAD to better than this, and that I didn't have to live this way. If you are in this situation, or know someone who is and if you love them, PLEASE buy this book. It will be the greatest thing you could ever give them.
Extremely valuable and helpful book!!!.......2006-04-05
An angry or emotionally abusive relationship is overwhelming and confusing to both the husband and wife. Steven Stosny gives you a method with specific steps to take to get yourself out of this horrible situation, with both of you healing and hopefully saving your marriage. It is a remarkable book that has changed my life for the better. I have also been to his boot camp, which I highly recommend. Thank you Steven for giving my husband and I the tools to profoundly change our relationship back to a happy and loving one.
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Is this the way love is supposed to feel?
• Does the man you love assume the right to control how you live and behave?
• Have you given up important activities or people to keep him happy?
• Is he extremely jealous and possessive?
• Does he switch from charm to anger without warning?
• Does he belittle your opinions, your feelings, or your accomplishments?
• Does he withdraw love, money, approval, or sex to punish you?
• Does he blame you for everything that goes wrong in the relationship?
• Do you find yourself “walking on eggs” and apologizing all the time?
If the questions here reveal a familiar pattern, you may be in love with a misogynist — a man who loves you, yet causes you tremendous pain because he acts as if he hates you.
In this superb self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the voices of men and women trapped in these negative relationships to help you understand your man’s destructive pattern and the part you play in it.
She shows how to break the pattern, heal the hurt, regain your self-respect, and either rebuild your relationship or find the courage to love a truly loving man.
Customer Reviews:
Not only applies to heterosexual couples...........2007-09-11
This book was especially fascinating for me because it describes the same dynamics that can occur in gay relationships. Unfortunately, abuse and humiliation goes beyond heterosexual men.
Helped me........2007-09-10
Fantastic book, helped me to understand what I am currently going through in my life. Would recommend to anyone in a relationship who feels they just can't seem to get thier point across to thier significatn other.
Good book but there is one better.......2007-03-31
This is a good book about men who hurt women. I found it very useful, but I did find one better (on Amazon, in fact) called "Why Does he do That?" The subtitle is "Inside the minds of angry and controlling men." I think, for the experience the author (of "Men Who Hate Women...") has had, she does quite well and it makes a good pre-read for the other one.Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
HELPED ME UNDERSTAND.......2007-01-10
This book is excellent, giving women (who have or are being abused emotionally) an understanding of the thoughts and motives that direct this type of abuse.
This book helped me realize that I wasn't crazy!.......2006-08-11
My relationship with my ex-husband was abusive, to say the least, but did not seem to manifest the typical patterns of domestic violence. At the time, I was a graduate student with strong ambitions, and an even stronger will...but I couldn't understand why my ex-husband seemed to take pleasure in humiliating me, undermining my accomplishments, and trying to convince me that I was crazy (traits that he only began to exhibit after we were married)! Forward's book gave me the strength to heal, and the courage to pursue a divorce from my abusive ex-husband. This book provided me with, not only theorietical explanations for my ex-husband's mood swings and bizarre behavior, but also a foundation for me to attain some clarity about my toxic relationship patterns. The symptoms and case studies of the "misogynist" eerily described my ex-husband, as well as, every man that I have had a romantic relationship with! Thus, some of the material can be difficult to accept about yourself and your relationships, but this book is essential if you are ready to put an end to the abuse
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Being Me, Loving You: A Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Manufacturer: Puddledancer Press
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ASIN: 1892005166 |
Book Description
Many of us think of love as a strong emotion, a feeling we have for another person. Marshall Rosenberg's helps us take a wholly different and life-enriching approach to love. Love is something you "do," something you give freely from the heart. Using the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process, learn how to express yourself nakedly and honestly to your partner, friends, or family, for no other purpose than to reveal what's present or alive in you. Discover what thousands of people around the world already know: A heart to heart connection strengthened by joyfully giving and receiving is the love you long to experience.
Discover how to:
- Free yourself from the burden of proving your love and requiring proof in return
- Avoid doing anything out of guilt, resentment, shame or obligation
- Learn to effectively express how you are and what you need
Customer Reviews:
disappointing.......2007-07-11
just a transcript of audience questions at a workshop- does not stand alone - must have read basic NVC books
Less Stress.......2007-01-20
I would recommend this book to anyone who is having a problem communicating. If you are a person who feels misunderstood or find that you say one thing and people hear another. If you want to make your relationships healthy and positive read this book for help. Since reading it my communication skills are so much better as I am able express myself in a positive clear manner.
I wish it was better.......2007-01-05
I wish I agreed that this book deserves four stars - because that would mean that I was able to read through the book and attain some good information from it, which I was not. I am an avid reader with a college education, so my trouble is not illiteracy. It is the format of the book - a rolling description of what happened on stage at one of his seminars. It is written like a play with stage direction. The dialogue might have made sense if the author had left out unimportant fill like "um...am I supposed to be using empathy now or how I usually speak?" I could barely follow it, and after a handful of attempts found myself frustrated because I believe there is some good material somewhere in there! I will still give his other books a try IF they are written in a different format, but this is the first time I've truly regretted spending money on a book.
being me, loving you.......2006-03-22
Excellent recommendation on how to be aware of your feelings and commmunicate with your partner to enhance life together. Recommend.
Book Description
Written especially for single women, this user–friendly devotional helps individuals searching to understand their place in the world draw closer to the true Lover of their soul. Beststelling author Michelle McKinney Hammond combines usable scriptural principles for daily living with inspirational stories, quotes, and personal experiences of life, love, and men.
Readers will find assurance that their singleness is to be embraced, celebrated, and used as a time to grow closer to the Lord. They will also discover how to...
- realign their priorities
- get the most from being single
- have a joyful and meaningful existence without a mate
With her humorous, tell–it–like–it–is style, Michelle connects with readers and shares the fulfillment she has found in Christ.
Customer Reviews:
Down to the soul and kidneys good!.......2007-02-26
I am currently making my way through this publication (the second I have read by Ms. Hammond) and I feel absolutely blessed to have been referred to her writings by a colleague. The thing I am so glad about is how she explains the "why" of a thing. For instance, we know from Jehovah God's word that fornication and adultery are wrong. Yet, she tells what happens emotionally and physically when we allow ourselves to be used and abused in that manner. She goes beyond the "don't do this" of a thing.
I have been recommending her works to everyone (particularly women) that will listen. Her books coupled with God's word, the Bible have been my constant companion this month and I am sure even after I am done reading them they will take their place in my library, in my living room, where I can refer to them again-and-again as necessary.
Self- esteem.......2006-12-22
Michelle McKinney Hammond writes about finding one's self in God and living our your calling.
Bible oriented help for the single woman............2005-12-02
This book was a great help to me in my life. I am going through a period of singleness, and this book opened my eyes. You don't have to accept "anything" just for the sake of having a man. You are a gift, and whoever you choose to be with has found something good, and they should feel lucky! GREAT BOOK!!!!!
Finally a book that is Bible oriented!!!.......2005-05-29
I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and read through it within 2 days.However I still read through it to refresh my memory and highlight things I missed. This book has changed my perspective that being single is not a curse but a blessing. The book has also changed my life and daily routines. I am more excited about life and what God has in store me. I know longer think about the future or question why I am single, because now I know, and I'm loving it. I can't wait to read more of her books.
ALL WOMEN! READ THIS BOOK!!!!!.......2004-07-03
This is one of the best relationship books I have ever read. When I began reading it I was in tears, but by the time I was finished, I was all smiles!
Book Description
Her inspiring story is familiar to millions of TV viewers. A decade ago, Kathleen Daelemans was unexpectedly drafted to be the head chef of a spa caf frequented by movie stars, rock stars, and sports superstars. One problem - a big one: Chef Kathleen weighed 205 pounds and was a size 22. Refusing to sacrifice her love of food to lose weight, she invented a cuisine that earned raves from Esquire, the New York Times, Bon Apptit, and the Los Angeles Times. Kathleen herself lost more than 75 pounds, and her show on the Food Network, the station's first and only diet show, became a smash hit. In Getting Thin and Loving Food!, Kathleen returns, with more than 200 super-simple recipes that put flavour first, plus hundreds of culinary and motivational secrets to help you achieve your healthiest weight while keeping you "Henry-the-Eighth happy and satisfied." From pleasurable power breakfasts like Oatmeal-Orange Raisin Bars, to meals like Cashew Chicken, Skirt Steak Fajitas, Thai Shrimp, and Stir-Fried Ginger Pork, to sumptuous desserts like Dark Chocolate Souffl Cake and Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse, Kathleen's food combines down-to-earth practicality with vibrant flavours. Crammed with candid advice, task-oriented tips, and success stories from Kathleen's many fans, Getting Thin and Loving Food! gives you everything you need to jumpstart your new lifestyle and keep you motivated - and laughing - along the way.
Customer Reviews:
Good book to have.......2005-08-10
There are many wonderful recipes in this book. I do wish the nutritional information was included with each of the recipes. I still plan to keep and use the book anyway!!
Cooking this with Kathleen Daelemans.......2005-01-19
I got this book because I watched her on TV every day and I have to say I use this book at least 5 times a week its so simple and easy and the meals are delicious and low fat I have been using if for 12 weeks now and along with exercising every day I have lost 22 pounds so far. This is the best book I have ever bought, if you want to lose weight and live a healther life this is the book for you
Too many ingredient lists!!!.......2005-01-07
I like the show and was interested in the book but have to say I was disappointed, mainly at the long ingredient lists for most of the recipes within. Plus I found it hard to believe there couldn't have been more of a variety of desserts offered that were 'cooked thin'. Her recipes seem abit far fetched in most cases and from the one, yes one recipe, that I tried it tasted like a diet recipe and it doesn't have to!
There was alot in the book about health and nutrition that is helpful but as a cookbook, I felt it lacked in the practical. I can't purchase oodles of ingredients for one recipe; I rather having several items on hand. Sorry, Kathleen!
Another great collection of recipes from Kathleen!.......2004-07-19
I love Kathleen's no-nonsense, no-off-limits-food, get-moving, eat-well approach to diet and exercise. I've lost 50 pounds in a year, and am using this book to get the next 50 pounds off. Her approach works and tastes great. I am not a food weigher, calorie counter kind of person, and her books don't require that. I also like that she includes recipes for foods that are tasty and so relatively low in calories that if you eat the entire 4 servings, you haven't derailed your diet forever. Some of my favorites in this book so far are the white bean and roasted red pepper salad, the apple/celery/pecan salad, the tabbouleh, and her orange-raisin breakfast bars. If you loved the first book and are looking for some similarly fantastic, high flavor, healthy recipes you will like this book!
Catch the Healthy Eating Movement.......2004-05-25
Kathleen is full of energy and passion on her show and in her cookbooks. And it is contagious! Both for her show and for her approach to dieting and cooking. There is so much good stuff in here, both motivational and cuisine.
Here is a sampling of the good cuisine: Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad; Tex-Mex Chicken and Barley Soup with Avocado; Eggplant, Chicken and Basil Stir-Fry; Pork Tenderloin with Lemon Butter Sauce and Swiss Chard; Cashew Chicken; Balsamic Chicken with Pan-Roasted Carrots, Parsnips and Potatoes; Flank Steak, Sweet Potatoes and Cilantro Stir Fry.
We as we get older must watch what we consume (if you're not older yet you will do yourself a big favor to start eating better now) and so we need variety, food that is good for us and good to eat. Chef Kathleen's recipes continue to add variety and great food to my repoirtoie and I'm sure they'll accomplish that for you too.
As with her first cookbook, this one has the bases covered: main dishes, appetizers, desserts, sides, even sauces and salsas and breakfast.
Average customer rating:
- Positive, Encouraging
- Frank and Straight to the Point
- FINALLY, a book that middle school girls can relate to!
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The Girl's Guide to Loving Yourself: A Book Abot Falling in Love With the One Person Who Matters Most..You
Diane Mastromarino
Manufacturer: Blue Mountain Press
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ASIN: 0883967510 |
Book Description
THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO LOVING YOURSELF is a face-lift, a pick me up, a bubble bath, a wake-up call, and a full-body massage for your life. In other words, it's exactly what you need to be the best you that you can possibly be. You deserve to be loved 24/7, 365 days a year. Simple? No. Worth the effort? Definitely. Loving yourself takes lots of confidence and very little self-criticism. It takes acceptance and understanding and more courage than you may feel like you have some days. It's challenging your mind, knowing what's best for your heart, and taking tip-top care of your body. If you're like most girls, you know that loving yourself is far from easy. The good news is that it's definitely not impossible. THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO LOVING YOURSELF offers that extra boost of self-esteem you need to walk into a crowded room feeling confident, and to stand in front of a bedroom mirror feeling satisfied. It is the perfect mixture of wisdom, guidance, inspiration, and laughter you need to fall head over heels in love with the one person who matters most... you.
Customer Reviews:
Positive, Encouraging.......2007-10-09
This book was written for teen girls, but anybody can read it and find encouragement. It talks about the things that are really important, and encourages teen girls to focus on those. It gives advice about certain important issues, such as family, boyfriends, body, health, etc. This book also gives links to important hotlines and websites. This book is small and easy to read, yet powerful. I would recommend this book to anybody who needs or wants encouragement and upliftment.
Frank and Straight to the Point.......2004-12-28
Diane Mastromarino's book is an empowering book for teens, but tweens can also benefit from her advice. Straightforward about concerns girls face like body image and school stresses, this book is easy to read and non-stressful. My little sister will appreciate this book as a gift.
FINALLY, a book that middle school girls can relate to!.......2004-09-24
This is a fantastic book for any teen/tween girl. In short, concise, humorous chapters, this book tells the truth about all things stressful to young ladies. It discusses self-image, boyfriends, siblings, families, divorce, eating disorders, clothing choices, friendship problems, etc. etc. etc.
I teach middle school, and find this book extremely relevant, and thoroughly wonderful.
Book Description
Most people think that poor communication is the reason why so many relationships end, but it's actually the way we learn to think about our partners and our problems that kills trust, erodes intimacy, and cripples communication. In Why Can't You Read My Mind?, psychologist Jeffrey Bernstein reveals-for the first time-the nine toxic thought patterns at work in virtually every relationship, and shows couples how these distorted, negative, exaggerated thoughts can poison their love and end their union. With warmth and wisdom, Bernstein offers a simple yet powerful approach for breaking the toxic thinking cycle and helps readers establish new and more positive thinking habits for solving their problems and dealing with the stresses of everyday life. Packed with practical advice and valuable insights, Why Can't You Read My Mind? makes it possible for couples to remain in or return to loving relationships permanently, and points the way toward finding a truer kind of love with one another for the first time. Perfect for couples wanting to maintain their loving relationship as well as for those working to restore their love, this book provides the missing link, enabling couples to beat the relationship odds and sustain a long-term relationship.
Customer Reviews:
excellent title!!.......2007-08-10
This book is really helpful and right on target. It seems so many people try to have magical mind reading abilities and this book helps to sort that fantasy out!! Particularly useful to give to others to read as a gift!!
Changed my life .......2006-08-26
This is the most amazing book I have ever stumbled across. It not only gave me a new perspective on love and relationships but I was able to incorporate the logic of it into all areas of my life. I've recommended it to friends left and right. This is definitely a must read.
This Book Saved My Marriage! .......2006-04-20
Before we found this book, my husband and I were highly discourgaged and didn't think there were any solutions to repair our miserable relationship. All I can say is that this book finally stopped us from resenting and blaming each other for the crumbling of our marriage. I had seen Dr. Bernstein on the Today Show a while ago when they had a segment on toxic relationships and I remembered the title, Why Can't You Read My Mind? This book helped us to understand and appreciate each other in ways we never have before. I only wish that I had bought it before our relationship got so bad. My advice is don't wait till the 11th hour to read this outstanding book.
Best relationship book I've read.......2005-06-05
I buy far too many self help books but this one was the most practical and eye opening regarding how one can develop destructive patterns of relating to your partner (or anyone, for that matter) and how perception plays a key role in all of negative and irrational behavior. He give practical methods for countering these irrational thoughts and thus have a better relationship with both your partner and yourself. I really needed this book and feel it may lead me to finally have a successful relationship leading to a happy marriage. My irrational thoughts and behavior have so often sabotaged me in my relationships up to this point. I highly recommend this book!
Very eye-opening!!.......2005-03-05
This book really makes you take a look at how you are contributing to the problems in your relationship, I found myself saying "wow, i do that"....A LOT. For me, and i would guess most people when they are having relationship problems get to a point where they think they have done everything they can to fix it....when really we do just the opposite. I always considered myself extremely giving and open and my partner totally selfish, and reading this book made me realize how selfish i am. I think this book is a great tool for looking at our own behavior..Also, it gives plenty of great examples and ways to improve.
Book Description
People who suffer from mental illness rarely do so alone. Their families and loved ones face their own set of unique challenges-problems that deserve their own resources and sources of support. This is the first book written specifically to the loved ones of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It helps readers examine how OCD affects their lives and offers a straightforward system for building a healthier, more constructive relationship with OCD sufferers.
The book contains basic information about OCD-its definition, cause, and symptoms-and a brief overview of treatments available for the disorder. After these introductory sections, the book focuses on ways readers can foster a healthy relationship with someone with OCD. It includes tips for increasing family involvement, making accommodation for the disorder in daily life, and creating an action plan for change using family contracts. The book also covers relational topics such as parenting and marriage, self-care, and support networking. Throughout, the book illustrates important points with the real-life stories of families living with OCD.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent help for teenage nephew.......2007-08-24
I ordered this book and the workbook for my nephew, who was recommended these items by his therapist. At this moment, I don't know what if any progress he has made, however when I spoke to my sister several days ago, he found the text easy to read and in "normal" language. Recommended with the accomapany workbook.
Warning: This is a workbook!.......2007-05-25
I am not a fan of "workbooks".
To me, this is just filler. Books that leave lots of blank space for you to fill out are ones I avoid.
A better selection on this topic, by far, would be "Obsessive Compulsive Disorders" by Dr. Penzel.
There is no new info in this book that is not available elsewhere.
Save your money, don't buy it!
Loving someone with OCD.......2007-05-15
Excellent book for spouses trying to get to grips with your partners denial of OCD.Doesn't make it go away but makes your life a bit more understanding of the nature of the beast and where it's going to end up.
Reccommend.
Useful and Helpful.......2006-12-29
This book is a great self-help book when you are dealing with a loved one who has OCD. But it makes it clear that it can only be helpful if the OCD sufferer is aware there is a problem and wants to change. If the person has OCPD-- Obsessive-Complusive Personality Disorder, which is defined by absolute denial that there is a problem, this book will not help fix that.
If you are loving someone with OCD who wants to change, get this book. If your loved one is not ready to change, it still may be helpful to encourage them to see that there is a problem-- but don't count on it. The price is reasonable and the content can help the person loving somneone with OCD or OCPD to get a clear perspective on the problem behaviors, whether or not the OCD sufferer is willing to accept there is a problem.
Just buy this book.......2006-08-21
To help understand how I can help/cope with my loved one's OCD I purchased this book and a "ten steps" book. Of the two books this was by far the most helpful, informative, and empowering. I am sorry I wasted time & money on the other book.
Average customer rating:
- Just what the doctor ordered!
- Bad Case of Loving You by Laney Cairo
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Bad Case of Loving You
Laney Cairo
Manufacturer: Torquere Press
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Binding: Paperback
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Matthew Blake is a medical student who's trying to ignore his various roommates' wild parties and get through his classes. He definitely needs training in the classroom, but not the bedroom, and he's looking for someone who suits his very specific tastes. Andrew Maynard is his instructor, a doctor at a prestigious British hospital. He's bored, tired of the students who don't seem to care what they're doing, and ready for a change. He and Matthew are not supposed to be attracted to each other, but they can't deny their undeniable chemistry. They come together with a heat that surprises them both. They face all of the difficulties that come with the teacher student dynamic, as well as unexpected doctor's strikes, dealing with Andrew's teenaged son, and hospital red tape. They also learn something about themselves in more intimate ways, as Andrew gives in happily to Matthew's needs, offering up submission that leaves Matthew stunned and thrilled. Andrew and Matthew learn to live, and love together, giving and taking in a relationship that leaves them both surprised at what they're willing to do for love. Are they just what the doctor ordered?
Customer Reviews:
Just what the doctor ordered!.......2007-07-22
Matthew Blake, a medical student, and Dr Andrew Maynard, his instructor, tell their story in alternate chapters.
Matthew shares a house in London with engineering students, and is being driven to distraction by their wild parties, affecting his ability to study. American Dr Maynard despairs over the students he has in his care, until that is he takes Matthew into his office one day to discuss a patient and then really notices Matthew for the first time and is stuck by his beauty. Matthew is equally taken by Andrew's attractive features.
Matthew takes subtle steps to indicate to Dr Maynard his inclinations, and Andrew is quick to pick up on them. When they eventually come to together they are both overwhelmed, and Andrew is quick to suggest a follow up. They plunge into a sizzling relationship, and of course have to contend with all the difficulties that a teacher student affair involves, not the mention the problems of introducing Matthew to Andrew's teenage son.
Matthew learns a few secrets about Andrew's preferences, and Andrew is delighted when Matthew willingly satisfies them. There is an interesting reversal of roles; while Matthew remains in awe of his teacher in class, Andrew eagerly submits to his student in the bedroom.
The two fall in deeply in love, and the narrative follows the course of their love and associated problems. There is a strange mix of hospital and NHS politics, and hot bedroom activity. It is a delightful and very positive tale, with nice touches of humour and no horrors in store. Matthew and Andrew are very likeable characters, and they have some very understanding friends. This is without doubt a very pleasurable read.
Bad Case of Loving You by Laney Cairo.......2007-07-20
I have this book by weeks but only two days ago I finally start it (cause his release in print version), and I have to say I should have read it first.
Matthew is a young and good med student: he likes sex but he knows he has to study hard and so he decides to spend his time on books. But at the beginning of the academic year he meets Andrew, his "on site" doctor teacher.
Andrew is gorgeous and gentle. He is divorced and spends all his time in hospital or with his son Henry. But when he meets Matthew he finds the dom he needs. Even if Matthew is younger of Andrew, the dom's role is his. Andrew is willing and quite. The relationship dom/sub between this two is one I have never read before: it inspires me tenderness and caring.
The love between Matthew and Andrew grows slowly but stronger. In this book I feel the emotions, but they are all peaceful, even if there are topic moments. I close this book with a feeling of quite inside me.
This is a Story!.......2007-04-21
Hello:
This is what I mean about good gay themed books. The author did a fantastic job and I couldn't be anymore of a fan even if I tried. You like the idea of tutor and student like me then you'll be happy. The characters were well thought out and structured. The story was about the start of a new relationship but also about the characters as INDIVIDUALS alongside their passions.
Someone mentioned this book was riddled with medical terms and dragged the story on? Well the book is about doctors and medicine. This book HAS a plot. It has sex, it has a relationship and it has heart. This book does not lack.
Word of warning if the sub/dom relationship "squicks" some people. Then realise that this book does deal with it. But tastefully, since guess what I'm not into reading about kinks either.
Kudos to the author, may your next release be even better!
Just What the Doctor Ordered.......2007-04-15
I thought this book was a good hospital romance between two doctors. Andrew, the teacher, is drawn to Matthew, his student, and the pairing is hot!!! But what I liked most was that the book described their lives inside and outside of the bedroom. The drama does surround Andrew and his position apart from Matthew, but this is a love story, and not all love stories are riddled with strife. There is a hint of "dom"/"sub" with Matthew the master and Andrew the subordinate, but it is not your traditional theatrics with whips and chains. Nor, is Andrew subservient when displaying what's in his heart. It's good to see the role reversal inside and outside of the bedroom, that way, there is no burden on one person to sustain the relationship. Plus it allows for each to grow in their own way.
If you are looking for intrigue or good ole fashion trouble this is not your book. This book is a gay love story with "no larger than life characters", but about people you meet everyday.
The author provides enough balance inside and outside the bedroom to create real characters.
The Story Flat-Lined! Pull the Plug!.......2007-03-23
The story had no plot, no character development, no high point, no crisis resolution and most importantly no dom. and sub. relationship! Instead it had too many English medical abbreviations, too many medical diseases which slowed my reading. The only mention or hint of Matthew's need to dominant was in the first chapter when he wore his cuffs to a bar in order to attract the right one-night-stand. You never see the cuffs again, never really see any domination, except where he comes upon some medical tape and tapes Andrew's wrists. The relationship looked to me to anything but dom and sub. Further more the over-use of putting on latex gloves prior to love making made their relationship more sterile than hot. Since they were doctors, wouldn't they have themselves tested?!? Where are Matthew's cuffs? They also kept the relationship a secret - yet everyone who found out about them, had no problem with it! Andrew gets fired but it has nothing to do with Matthew and he gets a better job offered to him. I am glad I got the e-book because even then it was too much money!! The story flat-lined and should have had the plug pulled on it!
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Loving Him Without Losing You: How to Stop Disappearing and Start Being Yourself
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Are you a Disappearing Woman?
"Beverly Engel has identified a widespread problem and provided women with wise guidelines for bursting through it. She writes with compassion and insight. If you think you are a Disappearing Woman, you will drink in this book as if it were a health-giving elixir. It is!"-Susan Page, author of How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?
"This remarkably helpful book offers new insights into why so many women surrender their individuality in relationships. Don't wait until your hair is on fire to read it."-Maxine Schnall, founder and Executive Director of Wives Self Help
"A book of depth and power. I highly recommend it not only to women who lose themselves in their relationships with men but to the parents of adolescent girls who need to be taught how to view themselves as valuable beings separate from their relationships with men and boys."-Michael Gurian, author of The Good Son and A Fine Young Man
Do you frequently find yourself putting your lover's needs ahead of your own? Do you tend to lose yourself in your romantic relationships? Have you ever neglected your career, your friends, or even your health while in the midst of a love affair?
Now, in this landmark book, Beverly Engel examines the intricate reasons why so many women submerge themselves in their relationships with men-and offers a straightforward, empowering program that you can use to free yourself from the powerful grip of this all-too-common problem and rediscover yourself as a Woman of Substance.
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Essential for all women.......2007-07-06
Loving Him Without Loosing You has been one of the best books I have read. Not only gives you the notion the book is actually talking about how you feel it also helps you understand many unanswered questions about the relationship and yourself. In fact, I like the book so much I recommended the book to many of my female friends. Loving Him Without Loosing You is definitely a book every woman should read.
One of the best!.......2007-05-12
I found this book in amazon by chance. Read a couple of pages online, and couldn't wait until it arrived home.
This book is one of "the best" self help books I've ever read (and I've read a lot). Beverly Engel writes the book as an answer from a woman that has suffered the "disappearing women syndrome" herself, and directed TO WOMEN.
I would highly recommend this book to every woman, irrespective if you think you are that kind of woman or not. We all, at some point in our lives, have "disappeared" in a relationship. This book explains you why, and gives you tips on how to avoid it in the future.
Awesome & wise book.......2006-12-02
I totally agree with Ada & I couldn't have said it better, this should be required reading for all women. I have always given to others 1st & after reading this book I can see mistakes I have made in my past, I truly became a disappearing woman in my marriage. Though I have been single for sometime now & I am making steps to NOT disappear, after all don't we all want to be truly loved for our TRUESELVES with the peace & comfort of having a "soft place to fall" to be loved unconditionally can only be accomplished by being authentic. We as woman or taught don't speak up, don't make waves, agree even when you don't agree, stuff it down or the people you love will leave you or not love you anymore, what a burden we place on ourselves & can become full of resentment, regrets, as if we have to be or say or look a certain way inorder to be loved? I highly recomend this book even if you feel like you may not be invisible it is a wonderful guide, without bashing men, we do teach others how to treat us, & if we are not being respected, or treated with kindness as we should others than why allow it? we can't change others but we can surely change ourselves.
good advice without the hype.......2003-03-26
This book is a refreshing change from the usual self-help books, which are typically are filled with the author's own buzz-words and usually over-simplified view of relationships. Ms. Engel explains problems that women and men frequently encounter, explaining them not only in terms of the individual's choices, but also in terms of the cutural and social settings in which they arise. Rather than give a formula for success, she helps the readers understand themselves better and inspires in them confidence for making their lives better. My daughter, 20, found this book to be very helpful in making sense of a failed relationship; I picked it up and found some good ideas for improving my own long-term marriage.
The best book I have ever read.......2002-09-03
This book has been as useful as multiple sessions of sichotherapy. It did help me out to find myself and enabled me to find the roots of the problem of losing ourself in the relationships that are originally coming from a lack of individuation from our controller parents. I was even able to discussed it with my mother and now I am eager to read more about these topics and it would be great if I could find this book for my mom in Spanish. I feel really grateful to Beverly Engel.
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