Book Description
Once again, Dr. Laura Schlessinger strikes an important nerve in our culture. Jumping off her million–copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, which received an incredible response from readers worldwide, in THE PROPER CARE AND FEEDING OF MARRIAGE, Dr. Laura exposes the sensitive and loving truth that it is necessary to appreciate the the polarity between masculine and feminine in order to produce and sustain a wonderfully satisfying marriage. Both husbands and wives have power in their relationships, and each needs to realize this in order to ensure for themselves the personal satisfaction they yearn for. Using real–life examples from her call–in radio show, and giving us real–life solutions, Dr. Laura focuses on the typical mistakes made by men and women in their relationships, and shows us how marriages can come back from the brink of disaster and divorce.
Customer Reviews:
VERY condescending - poorly written.......2007-10-08
I don't know who edited this book but they did a poor job. While reading it, I kept thinking that my 7th Grade English teacher would NOT approve of that sentence!
It doesn't help any that Dr. Laura is a bully and can be a b**** on the radio. I just find no value in brow-beating people on national radio just to make yourself look intelligent or knowledgeable.
Personally, I don't think Dr. Laura has any moral authority to speak on this subject and she obviously does not have the writing abiltiy either.
The Proper Care and Feeding of a Marriage.......2007-09-16
Dr. Laura, you are amazing! I've been married 25 years to a wonderful man. We have been the best of parents, but have only just begun to be the best of friends and lovers! Thank-you so much for your timeless wisdom. I have already purchased "The Proper Care and Feeding of a Husband" and "The Proper Care and Feeding of a Marriage" for our married daughter and son-in-law. I have been recommending your book to everyone! May God continue to do His work of reconciliation with the help of books like yours. Sincerely, Lydia Sherrin
What a bunch of nonsense!.......2007-07-29
Please save your money and do not buy this drivel. Most of this book is a direct and harsh attack on feminists, and feminism in general. Guess what, Dr. Laura? It's 2007, not 1957. She has no practical or specific suggestions for improving a marriage, just general "smile and be pretty, open your legs and don't complain".
Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage Review.......2007-07-28
As with all Dr. Laura products I was very pleased with this purchase. Her books are so much more than meets the eye. She has a gift for showing how deep and wide even the smallest of things affect yourself and those around you. I would recommend this book to any married couple.
Dr Laura.......2007-07-16
Dr Laura gives down to earth excellent recommendations. It is just that most of us are too selfish to follow them. The recommendations are simple common sense solutions to marriage problems that we in our selfishness try to make into difficult solutions. Instead of thinking of our children's welfare we are only concerned with our own. We have our priorities in the wrong place. We need to grow up and become responsible adults.
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According to most relationship books, the key to a solid marriage is communication, communication, communication. Phooey, says John Gottman, Ph.D., author of the much-lauded Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. There's much more to a solid, "emotionally intelligent" marriage than sharing every feeling and thought, he points out--though most couples therapists ineffectively (and expensively) harp on these concepts.
Gottman, the director of the Gottman Institute, has found through studying hundreds of couples in his "love lab" that it only takes five minutes for him to predict--with 91 percent accuracy--which couples will eventually divorce. He shares the four not-so-obvious signs of a troubled relationship that he looks for, using sometimes amusing passages from his sessions with married couples. (One standout is Rory, the pediatrician who didn't know the name of the family dog because he spent so much time at work.)
Gottman debunks many myths about divorce (primary among them that affairs are at the root of most splits). He also reveals surprising facts about couples who stay together. They do engage in screaming matches. And they certainly don't resolve every problem. "Take Allan and Betty," he writes. "When Allan gets annoyed at Betty, he turns on ESPN. When Betty is upset with him, she heads for the mall. Then they regroup and go on as if nothing's happened. Never in forty-five years of marriage have they sat down to have a 'dialogue' about their relationship." While this may sound like a couple in trouble, Gottman found that they pass the love-lab tests and say honestly that "they are both very satisfied with their relationship and they love each other deeply."
Through a series of in-depth quizzes, checklists, and exercises, similar to the ones he uses in his workshops, Gottman provides the framework for coping with differences and strengthening your marriage. His profiles of troubled couples rescued from the brink of divorce (including that of Rory, the out-of-touch doctor) and those of still-happy couples who reinvigorate their relationships are equally enlightening. --Erica Jorgensen
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Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages.
This book is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward in their approach, yet profound in their effect, these principles teach partners new and startling strategies for making their marriage work. Gottman helps couples focus on each other, on paying attention to the small day-to-day moments that, strung together, make up the heart and soul of any relationship. Being thoughtful about ordinary matters provides spouses with a solid foundation for resolving conflict when it does occur and finding strategies for living with those issues that cannot be resolved.
Packed with questionnaires and exercises whose effectiveness has been proven in Dr. Gottman's workshops,
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the result of Dr. John Gottman's many years of closely observing thousands of marriages. This kind of longitudinal research has never been done before. Based on his findings, he has culled seven principles essential to the success of any marriage.
Maintain a love map.
Foster fondness and admiration.
Turn toward instead of away.
Accept influence.
Solve solvable conflicts.
Cope with conflicts you can't resolve.
Create shared meaning.
Dr. Gottman's unique questionnaires and exercises will guide couples on the road to revitalizing their marriage, or making a strong one even better.
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John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to observe the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over many years. Here is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.
Packed with practical questionnaires and exercises, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.
"An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent -- and long-lasting -- marriage."
DANIEL GOLEMAN, AUTHOR OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
"Gottman stays refreshingly down to earth, rather than on Mars and Venus."
BILL MARVEL AND GEOFFREY NORMAN, AMERICAN WAY
"Gottman comes to this endeavor with the best of qualifications: he's got the spirit of a scientist and the soul of a romantic."
NEWSWEEK
"Twenty-five years of landmark marital research."
USA TODAY
"Offers something every relationship can benefit from."
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"Astonishing new research!"
WOMAN'S WORLD
Customer Reviews:
A must for couples considering marriage/long-term partnership.......2007-09-30
My fiancee and I decided to be proactive and visit a psychologist before we had any relationship issues and before we got married. He recommended Gottman to us, and what a fabulous recommendation it was! Reading "Seven Principles" really illustrated with lucidity what it was about my parents' marriage that has always bothered me (contempt from my mother in their arguments) and gave clear steps on how to avoid this and other relationship killers. It was very reaffirming in that it doesn't tell couples not to fight (because how realistic is that?), but teaches them how to fight and how to agree to disagree. My fiancee is in the process of reading it now, and I'm excited for him to finish so we can talk it over. The last principle, in particular, is really great for people who already have solid relationships...it made me excited to get married!
A really excellent book overall, Gottman's writing style is clear and concise!
A must have in protecting one's marriage!.......2007-09-26
This book is absolutely essential in the treatment of marriage or couple counseling, as well as can be used by anyone interested in strengthening their own marriage/relationships. It is helpful because it is basic, layed out in a very simplistic manner, and is an easy reader. The book offers concrete instructions for couples on how to improve their closeness, connection, and communication. It is also based on scientific studies thereby offering value and effectiveness of the techniques illustrated in the book. I would highly recommend it for struggling couples, those considering divorce, as well as couples with a good relationship seeking a closer bond.
researched through many, this one the best .......2007-09-05
This author uses common sense and clinical study and marries the 2 together,
He gives simple, thought provoking questions and daily/weekly effective deeds to do. Insightful and effective. We're using it to help others but aNYONE can take a few hints from this even MR and MRS perfectly happy.
seven principles of making a marriage work.......2007-08-23
great book that I had initially borrowed from my therapist. Was enlighteneing. Made me recognize a lot about myself and my spouse. I recommend it for newleyweds and other couples as well; I myself have been married for 10 years. It can be used preventitively or as a couselling guide or just to provide some insight into what you may be feeling or going through with a significant other. It made me realize my thoughts and actions were not "crazy" but rather common.
Great Resource.......2007-08-16
I use Dr. Gottman's marriage principles in my private practice with great success. I highly recommend this book.
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In his extraordinary new book, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and bestselling author, presents a long overdue message that women need to hear: You aren’t crazy–you’re right!
Women have changed in the last twenty-five years–they have become powerful, independent, self-confident, and happy. Yet many men remain irresponsible and emotionally detached. They don’t know how to respond to frustrated partners who just want their mates to show up and grow up.
Enter the good news: In this revolutionary book, Real shows women how to master the new rules of twenty-first-century marriage by offering them a set of effective tools with which they can create the truly intimate relationship that they desire and deserve. He identifies five non-starters to avoid and shares practical strategies for bringing honesty, passion, and joy back to even the most difficult relationship. Using his experience helping thousands of couples shift from despair to profound emotional closeness, Real guides you through the process of relationship repair with exercises that you can do alone or with your partner. With this program you’ll discover how to
- identify and articulate your wants and needs
- listen well and respond generously
- set limits, and stand up for yourself
- embrace and appreciate what you have
- know when to seek outside help
The New Rules of Marriage will introduce you to a radically new kind of relationship, one based on the idea that every woman has the power to transform her marriage, while men, given the right support, have it in them to rise to the occasion.
We have never wanted so much from our relationships as we do today. More than any other generation, we yearn for our mates to be lifelong friends and lovers. The New Rules of Marriage shows us how to fulfill this courageous and uncompromising new vision.
Customer Reviews:
WOW.......2007-09-27
This book is amazing. Actual steps and language to help couples discuss and work through really important issues. Makes sense to both male and female. Great "case studies" examples of principles in action. Really really like this book.
New Rules an interesting read........2007-09-20
I saw the author on television talking about the book and was intrigued enough to buy it. It was well worth the price.
Terrence Real does a great job of including real-life examples to support his theories of relationship building.
I recommend it highly.
A Must Read, Whether in a Good or Poor or Future Relationship!.......2007-06-18
This is the BEST relationship book that I would recommend people read no matter if you are in a good, solid relationship and want to keep it that way, in a rocky relationship that you'd like to improve, or just thinking about someday being in a relationship. In fact, it is excellent even for those who are not going to be married - just socially interacting with other human beings!! Written by Terrence Real (a family therapist, who also specializes in male depression) this book certainly makes MY FRIENDS MUST READ list. Chapters are divided and activities arranged in such a way that individuals can work thru the book on their own (and see true positive changes in their relationships - with partners or friends) OR you can work thru it as a couple in addition to individual work. Real does makes some inaccurate statements about feminism and the feminist movements in our country, but I guess no book can be perfect and not everyone has background education in Women's Studies. :)
Every Couple's Read.......2007-06-15
If you are serious about your relationship, and both interested in learning your limitations, this is an exceptional resource.
The author describes the difference between men (who retreat into their caves to avoid intimacy and work on problems) and women (who retreat into anger to avoid problems and end up limiting initimacy). Becoming self aware is an essential aspect of operating in the world, if we are willing to be honest about our behaviors we can become more functional.
I also listened to the Audio version of the book and it was much more informative to hear the examples and conversations in this format. Having a tendency to drift when I read such examples, hearing them was better.
The behaviors identified, practices provided, and exercises are well worth the effort. We don't expect ourselves to be trained in our occupations, why is it we expect that we will be perfectly skilled to succeed in relationship? It takes learning, and enough esteem to realize we don't know everything about making it work.
This is a great start to intimate health.
Couple Conflict.......2007-05-09
Understand why marriage is so difficult in today's world, and how to handle conflict with your spouse.
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When Justine walks in on her husband with another woman, she flees their cabin, promising a swift divorce. Andrew pursues her in his car, intending to get his wife back. But when his car goes over a cliff, hours later Justine is looking down at her comatose husband,wondering how it ever came to this. Now she is faced with a difficult choice about whether or not to pull the plug. And if she does, is it because of his cheating ways or because its the humane thing to do? Should she keep faith for his supportive mother that hell revive from his coma? Then, when an old flame resurfaces, will Justine follow her heart or her conscience?
Customer Reviews:
Looks can be deceiving...............2007-07-27
Justine and Brianna are bestfriends but more like sisters. These women are struggling with a common issue "Men." The men in their lives are deceiving, but do you judge all men by the one who has burned you?? They soon learn that they stand in total control of their destiny and future love life, but that is until they meet their match. Justine & Brianna both have to face their past and the men who took up the space. Justine has to make a major life or death decision when it comes to Andrew and that decision is wearing on her progress to move ahead with her life and accept happiness. She also has to face up to those who have supported the deception during her adult life (Beverly, her mother, Andrew, Nina...)
Brianna has a different dilemna, but all the same it is life changing. Sometimes you misjudge or misperceive a person and she does with Jackson, Does he love her or is she a career booster? As the story unwinds you find that everything may appear one way, but really is another. This is a story that can definitely continue with the characters. Nina and Marcus will have their own story to tell, Patrick and Brianna, Andrew, Justine and Dalton, Justine and her mother. Francis Ray has done a great job of keeping the story interesting and unpredictable, what you think will happen doesn't. Go out and get it today and read, read, read!
In Another Man's Bed-REVIEW..........2007-07-20
I did not like this book at all. The author in my opinion gives too many details on things that dont matter...i.e. What the Brand of the Suits some of the ladies wear, the color of someone's nail polish...too many unnecessary deatils. I didn't like the way the book ended...it just kinda left you hanging....Please dont buy this book...Check it out from your local library!!
Wonderful, Amazing , A+++++++++++++++++++++.......2007-03-22
I love love love Francis Ray's books. Her books are always wonderfully written and tug at the heart strings and "In Another Man's Bed" in just another in a long line of her excellent novels. I laughed, cried, got angry and fell in love with Dalton, Justine, Brianna and Patrick. A++++
Page Turner.......2007-03-20
I enjoy Francis Ray's novels...what can I say. It was a sweet read. And you got two romances for the price of one. I really enjoyed both Patrick and Dalton, they were good, caring man, that knew how to love their women. Patrick and Brianna had that instant connection, even though she fought it to the end. I knew they would end up together. And Dalton and Justine, were meant to be together, unfortunately her mother got in the way of her daughters happiness along time ago, but she wasn't about to let her get in the way a second time. And that Andrew and Nina got just what they deserved and if I had been Andrew's wife I would have signed the papers to take him off the respirators along time a go.
Well Done!.......2007-03-19
Ms. Ray has done it again. She weaves a story that will hypnotize the reader and have you so involved with the characters that you feel like you can talk to them and they actually hear you. Take this journey with Justine as she goes to hell and back....and will consider going back to hell in order to do the right thing. But in walks a past love and things change. The answer becomes does she allow herself to be victimized by the vow she has taken...for better or worst...or does she realizes that she is entitled to real love. What's a person to do when it seems like almost everyone else wants you to do what is right for the person who has hurt you. Will Justine find herself and do what is best for her or will she turn her head and live a life that she so desparately want to run away from. well the answer lies between the front and back covers of this terrific and well written book. YOu won't be dissatisfied...I highly recommend this book....a page turner....
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- A hilarious play of the battle between the sexes.
- A Depature From Anything Previously Read
- A comedy of wit, But not Shakespeare's Best
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The Taming of the Shrew (New Folger Library Shakespeare)
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Folger Shakespeare Library
The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies
Each edition includes:
• Freshly edited text based on the best early
printed version of the play
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
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Essay by Karen Newman
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Customer Reviews:
A hilarious play of the battle between the sexes........2007-05-25
This play is one of Shakespeare's most ribald, but I enjoyed it just the same. It's lusty, earthy and somewhat farcical. It's a very popular play because it is funny and fast-moving. And Shakespeare's wordplay is at its best here. I defy anyone not to laugh out loud numerously as they read this play. It is wonderful!
A Depature From Anything Previously Read.......2006-06-11
First off let me say that this is my first and only Shakespeare play that I have read so I have nothing to compare it too, author wise. I had to read this for my 9th grade english class, and my first thoughts on the text were that it was hard to understand, it was boring and I hated it. Looking back, I was wrong. The plot is a little lacking (I won't bore you with the details, you have read them elsewere), but the dialouge is very clever if you can understand it. Also, this edition has scene summaries and word definitions to help you understand it. Once I let it sink in after I completed it, I relized the underlying messages, the quick witted dialouge and the absurd (although a little weak, as mentioned before) plot make this a pretty good read. If you are up for a challenge I would recommend The Taming Of The Shrew. If you are new to Shakespeare, this seems as good of a place as any to start with his works.
A comedy of wit, But not Shakespeare's Best.......2004-10-31
Maybe it's because i read this through a class that it is not so good, but for some reason i didn't connect with this book. IT just didn't capture me like other Shakespeare books. King Lear was fantastic, Romeo and Juliet superb, Othello was fantastic, but the Shrew just didn't cut it for me. I think it's because it is a comedy. I enjoy the sirious Shakespeare better. OF course, besides all that the universal themes that shakespeare can recognize is amazing, so it still makes THe Shrew great. There are fantastic scenes of comedic wit, in which arguing scenes are taken to a whole new level of jabs and stabs with words. Overall, the story is weak, but does contain great writing.
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Helen Boyd's husband, who had long been open about being a cross-dresser, was considering living as a woman full time. Suddenly, Boyd was confronted with the reality of what it would mean if her husband were actually to become a woman — socially, legally, and medically. Would Boyd love and desire her partner the same way?
Boyd's first book, My Husband Betty, explored the relationships of cross-dressing men and their partners. Now, She's Not the Man I Married is both a sequel and a more expansive examination of gender in relationships. It's for couples who are homosexual or heterosexual, and for readers who fall anywhere along the gender continuum.
As Boyd struggles to understand the nature of marriage, passion, and love, she shares her confusion and anger, providing a fascinating observation of the ways in which relationships are gendered, and how we cope, or don't, with the emotional and sexual pressures that gender roles can bring to our marriages and relationships.
Customer Reviews:
a unique look into trans marriage.......2007-07-08
She's Not the Man I Married is a smart, in-depth look at being a woman whose husband is transgendered. Boyd is candid and brave as she talks about the strain of loyalty and desire, the confusion, questions of sexuality and identity and, most of all, the emotional reality of being married to someone who needs to make the biggest change that a person can possibly make.
A sequel to the more detached in tone novel, My Husband Betty, Boyd wrote She's Not the Man I Married specifically to talk more openly about her feelings. Boyd is articulate and has clearly thought about this topic a great deal, in addition to her research. Her writing is fluid and moving. It has its academic moments, but is always accessible. I can imagine other writers who deal with this subject turning it into something sensational and lurid, but Boyd never writes to the lowest common denominator.
She's Not the Man I Married is a book about gender, but it's also a memoir. Boyd succeeds in her project; the perspective is intimate, and the facts are interesting for those who can personally relate as transgendered people or those married to transgendered people, as well as outsiders. It's special to get to peek into the private space of any marriage, particularly a marriage that faces such unique challenges. She's Not the Man I Married sustains this glimpse for 300 pages, and it is a fascinating read.
Fantastic for a sense of the emotional impact on partners.......2007-06-08
While many books on the subject deal with the individual struggles the transgendered individual encounters on their voyage, this book gives a very thoughtful and emotional depiction of sharing a life with a transgender partner and has questioned gender roles and identity in a variety of ways all her life. For trans-identifying individuals, it provides an excellent insight into some of the struggle any partner they may have is certainly experiencing, and the sacrifices they make out of love if they support the trans partner. It concludes in a way that is to be expected for a book on a work in progress, and in a very touching way.
Honest and Touching.......2007-05-29
This wise, witty, wonderful book--at turns compassionate, exasperated, hopeful, and resigned--should be considered the gold standard for memoirs of the partner of a transperson.
Ms. Boyd's fierce feminism and remarkable intellect shine through in her original analysis of transgenderism from the perspective of a woman not always comfortable with her own gender yet feeling no desire to ever change it. Using the lens of her partner's transgenderism, she examines the central question of feminism--should gender matter?--with surprising and sometimes disturbing results.
Perhaps her most fascinating accomplishment is the exposure of her own turmoil and ambivalence about Betty's transness and potential transition; whether she realizes or not, Ms. Boyd's emotions are a mirror for those of many transpeople, and the feeling of being torn inside is common to both transpeople and their partners.
A fascinating study of gender in its many surprising forms, I highly recommend this book.
An impressive, touching memoir.......2007-05-26
"She's Not The Man I Married" is, at once, a wrenchingly honest memoir of the author's own sometimes painful relationship with her gender (and with the cultural expectations and standards that those who grow up female are subjected to), and a perceptive, witty, and always-interesting commentary, from a feminist perspective, on many of the seemingly insurmountable complexities that lie at the intersection of gender, transgender, and relationship issues. Ms. Boyd makes no attempt to wrap things up neatly with pat solutions or easy answers -- because there are none -- and takes an unflinching look at the difficulties that a gender transition presents, not only for transpeople themselves, but, just as importantly, for those who love them. This is a worthy follow-up to "My Husband Betty," and, I think, is equally destined to be a classic in its field.
Incredibly Moving.......2007-05-26
Helen's first book, My Husband Betty, was very focused on sharing information about crossdressers and their partners. As someone who had little to no experience with crossdressing or crossdressers, that book was highly educational for me.
She's Not the Man I Married is less about information and more about Helen's experiences as the partner of a trans person. She addresses her fears, her frustrations, her own discovery of what gender means in her life. Mostly what comes through is the tremendous love that she and Betty have for one another, and the surprising impact of gender on their relationship.
This book is smart, articulate, and heart-wrenchingly honest. Go and buy it right now.
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From 1967 to 1979 Joanne Fleisher led a happy life in the suburbs, a mother of two and the wife of a successful lawyer. Then she fell in love with a female friend and everything changed. Her experiences, as well as those of the women who write to her advice column Ask Joanne (www.lavendervisions.com), inspired her to write Living Two Lives, a guide for women grappling with the difficult process of coming out while being married to a man. Now a licensed clinical social worker, Fleisher has conducted married women's support groups, weekend conferences, individual therapy sessions, and national and international phone consultations for women in this situation. She now brings her wealth of insight to this guide to help married women navigate the stages of coming out: initial feelings of same-sex attraction, telling husbands and children, managing a roller coaster of emotions (grief at the end of a marriage, confusion and anger at the loss of heterosexual privilege, guilt, anxiety, depression), developing a support system, executing the awkward phases of dating, and, finally, moving into a new chapter of life. In addition, Living Two Lives provides resources on organizations for married women, suggested reading, and helpful websites. Married women are a huge but invisible part of the lesbian population, often falling between the cracks of available resources. This book is a welcome tool to guide them out of isolation and into rich, rewarding lives.
Joanne Fleisher is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Simmons College and of the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She and her partner of 25 years co-parented her daughters with her ex-husband, and she recently became a grandmother.
Customer Reviews:
Understanding the Situation.......2007-05-21
Women who feel like they're alone in this situation will find guidance and assurance that they are not alone.
Married to a Man And in Love With a Woman.......2007-05-10
Great book. Very insightful.
A realistic and beneficial guide to women .......2007-04-11
The author approaches the subject matter in a sensitive and proactive manner. The book provides a lot of supportive information for women that may feel they are all alone or the only one that has or is going through this process. The author really addresses the stages and situations that are part of the process providing mulitple scenarios, suggestions, and rationale without judgment. An excellent book for all parties going through this life transition.
***** Love is a Four-Letter Word That We Can't Live Without *****.......2007-03-07
As a psychotherapist, I can say that the topic of this book is timely and a most welcome addition to the literature on it. For despite the untold depth of despair that our sexual-orientation causes in ourselves, partners, family, friends, and society-at-large, we have not seen anything yet, as we say, nor do we see the upside to this revolution. In fact, the primary task for each of us is to STOP the blame-game; this is a no-fault biological upgrade downloading into our genetic programming. That is, it is as organic, natural as mom, apple pie, and Chevrolet. For my own research, and visions, into the future reveals an increase in gay and lesbian relationships that will far exceed those of the heterosexual community. So, first and foremost, let's drop the guilt-trip and the judgments of each other's role in the self-healing cycle of Mother Earth. In short, as a "straight" male, married to a straight female for the past 37-years, parents to 3 adult children, 8 grandchildren, we are a dying breed, and I for one am glad of it! For our confusion is linked to the origins of mankind in the Garden of Eden, the role the twisted-pair DNA "serpent" had in bringing us the knowledge of co-creation initially. Yet our blind-spot still does lie in the role we play as members of the oppostie sex. Sex has to do with "power," raw energy that we use to attract and repel people around us. Up until now, it has been mismanaged badly with tragic consequences. However, because we are at the critical phase of our spiritual evolution where we are to "make the two one again," as it states in the Gospel of Thomas, there is hope, finally. Specifically, as I've learned from my myriad interviews with men and women having a near-death experience over the past 15-years, the future human being will be androgynous. Indeed, what we are witnessing today is the maturation of our species into self-empowered shamans by using the sexual life-force energy wisely to rebalance civilization in the process. In blunt terms, we are restoring the natural order to the planet where the "magnetic" feminine rules the roost, so to speak, from the boardroom to the bedroom. So the more we can help everybody seek and find their "soul mate" the closer we come to peace on Earth. Thank God that finally we can perhaps begin to heal our toxic planet from its near fatal overdose of testosterone poisoning!
Dr. John Jay Harper is author of Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century
A Gentle, Practical, Extremely Valuable Book Handling a Sensitive Subject.......2006-10-15
*****
This is a gentle and honest book for self-inquiry for those women who are married and questioning their sexual identity. It helps you to sort out the myriad of complex feelings that ensue when you are in love with another woman, wish you were in love with another woman, wonder if what's wrong with your marriage is that you really belong with a woman, and more. In this sorting out, the author is kind and non-judgmental of diverse beliefs, and does not have an agenda---feminist or otherwise---in the courses of action that would be best for the reader; instead she helps you to find the answers that are right for you.
The book facilitates this self-searching by a terrific format. It is organized into chapters by topic, including: questioning, finding your sexual identity, examining your marriage, husbands' responses, managing the roller coaster, girlfriends, helping your children, and support. The chapters are full of gentle questioning and supportive ways of dealing with what is inevitably a difficult time in a woman's life, no matter what the outcome.
Then, at the end of each chapter, there is a section called "What You Can Do Now"---simple actions that you really can do, even if you're uncertain and up-in-the-air about so much else. Each of these action sections is broken up into several parts like:
"Remind yourself..." (with good things to remind yourself of---for example, "Self-understanding is not a linear process. I may take one step backward for every two steps forward."),
"Ask yourself this question..." (a thought-provoking question related to the chapter topic---for example, "What messages about sexuality, direct or covert, did I get from my parents, teachers, clergy, friends? And which do I continue to hold inside me?"),
"Practice this technique for handling your feelings..." (a do-able and helpful coping technique---for example, keeping your focus on staying in the present), and
"Take one step..." (a concrete action step that you can take, as opposed to one that you are unsure about---for example, making a timeline of the key sexual events in your life and how they shaped your thoughts about your sexuality).
These action sections help you on what is a lengthy and patient journey.
The book helps you to realize that you are not alone, that other women have been where you are. It does not sugar-coat the process of exploring your sexual identity, however. It is realistic and presents the difficulties and potential costs as well as the benefits of such a journey. The biggest gift this book gave me is that it helped me to not feel so scared---as do most women when thinking about huge life changes. It helped me to see that I would be okay no matter what choices my future held.
It is also an excellent book to be read not only by the woman who is questioning her sexuality, but by the woman's husband, girlfriend, adult children, or those who simply wish to understand this difficult process that is so seldom written about in such a sensitive way. Highly recommended.
*****
Book Description
If the Nobel committee offered awards in Gender Relations, the Sweet Potato Queens would have the prize all locked up. These fine ladies have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of love, marriage, and great sex, and they’re just bursting to share their stories. Now their royal ringleader, bestselling author Jill Conner Browne, brings you
The Sweet Potato Queens’ Field Guide to Men, a hilarious (and highly instructive) handbook about the men we love to hate, and the ones we love to love, with special revelations about:
Why he didn’t call
The sweetest revenge ever
The downright crazy things we will do for romance
Plus, memorable tales of Queenly dating adventures, the shameless lowdown on looking as young as you feel, and more royal recipes that are guaranteed to bring him home each and every night.
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If the Nobel committee offered awards in Gender Relations, the Sweet Potato Queens would have the prize all locked up. These fine ladies have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of love, marriage, and great sex, and they’re just bursting to share their stories. Now their royal ringleader, bestselling author Jill Conner Browne, brings you The Sweet Potato Queens’ Field Guide to Men, a hilarious (and highly instructive) handbook about the men we love to hate, and the ones we love to love, with special revelations about:
Why he didn’t call
The sweetest revenge ever
The downright crazy things we will do for romance
Plus, memorable tales of Queenly dating adventures, the shameless lowdown on looking as young as you feel, and more royal recipes that are guaranteed to bring him home each and every night.
Customer Reviews:
Essential Information for the Aspiring Queen.......2007-02-16
Chock full of valuable and knowledgeable advice about male and female foibles. The story about the "lip extender" had me laughing so hard there were tears pouring down my face. Shorter than the others, lamentably, what were you THINKING, Jill???
Another boring rehash.......2006-08-30
Yet another forum for the author to rehash the "good old days" give her wannabes their 15 minutes of fame. I don't understand why someone who is an inspirational speaker and talented writer would travel this path.
FEEL BETTER LADIES! This is just fun...in book form........2005-12-30
There is really nothing At ALL WRONG IN HAVING A GOOD TIME,and this gal is doing her best to have a genu-wine helluva good time of life. If you have never celebrated just being a woman, do read her work. And if you have been born in the southern states, you will rather relate, even if you were born on the GREEN side of town, you freaks like myself will feel some (sanctimonius) maybe? relating, and you will laugh! I would rather like to be her friend, so that I could get a little dose of her fun, and she might get a bit more, my compassion for the human delimma.
(I have a hard time using people, whether they are aware of it, or not) ~but still understand!
Men! You guys can really be a big ol' CAN-O-WORMS...and you know it!
And this gal Jill is just putting that knowledge out there, in the form of one rowdy southern belle's opinion, and it is great fun to read about it! This girl could cheer up Eyore!
And yes I know that it is wrong to call a full grown woman a girl but some of us, we'll just never lose that spirit, and that is when you can do so correctly...politically or just socially, I for one, will never be too old to be a "girl" nor will Miss Jill Browne. This is a fun romp through the thoughts of a true (American as apple pie) sister!
Actual recipes are included in this book as well.
"Lighthearted romp" of a book.
Just didn't have the old magic.......2005-11-26
My wife and I have loved the Sweet Potato Queen books from the beginning. Reading them together became something of a ritual for us. This book, however, left us both rather disappointed.
Jill Conner Browne is a very talented writer, no question about that, and her latest book did offer several laugh-out-loud moments. Her descriptions of the various types of men (and the women who are involved with them) was very funny. She devoted one brief chapter to explaining why "he" didn't call, which combined humor and down-home good sense as only the SPQ can do.
However, Conner-Browne's distinctive literary voice has changed over the years, and not for the better. In one chapter she goes on endlessly about her plastic surgery experience, from which she recuperates with a shopping spree. In another section, she describes her experience with acuptuncture, blissfully glossing over the expense of it. Previously, the SPQ came across as folksy and full of love-for-life. In discussing her high-priced indulgences, however, she comes across as spoiled and decadent. This kind of self-worshipping prattle distances her from those of us who don't have endless piles of money, and frankly makes her book less enjoyable to read.
Mind you, this doesn't mean that the latest SPQ book isn't worth reading. My wife and I agreed that we were both glad we read it. However, we also agreed that compared to the previous books in the series, it just wasn't as good.
Very Funny.......2005-10-10
Another hit in the series. The wife just loved it. Highly recommended!
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The Taming of a Shrew: The 1594 Quarto (The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos)
William Shakespeare
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Book Description
This is a new edition of an anonymous play that appears to be an alternative version of Shakespeare's popular comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. Stephen Miller suggests that someone rewrote Shakespeare's more complicated version, making it shorter, simpler and different in some ways. The main difference between the two plays concerns the framing story of Christopher Sly, the drunk, who disappears early on in Shakespeare's version, but who has a much larger role in A Shrew. This edition provides a modernized text and extensive commentary.
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Sparklesoup brings you Shakespeare's classics. This version is printable so you can mark up your script and easy-to-download with links to interesting facts and sites.
Customer Reviews:
Confused.......2002-10-18
I thought the general consensus of opinion was that Shakespeare didn't write "..a Shrew" since it is so different & inferior to "..the Shrew".
Perhaps I should actually buy this book and see huh?
Book Description
Bursting with originality and controversy, author Naleighna Kai has created a provocative, and at times heartwarming tale about an age-old problem that will strike a chord with all women.
Every Woman Needs a Wife is the hilarious, but thought-provoking story of a wife who does the "unthinkable." Strolling in on Vernon and his mistress one night, Brandi Spencer insists that the new woman in his life come home and earn her keep the honest way -- on her feet helping the wife clean the house, keep the children and pay the bills, instead of laying on her back servicing the husband.
Tanya Kaufman has had one shock too many -- one minute she's a fiancée, the next she finds out she's been the mistress all along. When Tanya shows up during the surprise anniversary party to take Brandi up on her offer, the women seize the opportunity to teach Vernon that infidelity will no longer come at the expense of the women's time, money, and happiness. Vernon fights back by launching a high-profile court battle that doesn't have a thing to do with splitting the money, keeping the house, or visitation rights.
Had any married couple ever fought for custody of...the mistress?
Customer Reviews:
The Best Revenge!.......2007-09-07
Have you ever had the feeling that the person you loved was cheating on you? Brandi Spencer started to become suspicious of her husband Vernon of thirteen years. Well her suspicions became fact when she decided to follow him one day. She tracked him all the way to his mistress' house Tanya Kaufman. Tanya had no idea that she was a mistress, but thought that she was Vernon's fiancé! Little did Tanya know, her little happy world was about to come crashing down with the knock on the door. When Brandi confronts Tanya and Vernon, her actions surprises her as well. Since Vernon is taking care of Tanya with the money they've worked so hard for, why shouldn't she reap some of the benefits. Things get ugly when Brandi wants full custody of the girls...and the mistress!
Every Woman Needs a Wife is a book I would suggest every woman should read. It'll make you laugh, and there are some parts of the book that gets on the serious side, but all in all it was an excellent book. If you have a vivid imagination, this is the book for you. We all know someone in the same situation as Brandi, Tanya or Vernon. The book keeps your attention from beginning to end, and will have you saying to yourself "Oh no he didn't!!" Every Woman Needs a Wife is a must read!
Reviewed by Jackie
for Urban Reviews
I Love IT!!!!.......2007-08-31
I took a chance and purchased this book after the synopsis intrigued me...Good Move! This book is great! Very real, and it keeps your attention every step of the way. This book is a true page turner and will definitely open your eyes to new horizons. I totally suggest you get this book and experience for yourself. Men & Women should read this novel!
good but slow .......2007-06-27
this book took me sometime to read to actually get in to it but it was a good overall and it had some meaniing to it. when i seen the cover i was kinda scared to read it cuz i thought it was about to females getting it on so i had to read the review over and over again so i could understand the book bu ti liked it happy reading
Oh well!.......2007-06-27
This book was very slow and took me a while to get into.I wouldnt buy it so your best bet would be to pick it up from the library!
Naleighna Kai speaks to reviewers and browsers.......2007-04-03
Greetings all. Thanks so much for taking the time to review this book, one that was written purely as a What if? What if I caught my husband cheating? While unrealistic to some, THIS is exactly what I would do: invite the mistress home to earn her keep on her feet helping me instead laying on her back helping him. Married men seem to have wives all pegged: "The worst she can do is leave me." No, with the writing of this novel, it shows the worst that can happen is that both women team up and the wife can force a judge to make the husband pay for the wife AND the mistress. Now how's that for an original twist? In one of the recent reviews, it was encouraged that you read She Touched My Soul. One of the reasons I'm even posting is because the book, as it stands right now, is not available under any umbrella but used--since it was one of my first writings years ago. Originally self-published, it will eventually be re-released under a major publishing house. But between that time you'll have an opportunity to enjoy Every Woman Needs a Wife, then the next one out the gate: Open Door Marriage and Was it Good For You Too? Now, while I would love to give my own book five stars, I can honestly say that it is a four. My five stars are reserved for my idols: Octavia Butler, L. A. Banks, Mary B. Morrison. At least I'm honest about it, eh? Best to all and happy reading!
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- The Second Time Around: A Novel
- The Secret Garden (HarperClassics)
- The Simplest Path to Personal and Planetary Awakening, Step One: FREE YOUR MIND: 10 Keys for Unlocking Your Personal Potential, Achieving Spiritual Awakening, ... of Humanity's Ultimate Cosmic Destiny
- The Stranger I Married
- The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)
- The Temple at Landfall (Celaeno)
- The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever
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