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Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples 128 reviews Harville Hendrix
Holt Paperbacks, 2001
Worth a Good Look
+ Getting the love you want. + Excellent for singles or couples! + Excellent + fantastic....
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Brief Therapy With Individuals and Couples 1 review
Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, 2000
A Must Have for Therapists
I had to purchase this book for a graduate class in Crisis Intervention and Brief Psychotherapy. We barely touched the book in class, but I am glad that I actually took the time to read the book. I find that more and more, we are required to perform brief therapy, so that we can heal the client ...
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We 15 reviews Robert A. Johnson
HarperOne, 1985
Excellent book about love!
+ Life changing + We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love + Cutting Through Romantic Materialism + Understanding is a first step, and almost half way!
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Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love 34 reviews Helen Fisher
Holt Paperbacks, 2005
speculative, but a brilliant attempt.
+ Summer Reading for Scientists! + Memorable
This book suceeds on two levels. First, it is scientifically rigorous, though speculative. (those who accuse Fisher of being a popularizer obviously have never read her technical journal articles, nor other articles on this subject by researchers. She is no more speculative than they.) Second, it ...
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A General Theory of Love 85 reviews Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, ...
Vintage, 2001
An ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL BOOK!! Runs the gamut from self-evident to groundbreakingly informative and innovative. And for
+ Strong start + Excellent interpretation of the science of love + What Really Happens When Love Appears
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His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage 212 reviews Willard F. Harley Jr.
Revell, 2001
His Needs Her Needs
+ His needs and her needs + Great information + Great book + AWESOME
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Intimacy and Solitude 8 reviews Stephanie Dowrick
W. W. Norton & Company, 1996
Intimacy and Solitude
+ an excellent book + thoughtful, well written + great book + A Book of Self-Discovery
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How to Communicate: The Ultimate Guide to Improving Your Personal and Professional Relationships 3 reviews Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, ...
MJF Books, 1997
A "how-to" book on verbal communication.
+ Get the facts about interpersonal relationships + Credible advice on improving personal communication
This book is a practical and thoughful primer on how to listen and how to talk to improve communication skills. It is comprehensive and direct-- with no "jaw".
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A Natural History Of Love 16 reviews Diane Ackerman
Vintage, 1995
"LOVE IS THE GREAT INTANGIBLE......."
+ Love Through the Ages + Historical Evidence that Humans have been Craving Insanity a Long Long LONG Time + Counting the ways of the heart. + clear and readable
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Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve 10 reviews Aaron T. Beck
Harper Paperbacks, 1989
Excellent book!
+ love is never enough is fabulous + review + Review: Love is Never Enough + Great book, but some shortcomings.....
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Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers we Choose 6 reviews Ayala Malach Pines
Routledge, 2005
A good place to begin
+ Interesting read. + Fascinating + Be free from yourself + A wonderful and insightful book
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Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance over Time 5 reviews Stephen A. Mitchell
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
Lasting Love
+ Try to use your common sense first + Should be required reading + Not fade away + The last illusion.....
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She: Understanding Feminine Psychology 10 reviews Robert A. Johnson
Harper Paperbacks, 1989
A Revealing Treatment of the Psyche/Eros Myth
+ mature famininity + Just read them all... + Great things come in small packages
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Traits of a Lasting Marriage (LBk) 1 review Jim Conway, Sally Conway
Living Books, 2001
Great gift for those starting out
My husband and I received this book as part of a wedding present and we have each read it at different times in our marriage. I now give it to others getting married. Very simple and clear advice and quite "on target". Has a Christian angle to some sections, but is not preachy.
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Families and Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions 3 reviews
Sage Publications, Inc, 2005
Great text. Easy to read
+ Good text, NOT interchangable with newer edition + Good Service
I've referred to this book on many occasions over the years. Now working on my second degree, several classmates and a professor have used it as the basis for discussions on family stress. It covers a variety of topics and the resulting ramifications. The topics apply in all life situations and ...
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He: Understanding Masculine Psychology (Perennial Library) 25 reviews Robert A. Johnson
Harper Paperbacks, 1989
The Grail serves God in Johnson's interpretation.
+ excellent short and accessible text on the Wound(ed) + He + interesting, but how is it applicable? + HE : A must have / read book for every man growing up
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The Reasons of Love 6 reviews Harry G. Frankfurt
Princeton University Press, 2006
A Book to be Almost Unconditionally Loved
+ Love and the Goals of Life + characteristically rich
Reasons of Love consists of three somewhat revised lectures given at University College London, in 2001. I take these lectures to be a more filled-out analysis of love and caring from his earlier articles, particularly, "Autonomy, Necessity, and Love," "The Faintest Passion," "On the Necessity of ...
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Getting Love Right: Learning the Choices of Healthy Intimacy (A Fireside/Parkside Recovery Book) 5 reviews Terence T. Gorski
Fireside, 1993
Know a good relationship when you see one.
+ read it or weep. + Excellent dense material that will really help you to understand how you make relationship choices + An excelent way to understand my choose partner method + The must "how to" book for relationships, great group tool.
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Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin 30 reviews Anne Katherine
MJF Books, 1998
Find Your Personal Boundries
+ Very Pleased + Excellent Resource + This book should be subtitled, "Life 101"!
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The New Psychology of Love
Yale University Press, 2006
Love . . . What is it? Can we define it? What is its role in our lives? What causes love, and what dooms it? No single theory adequately answers all our questions about the nature of love, yet there are many theories that can contribute to our understanding of it. This fascinating book presents the full range of psychological theories on love—biological, taxonomical, implicit, ...
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