Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples128 reviews
Harville Hendrix

Holt Paperbacks, 2001

Worth a Good Look

+ Getting the love you want.
+ Excellent for singles or couples!
+ Excellent
+ fantastic....
  
  











  



  
Brief Therapy With Individuals and Couples1 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 ...
  
  











  



  
We15 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!
  
  











  



  
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love34 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 ...
  
  











  



  
A General Theory of Love85 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
  
  











  



  
His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage212 reviews
Willard F. Harley Jr.

Revell, 2001

His Needs Her Needs

+ His needs and her needs
+ Great information
+ Great book
+ AWESOME
  
  











  



  
Intimacy and Solitude8 reviews
Stephanie Dowrick

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Intimacy and Solitude

+ an excellent book
+ thoughtful, well written
+ great book
+ A Book of Self-Discovery
  
  











  



  
How to Communicate: The Ultimate Guide to Improving Your Personal and Professional Relationships3 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".
  
  











  



  
A Natural History Of Love16 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
  
  











  



  
Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve10 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.....
  
  











  



  
Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers we Choose6 reviews
Ayala Malach Pines

Routledge, 2005

A good place to begin

+ Interesting read.
+ Fascinating
+ Be free from yourself
+ A wonderful and insightful book
  
  











  



  
Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance over Time5 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.....
  
  











  



  
She: Understanding Feminine Psychology10 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Families and Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions3 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The Reasons of Love6 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin30 reviews
Anne Katherine

MJF Books, 1998

Find Your Personal Boundries

+ Very Pleased
+ Excellent Resource
+ This book should be subtitled, "Life 101"!
  
  











  



  
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, ...