Surviving Marriage In The 21st Century


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Surviving Marriage Tips is more than a book of general rhetoric. It is a book of relatable experiences written from the viewpoint of a man and woman, in their own humorous way, who committed to the institution of marriage at the young age of 21.




A Man's Guide To Surviving Marriage In The 21st Century.


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Marriage in the 21st century seems at first glance to be a road paved with sharp and painful stones, for men at least. And in many ways this is so. This small book aims to change that, by giving men knowledge that can serve as a strong foundation for navigating marriage in the 21st century. Topics that are covered: The general arrangement of marriage laws. What makes marriage in many cases disadvantageous for men. What women look for in a man that they wish to marry. Why the state, not women, is to blame for why marriage is the way that it is for men.How a man can best get out of a disadvantageous marriage. How a man should live his life if he cannot find an advantageous marriage to enter.




21St Century Stepford Wife


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There are instructions on how to put together everything, from electronics to furniture. Wouldnt it be great if marriage and relationships came with such a manual? What if you had instructions on how to troubleshoot or reboot a relationship drive? What if a manual told you what to do when a relationship freezes or stops working? In Twenty-First-Century Stepford Wife, author Celia Whitehead presents a relationship/marriage survival guide. It offers insight into why some relationships survive while others fail. It teaches you to effectively communicate with your partner, and it discusses the information and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of relationships. Using an innovative analogy of the Stepford wives, Whitehead revisits some of the traditional values that have been abandoned in the twenty-first century and applies them to modern-day relationships. Touching on key principles to a happy and healthy relationship in each chapter, Twenty-First-Century Stepford Wife helps you simplify your relationship through tools, advice, and exercises gleaned from Whiteheads almost forty years of married life. This marriage know-how arsenal provides the keys to help couples avoid the pitfalls of divorce.




The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide


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Do you know how to fight off an alligator? Throw a four-seam fastball? Mix the perfect martini? How about Ben Franklin’s 13 Rules of Improvement? Learn all this and more in the new expanded paperback edition of Frank Miniter’s New York Times bestseller The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide. Broken into seven sections—survivor, provider, athlete, hero,romantic, cultured man, and philosopher—Miniter teaches guys the skills,attitudes, and philosophies they need to be the ultimate man.




A Three Dog Life


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Author Abigail Thomas shares the story of how she started a new life after an accident left her husband brain damaged and institutionalized.




In Love


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post) “A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full of life. . . . Bloom has a talent for mixing the prosaic and profound, the slapstick and the serious.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR Amy Bloom began to notice changes in her husband, Brian: He retired early from a new job he loved; he withdrew from close friendships; he talked mostly about the past. Suddenly, it seemed there was a glass wall between them, and their long walks and talks stopped. Their world was altered forever when an MRI confirmed what they could no longer ignore: Brian had Alzheimer’s disease. Forced to confront the truth of the diagnosis and its impact on the future he had envisioned, Brian was determined to die on his feet, not live on his knees. Supporting each other in their last journey together, Brian and Amy made the unimaginably difficult and painful decision to go to Dignitas, an organization based in Switzerland that empowers a person to end their own life with dignity and peace. In this heartbreaking and surprising memoir, Bloom sheds light on a part of life we so often shy away from discussing—its ending. Written in Bloom’s captivating, insightful voice and with her trademark wit and candor, In Love is an unforgettable portrait of a beautiful marriage, and a boundary-defying love.




This Is How We Survive


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In This Is How We Survive: Revolutionary Mothering, War, and Exile in the 21st Century, Mai’a Williams shares her experiences working in conflict zones and with liberatory resistance communities as a journalist, human rights worker, and midwife in Palestine, Egypt, Chiapas, Berlin, and the U.S., while mothering her young daughter Aza. She first went to Palestine in 2003 during the Second Intifada to support Palestinians resisting the Israeli occupation. In 2006, she became pregnant in Bethlehem, West Bank. By the time her daughter was three years old, they had already celebrated with Zapatista women in southern Mexico and survived Israeli detention, and during the 2011 Arab Spring they were in the streets of Cairo protesting the Mubarak dictatorship. She watched the Egyptian revolution fall apart and escaped the violence, like many of her Arab comrades, by moving to Europe. Three years later, she and Aza were camping at Standing Rock in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline and co-creating revolutionary mothering communities once again. This is a story about mothers who are doing the work of deep social transformation by creating the networks of care that sustain movements and revolutions. By centering mothers in our organizing work, we center those who have the skills and the experience of creating and sustaining life on this planet. This Is How We Survive illuminates how mothering is a practice essential to the work of revolution. It explores the heartbreak of revolutionary movements falling apart and revolutionaries scattering across the globe into exile. And most importantly, how mamas create, no matter the conditions, the resilience to continue doing revolutionary work.




Surviving Parenting In The 21st Century


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The second release by Rufus and Jenny Triplett, Ebony Magazine's Couple of the Year 2012, is a parenting playbook that deals with the comedy and lessons of raising kids. Included are stories about bullying, driving, cellphones, sibling bickering, peer pressure, teenage pregnancy and so much more. It is full of tips to help guide parents through this crazy matrix of parenting. The Triplett's have raised three boys, with no baby daddies. It's an easy page turner and great read for Teens, Preteens and Tweens. Find more great parenting philosophies - www.rufusandjennytriplett.com




The All-or-Nothing Marriage


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“After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Eli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the first time in this lucid, inspiring guide to modern marital bliss. The All-or-Nothing Marriage reverse engineers fulfilling marriages—from the “traditional” to the utterly nontraditional—and shows how any marriage can be better. The primary function of marriage from 1620 to 1850 was food, shelter, and protection from violence; from 1850 to 1965, the purpose revolved around love and companionship. But today, a new kind of marriage has emerged, one oriented toward self-discover, self-esteem, and personal growth. Finkel combines cutting-edge scientific research with practical advice; he considers paths to better communication and responsiveness; he offers guidance on when to recalibrate our expectations; and he even introduces a set of must-try “lovehacks.” This is a book for the newlywed to the empty nester, for those thinking about getting married or remarried, and for anyone looking for illuminating advice that will make a real difference to getting the most out of marriage today.




The Man's Guide to Women


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Results from world-renowned relationship expert John Gottman’s famous Love Lab have proven an incredible truth: Men make or break relationships. Based on 40 years of research, The Man’s Guide to Women unlocks the mystery of how to attract, satisfy, and succeed with a woman for a lifetime. For the first time ever, there is a science-based answer to the age-old question: What do women really want in a man? Dr. Gottman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, and his wife and collaborator, clinical psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, have pored over the research along with bestselling coauthors Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD. Together, they have written this definitive guide for men, providing answers on everything from how to approach a woman and build a connection with her to how to truly satisfy her in bed and know when the relationship is on the right track. The Man’s Guide to Women is a must-have playbook for how to play—and win—the game of love.