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Summary: Best Ever!
Review: An exceptional book! I first checked it out from our library. Then I bought my own copy plus three more for gifts for my friends. This book is a study of people, not a theory or and opinion. This is my second marriage, and it is beautiful! It helped us to see things that we do "right" and didn't even know it! It is a powerfully positive book! I highly recommmend this book to anyone who's marriage is great, or bombing, and to anyone who is in the dating game or engaged. Its awesome!
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Summary: Better than any therapist
Review: This book is the best investment I have ever made for my marriage! It is based on reality and years of research, with excellent exercises and touchingly true stories. No matter who you are and what type of relationship you are in, this book can benefit you!
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Summary: Great Book, Actionable, and Insightfull
Review: If you can get past the trite "Seven Fill in the Blank Habits" title of this book, more than likely thought of by the editor and not the author, you will be rewarded by some of the best writing on marriages around.I bought this book at the recommendation of a friend who isn't even married but thinks so highly of the book that she is using it for a current relationship she is in right now. I bought it expecting yet another "Men are From.. Women are From...." books but have been very impressed with the actionable insight the authors have about the dynamics of relationships and what makes them work. I've already begun to use the exercises in the book to work with my Wife and am feeling very positive about the results.
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Summary: The Seven Principles apply to life beyond marriage as well
Review: Authors learn from writing a book. Working on The Seven Principles with Dr. John Gottman--striving to communicate in a no-nonsense way the essence of his research results--caused me to realize these seven principles can apply to life beyond marriage. Dr. Gottman's research became one of the inspirations for my book for parents of young children--Rules for Parents - a fun compendium of the best, real-life advice I have gathered about raising kids. Fundamental rules in my book--such as "complaining" about children's behavior rather than criticizing them as people, and trying to maintain a 5:1 ratio in favor of positive interactions--are legacies of my work with John Gottman. The seven principles don't just make marriage work, they are a key to success in all close relationships.
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Summary: What's Romance Got to Do With It?
Review: Gottman and friends are right on when they point out that communication is not the number one indicator of a poor marriage. I don't want to ruin all the wonderful ideas that await you in this excellent book. Buy it for yourself, read it -- and put it into practice!
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Summary: Brain-author/physician recommends this...
Review: Finally someone writes a book about human relationships that introduces new knowledge and doesn't reshuffle the mars and venus stuff! In writing "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain" I encountered articles about the author's work and it made sense then. A recent magazine article (and some marital challenges) prompted me to purchase it. I loved it! This is new and exciting stuff...really!...all the best to Dr. Gottman, Ken Giuffre' MD, author "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain"
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Summary: EMOTIONALLY FREE by Dr. David Viscott
Review: This book has become by bible as I going through with a divorce. Not only has it made me realize who I married,what their faults are,(and mine) and why the marriage failed, It prepares me for after marriage so that I better choose out a partner that is right for me(well more closely). I have read it 3 times now and use it to refer to on a weekly basis as a tool to keep focused. Thanks doc for such a insightfull book on human nature.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: A+ usable report on 650 couples studied and worked with over a 24 year period, this research report is user friendly with numerous couple exercises. A few people are put off by Gottman's claims of being able to predict with 96% accuracy a couple's chances of staying together after hearing the first three minutes of an arguement, but this is a simple statistical infernce...but as Twain quoted Disraeli, "there are lies, damn lies and then statistics" so I guess we shouldn't be too surprised with some negative reactions. I sincerely believe this is going to be the most important book about marriage and the most practical help to couples for the next ten years.
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Summary: A very intriguing book!
Review: This book reflects one man's lifelong work on the subject of marriage. After studying thousands of couples and analyzing all facets of married life in this and that scenario, the author's observations are intriguing, based on sound research. And the results of his work in this book will definitely help many couples to make their marriage work. Another essential book that relates to this subject, and especially the Love, Sex and Marriage chapter, which I highly recommend and a book that has helped me tremendously, is Dietmar Scherf's "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression" and is also sold at Amazon.
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Summary: some sound advice, but outrageously self- righteous.
Review: Among that which I did not like about this book were the rigid statements. I was very uncomfortable with the negativity and absolute and self-righteous remarks. However,I appreciated the notions of "examining your dream", and prioritizing what will/can change and what will be a long term, 'probably won't go away' kind of issue that a couple must accept. That was helpful.
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