How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk: The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind by John Van Epp, Ph.D., published by McGraw Hill, is a book for men and women who are tired of making the same mistakes when chosing relationship partners. Easy to read, filled with good information. Read more… »
The entire title of the book by authors Evan Marc Katz and Linda Holmes is Why You’re Still Single: things your friends would tell you if you promised not to get mad. I enjoyed this book. It really does have some good advice and how can anyone get mad at a book? Read the excerpt and you’ll see why I like this book so much. Read more… »
“The only way to find your way out from behind a rock and a hard place when you’re a single sabotaged by fear, uncertainty, or an overwhelming desire to buy your own chocolates on Valentine’s Day, is to place a totally new, unique kind of ‘personal ad’,” says Heidi Connolly, co-author of the new guide to finding the right mate, From Your Lips To God’s Ear: Finding Your Right Mate in 10 Easy Steps. Read more… »
Jed Diamond is one of the leading authorities on male midlife crisis. His books have helped countless men and women deal with an issue that, until it happens to you or someone you love, seems like a weak plot for a comedy. There is nothing humorous about male midlife crisis as too many families find out when it happens to someone they love. Read more… »
Men and women may not be from different planets but they definitely have different ways of looking at the same things. If you need help understanding your male or female friends (and lovers), you’ll want to read Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget by Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP and Laura Tucker. Read more… »
Can any divorce really be civilized? Veteran lawyer Sam Margulies believes there are practical and less stressful ways to go about divorcing your spouse and he has put together a comprehensive guide for men in his book A Man’s Guide to a Civilized Divorce: How to Divorce with Grace, a Little Class, and a Lot of Common Sense. Read more… »
Author Bill Mitchell, a licensed private investigator with a degree in psychology, shares in his book techniques he uses to catch adulterous spouses. In The More You Know Mitchell gives proven steps to getting the proof you need, tells how to use the proof to your advantage, and then shows how to take control of your life. He also offers tips on how to recover from a spouse’s affair emotionally, socially, and financially.
In today’s world of online dating, it’s nice to have a resource that cuts through the mystery of dating for those people who thought they would never have to worry about looking for love once they’d met and married their once true love. Unfortunely true love seems to have shorter expiration dates in today’s world and for the man or woman who is looking for love at middle age, it can be daunting. I think this book by Judsen Culbreth is a good starting point to help take a lot of the mystery out of using the Web as a resource to find true love. Read more… »
Breast cancer doesn’t just cause trauma for the woman who has been diagnosed and is now fighting for her life, it is devastating to her husband as well. Breast Cancer Husband: How to Help Your Wife (And Yourself) Through Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond, by Marc Silver, is a must read for every man whose wife or other significant female acquaintance is dealing with this terrible disease. Read more… »
Do children change the dynamics of a marriage for better or for worse? Some couples stop directing their focus on each other and redirect it to their children or elsewhere. Author Carol Ummel Lindquist, Ph.D., explores the role of parenthood and shows how couples can make their marriage a solid, satisfying one after the children are born. Her book, which every couple — with kids or considering kids — should read is Happily Married with Kids: It’s Not Just a Fairy Tale, published by Berkley Publishing Group, January 2004. Read more… »