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As we expand our knowledge about marriage, we are noticing that there many more books about marriage than we thought there were. Click here to see books friends have told us about (these books have not been read and are for informational purposes only).
Click on the recommended titles below or here to
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Susanne M. Alexander and Johanna Merritt Wu |
Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts!
(Third Edition)
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Susanne M. Alexander
with
John S. Miller
www.marriagetransformation.com |
Can
We Dance: Learning the Steps for a Fulfilling Relationship |
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Susanne M. Alexander
with Craig A. Farnsworth and
John S. Miller
www.marriagetransformation.com |
Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage (Second Edition)
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Susanne M. Alexander
www.marriagetransformation.com
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What's Character Got To Do With It? Enhancing Sexual Intimacy in Your Marriage |
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Susanne M. Alexander
and Craig A. Farnsworth
with Johanna Merritt Wu, Ph.D.
www.marriagetransformation.com
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Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts! Walking a Path to a Spiritually-Based Marriage (Second Edition)
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David and Claudia Arp
www.marriagealive.com |
10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage
10 Great Dates Before You Say I Do
10 Great Dates for Empty Nesters |
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David Baird |
A Thousand
Paths to Friendship |
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Michael J. Beck |
365 Questions for Couples |
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Linda and Charlie
Bloom
www.bloomwork.com |
101 Things
I Wish I Knew When
I Got Married |
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Robert J. Buchicchio |
Taking Space: How to Use Separation to Explore
the Future of Your Relationship
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Heather Cardin
author blog |
Partners in Spirit |
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Gary Chapman
www.fivelovelanguages.com |
The Five Love Languages: How To
Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
The Five Love Languages for Singles
The Five Love Languages (Men's Edition)
Hope for the Separated:
Wounded Marriages
Can Be Healed
The Five Languages of Apology |
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Paul Coleman
www.paul-coleman.com |
The 30 Secrets of Happily Married Couples
How to Say It For Couples: Communicating with Tenderness, Openness, and Honesty |
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Stephen Covey
www.franklincovey.com |
The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective Families |
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Joel Crohn, Ph.D. |
Mixed Matches:
How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships |
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Joel Crohn, Howard
J. Markman, Susan L. Blumberg, Janice R. Levine
www.prepinc.com |
Beyond
the Chuppah: A Jewish Guide to Happy Marriages |
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David Douglas
http://beyondrace.us/ |
Marriage Beyond Black and White |
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Blaine J. Fowers, Ph.D. |
Beyond
the Myth of Marital Happiness: How
Embracing the Virtues of Loyalty, Generosity, Justice, and
Courage Can Strengthen Your Relationship |
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Lorie D. Fowlke |
Thinking Divorce? Think Again:
Seven Realities You Need to Know |
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Tim Alan Gardner |
Sacred Sex: A Spiritual
Celebration of Oneness in Marriage |
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Agnes Ghaznavi |
Family Repairs and Maintenance Manual
Sexuality, Relationships and
Spiritual Growth |
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Kalyn Gibbens |
Marrying Smart! |
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John M. Gottman
www.gottman.com |
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
The Relationship Cure
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail |
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Sandra Gray Bender |
Recreating Marriage With The Same Old Spouse |
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Scott Haltzman |
The Secrets of Happily
Married Men |
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Terry D. Hargrave |
The Essential
Humility of Marriage:
Honoring the Third Identity in Couple Therapy |
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Willard F. Harley,
Jr. |
His Needs,
Her Needs for Parents: Keeping Romance Alive
I Promise You:
Prepapring for a Marriage That Will Last a Lifetime |
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Kathlyn Hendricks,
Ph.D. and Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. |
The Conscious
Heart |
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Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. and Marcella Bakur Weiner, Ph.D. |
The Love Compatibility Book: Twelve Personality Traits that Can Lead You to Your Soulmate |
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Cathy Howes |
Wedding Vows
and Traditions |
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Pamela L. Jordan,
Scott M. Stanley, Howard J. Markman
www.prepinc.com |
Becoming
Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows |
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Kathleen Keating |
The Hug Therapy Book
Hug Therapy 2 |
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Khalil A. Khavari |
Together Forever |
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Dr. Mark R. Laaser
www.faithfulandtrueministries.com |
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction |
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Juliet Mabey |
God's
Big Book of Virtues
The Oneworld Book of Prayer |
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Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, et. al.
www.prepinc.com |
12 Hours to a Great Marriage:
A Step-by-Step Guide for Making Love Last
Fighting for Your Marriage |
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Stuart M. Matlins &
Arthur J. Magida |
How to Be a Perfect Stranger:
The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook |
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Paul McWilliams, Ph.D.
www.paulmcw.com |
Why Men Won't Talk to Women |
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Monica Mendez Leahy |
1001
Questions to Ask
Before Your Get Married |
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Charlie Michaels
www.masteringmarriage.com |
Mastering Marriage |
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Sharon Naylor
www.sharonnaylor.com |
Your Special
Wedding Vows
and dozens of other wedding-related books
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Rhonda Nordin |
After the Baby: Making Sense of Marriage After Childbirth |
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Christiane Northrup, M.D. |
The Wisdom of Menopause |
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Suze Orman |
The Courage to Be Rich
The 9 Steps
to Financial Freedom
Suze Orman's Financial Guidebook |
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Susan Page |
Why Talking Is Not Enough |
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Dr. Les Parrott III &
Dr. Leslie Parrott
www.realrelationships.com |
All books
by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, including:
Saving Your Marriage
Before It Starts series
Love Talk
When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages
Relationships Seven Secrets of a Healthy Dating Relationship |
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Dr. Robert S. Paul |
Finding Ever After:
A Romantic Adventure for Her,
An Adventurous Romance for Him |
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Michael and Judy Phillips |
Best Friends For Life |
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Susan Piver |
The Hard Questions
Joyful Wedding |
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Linda Kavelin Popov
www.virtuesproject.com |
The Family Virtues Guide
The Virtues Project Educator's Guide
A Pace of Grace |
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Stephen Post |
When Good Things Happen to Good People |
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Lee Raffel |
Should I Stay or Go?
How Controlled Separation Can Save Your Marriage |
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Brenda Lane Richardson |
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner:
Celebrating Interethnic, Interfaith, and Interracial Relationships |
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Dugan Romano |
Intercultural Marriage:
Promise and Pitfalls |
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Patricia Romano
McGraw, Ph.D. |
It's Not
Your Fault: How Healing Relationships Change Your brain & Can
Help You Over a Painful Past |
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Virginia Scott,
George Doub, and Peggy Runnels |
Raising
a Loving Family |
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Merhi Sefidvash |
Coral and Pearls |
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John F. Skeaff |
Consent of Parents |
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Scott Stanley, et. al.
www.prepinc.com |
A Lasting Promise: A Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage
The Power of Commitment: A Guide to Active, Lifelong
Love |
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Bob and Sheri Striof |
The Everything Great Marriage Book |
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Raymond Switzer |
Conscious Courtship: Finding Someone to Love for the Rest of Your Life |
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Carol Ummel Lindquist |
Happily Married
With Kids: It's Not Just a Fairy Tale |
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Johanna Vanderpol
www.johannavanderpol.com |
Honouring Your Emotions: Why It Matters |
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John Van Epp
www.johnvanepp.com |
How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk |
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Michelle Weiner-Davis
www.divorcebusting.com |
The Divorce Remedy: The Proven 7-Step Program for Saving Your Marriage
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Walter Weston |
How Prayer Heals: A Scientific Approach |
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Keith E. Whitfield, Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, Susan L. Blumberg
www.prepinc.com |
Fighting for Your African American Marriage |
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Marianne Williamson
www.mariannewilliamson.com |
A Return to Love |
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Ben Young |
The One |
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