Book Reviews
July 19, 2006, Amazon.com:
My husband and I used this book before we got married and we STILL use it now! I think everyone who is getting married should own this book! It provides great strategies for de-escalating conflicts and turning them into deeper understandings about each other. Theresa (Terri) Muuss, Queens, New York, USA
July 26, 2006, Amazon.com:
If you long for your marriage to have better communication with a deeper level of commitment, check out "Pure Gold". If you are looking for ways to tell whether someone you want to marry has the character qualities for a lasting relationship, check out "Pure Gold". This is a book with insights, wisdom, activities, worksheets, and know-how to assist you in developing your own character as well as helping you to strengthen the practice of qualities in your marriage like truthfulness, trustworthiness, courage, and patience. If the communication patterns in your marriage are often negative and discouraging, the insights and exercises in this book will help you to turn the communications into positive and helpful statements. As a member of a Board of Directors who is responsible for helping couples in difficulty, we find "Pure Gold" a mine of gems that produces excellent results!
Healing Through Unity Newsletter (June 2005)
Testimonials
Pure Gold is a lifeline for today’s couples, containing rich definitions of the virtues that sustain joy, tenderness, and intimacy in our marriages. It provides valuable tools of understanding, reflection, and action, leading each couple to their own path of lasting transformation.
~ Linda Kavelin Popov, author of The Family Virtues Guide and
A Pace of Grace; married 23 years to Dan Popov, Ph.D.
Intimacy, love, and partnership in marriage develop when spouses commit themselves to one another and develop the ethical strength to abide such commitments, even though they may call for significant sacrifices and compromises. With a refreshing openness to the common insights of both faith and science, Pure Gold lays out some simple steps couples can take to form and maintain this type of mature marriage.
~ Jason S. Carroll, Ph.D., coauthor of Premarital Predictors of Marital
Quality or Breakup; School of Family Life, Brigham Young University
I have been happily married to my wife Jody for 23 years, a marriage therapist for twenty years, and the author of several books on marriage and family life. Yet I was learning new things as I devoured the pages of Susanne and Craig’s latest book. Pure Gold is a pure gift—engaging, wise, and chock full of ideas that can be immediately put into action and make your marriage a pure joy.
~ Paul Coleman, Psy.D., author of How to Say It for Couples: Communicating with Tenderness, Openness, and Honesty
Pure Gold is a solid formula for those who are willing to work on their marriage relationship and personal growth. God bless you both for your obviously demanding labor of love for Love.
~ Greg and Ann Miller, Executive Directors of Open Door Family
Ministry; married 23 years
The authors work like detectives in discovering the solid evidence that supports the reasons why good marriages last—by putting together the essential clues of the healthy relationship puzzle. We see Pure Gold as a useful and positive tool for the earnest couple to discover the spiritual gold in their own marital treasure-trove. A job well-done!
~ Michelle Thelen-Steere, M.A. in Clinical Counseling and
Certified Hypnotherapist with Native Intelligence, Consultative
Educators (cross cultural specialty) and John
Thelen-Steere, M.A.,
Environmental Planner; married for 14 years
"It takes you by your hand and leads you to 'the bottom line'-taking the action needed to develop the character qualities."
~ Jack Wolf, married to wife Pat for 44 years
"Today's busy couples, seeking relationship growth,
will find this book very useful."
~ Krsnanandini Devi Dasi and Tariq Saleem Ziyad, certified Family Wellness instructors, married 14 years
Pure Gold is an absolute Must-Read for any couple planning to get married in the future. It’s not enough to plan just for the wedding, but to plan for a future as husband and wife. This book is a tremendous and inspiring resource, providing thoughtful conversation topics, deep questions to answer, actions to take, and a priceless collection of insights into the top virtues and qualities each strong marriage partner should not only possess, but practice.
~ Sharon Naylor, author of 25 wedding books, including Your Special
Wedding Vows
One of the most important ingredients for any marriage is the commitment by both parties to growth. This book enables couples to explore the true meaning of growth based on the development of character qualities and virtues. It is set out in a very clear and readable way with the addition of exercises to practice the relevant skills.
~ Fiona McDonald, Marriage Educator, Manager of Education
Services and Professional Development for Relationships Australia
