20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples: A 90-Minute Investment in a Better Relationship [Paperback]

Doyle Barnett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 1997

More than just a sequel to his first book, 20 Communication Tips for Couples--which received the support of Marianne Williamson--20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples seeks to challenge readers and offer them an opportunity for personal growth. Each tip is accessible with advice addressing such issues as being right or being fair, feelings before facts, and learning to be wrong.

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More than just a sequel to his first book, 20 Communication Tips for Couples--which received the support of Marianne Williamson--20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples seeks to challenge readers and offer them an opportunity for personal growth. Each tip is accessible with advice addressing such issues as being right or being fair, feelings before facts, and learning to be wrong.

Product Details

• Paperback: 153 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (May 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609800310
• ISBN-13: 978-0609800317
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,398,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sound insights for individuals with relationships troubles, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples: A 90-Minute Investment in a Better Relationship (Paperback)

The small book provides brief descriptions of twenty concepts highly pertinent to interpersonal communications. Though the common concepts were truely valid, likely an average person is familiar with some of them. If you are having persistent problems in your relationships, this book likely has something to offer you. If you think living with the opposite sex is impossible, this book has much to offer you. The author does use examples of people to illustrate his points with some success. The brief "workout plan" style of presenting the concepts seemed unfinished, although I realize the author targeted a "90-minute investment". There are limited suggestions offered on how to correct offending behavior. While undernourished, the book offered insight into some fundamentals of communication, which isn't a bad thing for relationships of any type.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!!!!!, June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples: A 90-Minute Investment in a Better Relationship (Paperback)

Have you ever suppressed something you needed to say because you "just knew" it would make your partner angry or hurt? Well, here's how to say it in a way that HELPS instead of hurts. Even my therapist was impressed and has bought a copy that she loans out to many of her other patients. After being married for 28 years to the same woman, I can truly say that this book has made us communicate better and has improved our relationship immensely. If you want to communicate better in an intimate relationship, GET THIS BOOK!

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tools may help you, maybe not, December 15, 1999

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This review is from: 20 Advanced Communication Tips for Couples: A 90-Minute Investment in a Better Relationship (Paperback)

I real this book in 30 minutes and some of the examples are not sufficient to help with some problems. If all the points were taken carefully into account, yes this book will help you, but you have to put the ideas to work, or it wont do a thing.