Don't Get Lucky, Get Smart: Why Your Love Life Sucks--and What You Can Do About It [Paperback]

Alan Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2007

With the same humor, real-world examples, and charming directness as Why Your Life Sucks, Don't Get Lucky — Get Smart spells out why many of us have been unlucky in love — and also offers practical ways to increase our relationship intelligence. From a self-help guru who admittedly owned a lot of unreal estate in dating hell for years, Don't Get Lucky distils the common reasons we all have bad — or just not great — relationships, showing us how to recognize our own patterns, and ultimately how to change for the better. An original voice with highly practical information: Cohen debunks the common myths we bring to dating and offers new insight into the realities of relationships. For example, chances are your love life sucks if you often… -Mistake "hope at first sight" for "love at first sight" -Date out of desperation. People who feel desperate do desperate things — and create desperate results -Seek only The Right Person — which may be a way of avoiding relationship -Get stuck on The Wrong Person — again and again and again

Editorial Reviews

Review

"No one in my life has contributed more to my movement down the path of expanded consciousness and greater awareness than Alan Cohen. Alan is one of those humans whose impact has been immeasurable, and he continues to give to us his gifts of deep insight and gentle wisdom."

About the Author

Alan H. Cohen is the author of twenty popular inspirational titles, including Relax into Wealth, The Dragon Doesn't Lives Here Anymore, and Dare to be Yourself. A frequent guest on television and radio, he conducts life mastery seminars in Hawaii and on-line, and is an acclaimed keynote speaker for educational, health, church, and corporate groups. He lives on Maui, Hawaii.

www.alancohen.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (October 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600940595
• ISBN-13: 978-1600940590
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great perspective and advice, November 22, 2007

By 

booklover99 - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Don't Get Lucky, Get Smart: Why Your Love Life Sucks--and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)

I love love love this book!! It covers so many situations - past & present - that resonate with me. The book provides really sound and practical advice on changing the course of your love life (and life, overall!) that I have formulated a whole new strategy for 2008. It also helped me recognize mistakes I have made in the past, patterns I've been stuck in, and has helped me to understand the motivation, perspective and likely feelings of past partners, whose behaviors in the past had me mystified, angry or frustrated. It's an easy read, well organized, with concrete examples and sound advice. Not your typical formulaic "dating book" (like so many others out there) I highly, highly recommend it, so much so that I picked up a couple of the author's other books too.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great book, December 5, 2007

By 

Christian B "Freeasadj" (Los Angeles, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Get Lucky, Get Smart: Why Your Love Life Sucks--and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)

I very much like Alan Cohen's writing! He is spot on, very positive and highly informative. An absolute must read for all types of relationships. Good bad and ugly. If you want a good relationship, Alan will show you how to get there. Good luck.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable, August 27, 2011

By 

Lisa Romero "LisaLisa" (SoCal) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Don't Get Lucky - Get Smart: Why Your Love Life Sucks-and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)

I have got to say, this book is spot on. I highly recommended it. I just lent it to a guy friend of mine and when he's done, I'm passing it on to someone else..... I finished it in a few days, I couldn't put it down! Good luck =}