The Great Marriage Tune-Up Book: A Proven Program for Evaluating and Renewing Your Relationship [Paperback]

Jeffry H. Larson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787962120 | ISBN-13: 978-0787962128 | Publication Date: October 15, 2002 | Edition: 1

From Dr. Jeffry Larson-- the author of the best-selling Should We Stay Together? that was featured on the Today Show-- comes a must-have book for couples in a long-term relationship. All serious couples reach a point where they feel frustrated, stuck, bored, disillusioned, and misunderstood. But now, drawing on over fifty years of research in marital and family relationships, Dr. Larson provides helpful and easy-to-use quizzes, self-tests, and personal assessments that reveal why you're feeling this way, explain the underlying issues, and provide solutions to specific issues and problems. Throughout this practical book, Dr. Larson highlights strengths and weaknesses, and focuses on goals for improvement.

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"I highly recommend this important, research-based book for couples who desire to protect and preserve fun and love in their relationship and who are committed to fighting for their marriage. Professionals who work with couples will also find this well-written, exciting new book very helpful in their work with couples."
— Howard J. Markman, Ph.D., coauthor, Fighting for Your Marriage

"Reading this one book will give you more insight into your marriage and how to improve it than reading a dozen standard books on marriage. A rare combination of good science and practical usefulness, this book is chock-full of tools for tuning into your marriage and then tuning it up."
— William J. Doherty, Ph.D., professor of family social science, University of Minnesota and author, Take Back Your Marriage

"The Marriage Triangle provides an engaging and easy-to-understand map for helping you and your partner discover 'where you are,' and 'where you want to be' with helps for 'getting there.'"
— Sherod Miller, Ph.D., codeveloper, COUPLE COMMUNICATION Program

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From Dr. Jeffry Larson— the author of the best-selling Should We Stay Together? that was featured on the Today Show— comes a must-have book for couples in a long-term relationship. All serious couples reach a point where they feel frustrated, stuck, bored, disillusioned, and misunderstood. But now, drawing on over fifty years of research in marital and family relationships, Dr. Larson provides helpful and easy-to-use quizzes, self-tests, and personal assessments that reveal why you're feeling this way, explain the underlying issues, and provide solutions to specific issues and problems. Throughout this practical book, Dr. Larson highlights strengths and weaknesses, and focuses on goals for improvement.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787962120
• ISBN-13: 978-0787962128
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Marriage tune up, December 16, 2009

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This review is from: The Great Marriage Tune-Up Book: A Proven Program for Evaluating and Renewing Your Relationship (Paperback)

Sounds like a great book to begin with but found it to be an infomercial for attending marriage therapy with a licensed therapist. not what we were hoping for which was a book to enjoy together and spend quality time together.