Relationships: How to Make Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great [Paperback]

Les Parrott (Author), Leslie Parrott (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 23, 2002

Today more than ever, people long for connection. Relationships is an honest and timely guide to forming the rich relationships that are life's greatest treasure. Heading below the surface to the depths of human interactions, relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how to make bad relationships better and good relationships great. Here are the tools you need to handle tough times and to really succeed at forging strong, rewarding relationships with friends, with the opposite sex, with family, and with God. This cutting-edge book will help you understand * Who you are and what you bring to your relationships * How your family of origin shapes the way you relate to others * How to bridge the gender gap and learn the language of the opposite sex * Tips for building friendships that last * Secrets to finding the love you long for and to handling sexual issues ( How to handle failed friendships and breakups without falling apart * How to relate to God without feeling phony In a high-tech world, Relationships offers a high-touch solution to a better life.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Today more than ever, people long for connection. The Relationships Groupware helps people build strong, lasting bonds. In 6 sessions, relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott take participants below the surface to the depths of building vital, satisfying connections. Drawing on the latest research, they provide cutting-edge tools to handle hard times and to really succeed at forging strong, rewarding relationships with friends, with the opposite sex, with family, and with God. Besides a brief message to group leaders and a promotional section for recruitment purposes, the 60-minute video includes 6 discussion jump-starts by the Parrotts. Introducing key concepts, these provide insightful, stimulating introductions to the following sessions: The Compulsion for Completion Keeping Family Ties from Pulling Strings Crossing the Gender Line Friends to Die For What to Do When Friends Fail? Relating to God Without Feeling Phony These hour-long interactive sessions will help participants learn who they are and what they bring into relationships, learn the language of the opposite sex, build friendships that last, handle breakups without falling apart, build a deep relationship with God, and more. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are co-directors of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University, a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of a good relationship. Les Parrott is a professor of clinical psychology, and Leslie is a marriage and family therapist, both at SPU. The Parrotts are authors of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, The Marriage Mentor Manual, Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples (video Groupware kit), Questions Couples Ask, Like a Kiss on the Lips, Getting Ready for the Wedding, and Relationships. They are frequent guest speakers and have written for a variety of magazines. Their relationship work has been featured in USA Today and the New York Times as well as on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (April 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310242665
• ISBN-13: 978-0310242666
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

#1 New York Times best-selling authors, Les and Leslie. A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University - a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships.

Married in 1984, the Parrotts bring real-life examples to their speaking platform. Their professional training - Leslie as a marriage and family therapist, and Les as a clinical psychologist - ensures a presentation that is grounded, insightful and cutting-edge.

The Parrotts are New York Times #1 Best Selling Authors. Their books include the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, Love Talk, Real Relationships, The Parent You Want to Be, The Hour That Matters Most and Crazy Good Sex.

Each year Les and Leslie speak in over 40 cities. Their audiences include a wide array of venues, from churches to Fortune 500 company board rooms. Their books have sold over two million copies in more than two dozen languages.

The Parrotts have been guests on many national TV and radio programs such as CNN, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The View with Barbara Walters, NBC Nightly News, and Oprah. Their work has been featured in USA Today and The New York Times.

Visit their website for lots of free resources at www.LesandLeslie.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, cutting-edge, practical resource!!! June 24, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

Whether you are interested in buidling better friendships, wanting to improve your "Love IQ," or wanting to know how to break up and stay in one piece, this book will show you how. One of it's best features is the accompanying workbook with 40 self-tests. It's great!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! June 10, 2002

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

This should be a prerequisite for every person graduating college, or even high school. Guides readers through relating to one's self, and then to other people and God. Easy to read, easy to understand, and such a life-changing topic!

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional book for anyone that is dating! October 6, 1999

By Blake N. Hall

Format:Hardcover

This is a book that everyone that is dating, planing to begin dating or will be getting back into dating, needs to read. The authors have a God given gift of writing the truth in a way that is not offensive. This book should be a requirement for any person that you want to date, and of course a requirement for you too!