Love

Susan Schechter, Ann Jones

When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 1993

Millions of women each year find themselves in relationships with controlling or abusive partners and don't know what to do, or even what's wrong. A woman may feel anxious, inadequate, intimidated -- and as if she is walking on tiptoe. And she may find herself trying harder and harder to make things right without ever being successful. Ann Jones and Susan Schechter bring together their more than fifteen years of experience working with women in abusive relationships to offer an eyeopening new analysis of controlling partners and a wealth of empowering information for women who want to change their lives for the better. Full of moving first-person stories, When Love Goes Wrong shows women what their options are in or out of the relationship, provides concrete guidance on finding safety and support for themselves and their children, and includes a comprehensive list of agencies offering information or assistance.

Thomas Moore

Soul Mates

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1994

With more than 200,000 hardcover copies sold, this companion volume to "Care of the Soul" offers more of Thomas Moore's inspiring wisdom and empathy as it expands on his ideas about life, love, and the mysteries of human relationships. In "Care of the Soul," Thomas Moore explored the importance of nurturing the soul and struck a chord nationwide -- the book became a long-term bestseller, topping charts across the country and selling 550,000 copies in hardcover and paperback combined. Building on that book's wisdom, "Soul Mates, " already a hardcover bestseller, explores how relationships of all kinds enhance our lives and fulfill the needs of our souls. Moore emphasizes the difficulties that inevitably accompany many relationships and focuses on the need to work through these differences in order to experience the deep reward that comes with intimacy and unconfined love.

Barbara Keesling

How to Make Love All Night: And Drive a Woman Wild!

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 1995

No matter how old or young, experienced or not, anyone can achieve levels of fulfillment and satisfaction never before thought possible. Sex therapist Dr. Barbara Keesling tells men and women the simple secret that can give couples unmatched pleasure for years. Using Dr. Keesling's techniques, you and your partner will embark on an erotic exploration of the realm of the senses and experience intimacy like never before. Her proven, helpful tips include: How to prolong lovemaking for as long as you want Excercises that can enhance pleasure Learning how to touch and how to feel Igniting your partner's passion And so much more!

John Gray

Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love: A New, Revised Edition of What Your Mother

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1996

Is it really possible to be in love forever? New York Times bestselling author John Gray will show you how in Mars and Venus Together Forever This essential resource guide contains relationship skills that will help you and your mate sustain a lasting relationship that only grows richer with time. Mars and Venus Together Forever educates the different sexes on: What your mother couldn't tell you and your father didn't know What women need most and men really want How men and women think and feel differently The language barrier -- men speak "male" and women speak "female" The seven secrets of lasting passion And much more Filled with lively anecdotes, revealing exercises, and profound common sense, Mars and Venus Together Forever will help men and women explore new frontiers in their relationships, communicate effectively with each other, and discover the secret of "happily ever after."

John Gray

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion, a

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1997

When it comes to sex, men and women have different needs and different ways of communicating those needs. Only by fully understanding and accepting these differences can we achieve true, long-lasting intimacy--and great sex. By taking his now famous Mars/Venus themes and applying them to the bedroom, John Gray teaches readers: how men and women can be both satisfied sexually and more aware of their partner's needs and desires how to rekindle passion and maintain it in a monogamous relationship how to communicate sexual needs effectively--and romantically how to apply advanced relationship skills that address the contemporary needs of individuals and couples

John Welwood

Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 1997

"Welwood has combined Eastern philosophy with Western teachings in previous bestsellers and here turns to long-term intimacy as the most spiritual teacher in life.... Welwood welcomes us to the magic of our innermost nature as reflected in the gaze and soul of the beloved." -- San Francisco ChronicleUnlike other guides that focus on how to make relationships work, this groundbreaking book teaches couples how their relationships can make their lives work. Combining the practical advice of Harville Hendrix with the spiritual guidance of Thomas Moore, it shows couples how their relationships can help them discover their sacred selves in such chapters as "The Power of Truth-Telling", "The Inner Marriage", "Men In Relationship" and "Soulwork and Sacred Combat". Along the way, it provides a wealth of practical guidance on how to deal with difficult problems and includes lively dialogues from Welwood's workshops that dynamically illustrate his core ideas.Men and women are searching for deeper meaning and purpose in their everyday lives and relationships. Love and Awakening fills this need. It is a book couples will want to read together. ...

Janis Abrahms Spring

After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1997

A leading therapist and expert on infidelity offers emotional support and proven strategies to help couples overcome one of the most devastating events in any committed relationship. "After the Affair" is the first book to help readers survive this crisis, and guides both the hurt and unfaithful partners through the stages of grief.

John Gray

Mars and Venus Starting Over: A Practical Guide for Finding Love Again After a Painful Breakup, Divorce, or the Loss of a Loved One

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Is it possible to find love again after a breakup, death, or divorce? The end of a relationship can sometimes feel like the end of the world. Devastation, loneliness, and bitterness are some emotions that exist due to a breakup, divorce, or the loss of a loved one. But with the help of this compassionate guide, Dr. John Gray expresses that you will survive and tells you how to find love again. While the process of healing is similar with both sexes, there are distinct differences between the ways men and women heal their bruised hearts. In Mars and Venus Starting Over , Dr. Gray offers gender-specific advice on how to: Deal with pain Find forgiveness Discover the strength to let go Rebuild confidence Rise to the challenge of finding fulfillment again Filled with gentle guidance, healing practices, and compassionate wisdom, Mars and Venus Starting Over will help men and women explore the meaning of loss, find their way through the healing process, and discover the secret to moving on.

Thomas Moore

The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1999

A highly original approach from best selling author Thomas Moore, restoring sex to its rightful place in the human psyche as an experience of the soul. In The Soul of Sex, Thomas Moore at last restores sex to its rightful place in the human psyche. Describing sex as an experience of the soul, Thomas Moore here brings out the fully human side of sex - the roles of fantasy, desire, meaning, and morality - and draws on religion, mythology art, literature, and film to show how sex is one of the most profound mysteries of life. While finding spirituality inherent in sex, Moore also explores how spiritual values can sometimes wound our sexuality. Blending rather than opposing spirituality and sexuality, The Soul of Sex offers a fresh, livable way of becoming more deeply sexual and loving in all areas of life.

Susan Forward

When Your Lover Is a Liar: Healing the Wounds of Deception and Betrayal

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2000

In this powerful and vitally important new book, internationally acclaimed therapist and bestselling author Susan Forward, Ph.D., provides invaluable advice for women whose men betray their confidence and trust with lies.Illustrated with a wealth of true-life stories from women who have survived and thrived despite deceptive relationships, When Your Lover Is a Liar shows you how to maneuver through the labyrinth of lying in love relationships. Based on her many years of practice and her extensive knowledge, Forward profiles the wide variety of liars, tells how to deal with the lies--from the benign to the lethal--that these men spin, and gives you practical strategies to stop them before they ruin your relationship and your life.In straightforward language, Forward examines the lies women tell themselves and paints a vivid picture of the effects lying has on women'including loss of self-respect, withdrawal, self-blame, rage, and the desire for revenge--and how to deal with them effectively. Through practical, proven step-by-step methods for healing the wounds caused by his deception and betrayal, Forward provides all the communication and behavioral techniques you need to deal with ...

David Schnarch

Resurrecting Sex: Solving Sexual Problems and Revolutionizing Your Relationship

Editura: Quill

Anul aparitiei: 2003

In this remarkable sexual health and wellness book, Dr. David Schnarch, world-renowned sex and marital therapist and author of Passionate Marriage, offers a groundbreaking approach to resolving sexual difficulties and the relationship problems they cause. By showing couples how they can turn their worst sex and relationship disasters into personal growth and spiritual connection, Dr. Schnarch offers couples the best sex of their lives.In addition to taking an unflinchingly honest, realistic, and erotic approach to sex, Dr. Schnarch reveals the complicated emotional interactions hidden within couples' most private moments. Resurrecting Sex speaks of compassion, partnership, generosity, and integrity in adult sexual relationships, offering hope to millions of people who are struggling with sexual difficulties.Uplifting, provocative, and heartfelt, the book is organized into four sections: A crash course in sexExplanation of how sexual relationships really workMedical options and bionic solutionsVignettes of couples changing their sexual relationshipsResurrecting Sex addresses all major sexual issues, including male erection problems such as rapid orgasm and delayed orgasm; women's ...

John Gray

Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1999

Filled with practical guidelines, inventive techniques, and witty insight Mars and Venus on a Date will help everyone navigate the dating world. Whether you are recently separated, divorced, or you have been single for longer than you want, this insightful guide will help you navigate the dating maze and find the perfect partner. Mars and Venus on a Date is thorough understanding of the fives stages of dating: attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy and engagement as well as a guide to knowing what kind of person you might be looking for and the unexpected places you might just find your soulmate.

Jodie Gould, Myreah Moore

Date Like a Man: What Men Know about Dating and Are Afraid You'll Find Out

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2001

Do you get depressed every time a date turns out to be a dud?Are you devastated when you don't get "the call" from a guy you like? Do you constantly check your dates out for marriage potential? Chances are you're taking dating way too seriously. According to Myreah Moore -- "America's Dating Coach" -- women need to start dating to have fun, which is what men have been doing for ages In fact, Moore says, dating is a lot like a science. And with any scientific experiment, it's trial and error. In Date Like a Man, she steals dating secrets from men (the masters of dating) and transforms them into a personal training program that will boost your dating prospects -- and increase your chances of finding a soul mate. Clear, candid, and empowering, Date Like a Man makes the manhunt fun -- the way it should be. Even if you think you're a dating expert, you'll devour this manual -- the new bible for surviving and thriving in today's world.

bell hooks

Communion: The Female Search for Love

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2003

"When truth teller and careful writer bell hooks offers a book, I like to be standing at the bookshop when it opens." -Maya Angelou Renowned visionary bell hooks explored the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All About Love: New Visions. She continued her national dialogue with the bestselling Salvation: Black People and Love . Now hooks culminates her triumphant trilogy of love with Communion: The Female Search for Love. Intimate, revealing, provocative, Communion challenges every woman to courageously claim the search for love as the heroic journey we must all choose to be truly free. In her trademark commanding and lucid language, hooks explores the ways ideas about women and love were changed by the feminist movement, by women's full participation in the workforce, and by the culture of self-help, and reveals how women of all ages can bring love into every aspect of their lives, for all the years of their lives. Communion is the heart-to-heart talk every woman -- mother, daughter, friend, and lover -- needs to have.

John Gray

Hombres Son de Marte, Las Mujeres Son de Venus, Los

Editura: Rayo

Anul aparitiei: 1995

Considerado hoy en día como un clásico moderno, este revolucionario libro le ha ayudado a hombres y mujeres en el mundo entero a darse cuenta de lo diferentes que son, y a comunicar sus necesidades sin necesidad de conflicto, dejando florecer la intimidad en la pareja. Érase una vez unos marcianos y unas venusianas que se conocieron, se enamoraron, y fueron felices por que respetaron y aceptaron sus diferencias. Luego vinieron a la tierra y olvidaron que pertenecían a diferentes planetas.... Basado en los años de experiencia del doctor John Gray en asesoramiento de parejas e individuos, Los Hombres son de Marte, Las Mujeres son de Venus le ha ayudado a millones de parejas a transformar sus relaciones. Considerado hoy en día como un clásico moderno, este revolucionario libro le ha ayudado a hombres y mujeres en el mundo entero a darse cuenta de lo diferentes que son, y a comunicar sus necesidades sin necesidad de conflicto, dejando florecer la intimidad en la pareja.

Carleen Glasser, William Glasser

Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2000

The facts are nothing short of startling--no matter how many people seem to walk down the aisle, the divorce rate in America is at a record high. What's the secret to getting into a happy marriage and, even more important, staying in one? Now world-renowed psychiatrist Dr. William Glasser and his wife, Carleen Glasser, update their classic guide to successful marriages, Staying Together, for couples young and old. As they examine the questions of why some marriages work and others fail, the Glassers advise readers on how to create loving and happy relationships by applying Dr. Glasser's trademark "choice theory." The result is a wealth of new information about who would make a compatible partner and how to improve any relationship.

Jack Morin

The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 1996

Challenging accepted theories about what makes for terrific sex, The Erotic Mind is a breakthrough exploration of the least understood dimensions of human sexuality--the psychology of desire, arousal, and fulfillment. Nationally known sex therapist Dr. Jack Morin offers a bold new perspective that celebrates the joys of Eros without denying its risks.Based on an in-depth analysis of over 1,000 provocative stories of peak sexual experiences, The Erotic Mind offers clear, accessible guidance on how anyone can utilize his or her own peak encounters and fantasies as powerful tools of self-discovery.The Erotic Mind explains the many paradoxes of erotic life, such as: why we're most excited when we must overcome obstacles; how anxiety, guilt, and anger--generally thought to have a negative impact on sexual arousal--often turn out to be aphrodisiacs; how we use unresolved issues from our early lives to intensify passion; and why the best sex is dynamic and unpredictable, rather than static and safe.These and other insights, combined with concrete suggestions for increasing our enjoyment, overcoming our problems, and revitalizing our relationships, will change forever the way we think ...

John Gray

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion

Editura: HarperTorch

Anul aparitiei: 2001

The author of the phenomenal # 1 New York Times bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray has helped millions of men and women achieve lasting love and happiness. Now he turns his wisdom and expertise to one of the most sensitive and essential issues in a relationship: sex. In Mars and Venus in the Bedroom, he explains how we can use advanced relationship skills to keep the fires of passion burning and achieve much greater intimacy. Romance can thrive when we accept that men and women have very different, yet complementary, emotional and physical needs. Dr. Gray shows us how we can make small but important adjustments in our attitudes, schedules, and techniques so that both partners are happy in the bedroom -- and in the relationship. From learning advanced skills for greater sex to achieving greater confidence in the bedroom, discovering the joy of quickies to rekindling the passion and keeping romance alive, John Gray has the answers for you.

Robert Seldes, Bradley Gerstman, Christopher Pizzo

What Men Want: Three Professional Men Reveal What It Takes to Make a Man Yours

Editura: Avon Books

Anul aparitiei: 1999

From a list of the signals men send to indicate their long-term interest--or lack of it--to how to tell whether a man is looking for sex or looking for love to a clear explanation of why a man's friends can be a woman's best allies or biggest stumbling blocks, this guide gives women a rare look inside men's minds through advice that really works.

Kees Moerbeek

The Pop-Up Book of Sex

Editura: HarperEntertainment

Anul aparitiei: 2006

From foreplay and fantasy to the exotic Yogic Lotus positions devised to intensify pleasure, this pop-up book by the creative geniuses behind "The Pop-up Book of Phobias" provides both sexes with the information they need to achieve ultimate pleasure every time. Illustrations.