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The Science of a Good Marriage
Penguin
May 2010
On Sale: May 6, 2010
288 pages
ISBN: 0525951385
EAN: 9780525951384
Hardcover
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Self-Help | Non-Fiction
One of the New York Times's most popular journalists
presents groundbreaking scientific news about marriage. And,
surprise: It's good news.
We've all heard the
statistic: Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. It's
enough to make many couples give up when the going gets
rough, thinking that's what everybody else does. But what if
it weren't true? What if, in fact, it's not only possible
but often easier than you think to save a seemingly troubled
relationship? These are the questions Tara Parker-Pope asked
herself after her own divorce. An investigative journalist
on the health and wellness beat, she turned to some of the
top biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and other
scientists for the facts about marriage and divorce.
Those facts were more positive and provocative than
she'd ever expected, and For Better offers page after page
of astonishing, eye-opening good news. Parker-Pope presents
the science behind why some marriages work and others don't;
the biology behind why some spouses cheat and others remain
faithful; the best diagnostic tools created by the most
cutting-edge psychologists to assess the probability of
success in getting married, staying married, or remarrying.
There are questionnaires to uncover potentially damaging
hidden attitudes toward spouses. There are tools to show the
impact of routine, fresh activity and how small adjustments
can make a huge difference. Tara Parker-Pope's genius is for
exploring the science behind the big issues that affect our
lives every day and translating that science into advice
that we can use-every day.
For Better is the
definitive guide to the most profound relationship of our lives.
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