Product Description: This book demonstrates that everyday interactions and struggles over the right words to use are at the heart of the experience of those in same-sex marriages. At a time when same-sex marriage is on the cusp of becoming legal across the United States, the authors demonstrate through in-depth interviews and rich survey data how the use of relationship terms by married lesbians is tied to a variety of factors that influence how their identities are shaped and presented across social contexts...read more

Product Description: With over 800,000 copies in print, If Only He Knew by bestselling author Gary Smalley has long been esteemed as one of the premier books on marriage for men. Smalley helps men understand their wives and meet their needs in order to establish a loving, thriving relationship that will last a lifetime...read more

Product Description: “I often thought to myself, ‘If I really want to compete with these guys, I need a wife,'” begins Muffy Mead-Ferro in this ode to the women everywhere who are trying to take care of husbands, children, houses, jobs, bosses, clients, customers—and, oh yes, themselves! In lieu of that much-needed wife of her own, Mead-Ferro finds solace, sanity, and even success by embracing her famous tendency toward slackerdom...read more

Featuring such contributors as Juhu Thukral, Rachel Fudge, Kristy Harcourt, and Leslie Miller, a powerful collection of essays defines what it means to be a spouse in today's society, from a woman trying to cope with being identified as half of a couple to a woman who is attempting to balance a career and motherhood. Original. First serial to salon.com. (view table of contents)

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Points out the common problems between husbands and wives and shows how to overcome them to build a successful relationship

Product Description: Your 30-Day Journey to Being a Great Wife offers valuable insights to help you become the best wife you can be. By acting on this practical advice you will experience the riches of a strong, loving marriage. As your journey to being a great wife progresses, you will be delighted with the positive results in your marriage...read more

Offers advice on saving a troubled marriage, shares real-life examples, and discusses resentment, rejection, and self-esteem

Outlines a plan in ten basic steps for a husband who must rescue his marriage from his own neglect of, and insensitivity toward, his wife (view table of contents)

A married woman shares the hopes she had had for a family, the pain of discovering she was infertile, and the way she adjusted to a possibly childless future through a reliance on faith

Product Description: This book brings the collected wisdom of several world-renowned political scientists to bear on what is now termed transitology -- the study of changes from an authoritarian regime to a democratic government.