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The definitive anthology of wisdom and wit about one of lifeand#8217;s most complex, intriguing, and personal subjects.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When and whom do you marry? How do you keep a spouse content? Do all engaged couples get cold feet? How cold is so cold that you should pivot and flee? Where and how do children fit in? Is infidelity always wrong? In this volume, you wonand#8217;t find a single answer to your questions about marriage; you will find hundreds. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Spanning centuries and cultures, sources and genres, andlt;iandgt;The Marriage Bookandlt;/iandgt; offers entries from ancient history and modern politics, poetry and pamphlets, plays and songs, newspaper ads and postcards. It is an A to Z compendium, exploring topics from Adam and Eve to Anniversaries, Fidelity to Freedom, Separations to Sex. In this volume, youand#8217;ll hear from novelists, clergymen, sex experts, and presidents, with guest appearances by the likes of Liz and Dick, Ralph and Alice, Louis CK, and Neil Patrick Harris. Casanova calls marriage the tomb of love, and Stephen King calls it his greatest accomplishment. With humor, perspective, breadth, and warmth, andlt;iandgt;The Marriage Bookandlt;/iandgt; is sure to become a classic.
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and#8220;Marries scholarship and irresistible ephemera.and#8221;
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and#8220;A widely researched, generously illustrated, and essentially optimistic alphabetand#8212;from Adam and Eve to In-Laws to Zoloftand#8212;of what the married authors call and#8216;the private, perilous, hopeful journey from andlt;Iandgt;Iandlt;/Iandgt; to andlt;Iandgt;weandlt;/Iandgt;.'and#8221;
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"A fun read about love, sex, spats, and the rules for marriage."
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"You won't be able to put [andlt;Iandgt;The Marriage Bookandlt;/Iandgt;] down."
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and#8220;[A] delightful book--the perfect gift. . . . for anyone who has ever been married, plans to, or is determined to avoid it. Read it . . . and smile.and#8221;
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"This book contains everything you could ever want to know about marriage."
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andlt;Bandgt;**A andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Summer Reading Pick**andlt;BRandgt; andlt;/Bandgt;
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"A cultural scrapbook on the resilience of a fraught institution. . . . If we sometimes wonder, a little uneasily, how we ended up viewing the institution more instrumentally than romantically, andlt;Iandgt;The Marriage Bookandlt;/Iandgt; offers reassurance that marriage has for a long time inspired a dizzying mix of pragmatism and passion. . . . Illuminating."
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"What do you give to the newlyweds who have everything? How about andlt;Iandgt;The Marriage Bookandlt;/Iandgt; by Lisa Grunwald andamp; Stephen Adler? . . . Infinitely browsable, sometimes shocking but always amusing, this huge collection of thoughts, warnings, and words of wisdom for the lovestruck is one of those things youand#8217;ll want to pass around at the bridal shower, just for fun. . . . Thereand#8217;s something for everyone, from romantic to realist."
About the Author
Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler collaborated on two bestselling anthologies: andlt;iandgt;Womenand#8217;s Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Presentandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Letters of the Century: America 1900and#8211;1999andlt;/iandgt;. Grunwald is the author of the novelsandlt;iandgt; The Irresistible Henry Houseandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; Whatever Makes You Happyandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; New Yearand#8217;s Eveandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Theory of Everythingandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Summerandlt;/iandgt;. Adler is the president and editor-in-chief of Reuters. Grunwald and Adler have been married to each other for twenty-six years and plan to stay that way.