Overview
The definitive anthology of wisdom and wit about one of life's most complex, intriguing, and personal subjects. 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 won't find a single answer to your questions about marriage; you will find hundreds. Spanning centuries and cultures, sources and genres, The Marriage Book 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, you'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, The Marriage Book is sure to become a classic.
Full Product Details
Author: Lisa Grunwald ,
Stephen Adler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Dimensions:
Width: 19.60cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 1.633kg
ISBN: 9781439169650
ISBN 10: 1439169659
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 12 May 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Everyone you can think of is quoted, plus hundreds unknown to you. A definitive survey? I can't think of writers with more energy and dedication. A gift for about-to-be-marrieds? Duh. --Jesse Kornbluth, Head Butler blog
A widely researched, generously illustrated, and essentially optimistic alphabet--from Adam and Eve to In-Laws to Zoloft--of what the married authors call 'the private, perilous, hopeful journey from <i>I</i> to <i>we</i>.' --Lisa Shea Elle Magazine
**A New York Times Summer Reading Pick**
Everyone you can think of is quoted, plus hundreds unknown to you. A definitive survey? I can t think of writers with more energy and dedication. A gift for about-to-be-marrieds? Duh. --Jesse Kornbluth, Head Butler blog
Author Information
Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler collaborated on two bestselling anthologies: Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present and Letters of the Century: America 1900-1999. Grunwald is the author of the novels The Irresistible Henry House, Whatever Makes You Happy, New Year's Eve, The Theory of Everything, and Summer. 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.
