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Summary: a step down for earth
Review: Having read the book before taking numerous communication classes at a creditible university. My opinion of the book has changed. Many people who rarely read communication books will welcome this book with open arms. For their limited knowledge of other method of saving or perserving a relationship. That is why there is a large gap in the ratings from 5 stars-1 star, you either hate it or you love it. I believe most of the people who have rated this book 1 star have done their homework and feel that this book was just a bunch of bull. Because he does not complete the communication process and comes up with very few new ideas. For those that are extremely pleased with this book please read some other books listed here cause you will find that the study of communication is fasinating, and there are even more tools out there that not only helps you understand your partner, but also maintains your relationship. Don't just read one book.
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Summary: Well well well
Review: My goodness. This book is, well......what can I say? I would NOT recommend reading throuh the whole book like I so foolishly tried to do. Still, this book, it does help you understand men or woman, whatever your gender may be.
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Summary: Corny, But True
Review: This book's a little corny, but, hey, it IS true...men and women ARE different and if we ever want to make a success of our relationships we have to understand one another. I never knew women actually LIKED to TALK about problems until I read this book, but I've found that they do. Machismo and feminism aside, we are definitely NOT alike and won't be in our lifetimes, so make like a duck and let the corniness run off your back like water. John Gray has a lot of good ideas that can help us all to get along better and better.
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Summary: Buy the book and communicate with your spouse!
Review: I found the book amazing! Put your names in the scenarios and it will sound just like you and your spouse! I was separated from my wife and she bought it for me. I read it and went back to her. I think every couple should get this book, along with the bible, as standard manuals on how to communicate and understand what your spouse is trying to say to you.
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Summary: Profound, but profoundly secular.
Review: I read this book partly for the same reasons as reviewer Charles Fichera stated: Elders of my church recomended it (and actually use it as a marriage counciling resource).I would recomend it, but only with the reservation that it has a profoundly secular outlook on Love. It speeks about "Getting the Love you deserve" and even the subtitle includes "Getting what you want in your relationships." True love is not about getting, but giving of yourself to another (1 Corinthians 13). I found that, with a few minor exceptions, keeping my mind on 'other-centeredness' while reading, I was able to easily adapt most of the book's very useful philosophy.
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Summary: I never knew!
Review: I bought this audio because one of the Elders at my church suggested it as a good resource. After 19 years of marriage I had no idea how to listen to my wife. Now that I know, I hope I can apply it. I recommend this to ALL married couples, engaged couples, and singles. The simple principles are very insightful.
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Summary: men are from mars, women are from venus
Review: men are from mars, women are from venu
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Summary: If you liked this book, and if you're Jewish...
Review: I loved this book and it was very important to me. If you are Jewish (or even if you are not), and you are interested in how gender determines our lives and our history, check out Rabbi Jeff Salkin's new book, Searching for My Brothers: Jewish Men in a Gentile World, which is available here at Amazon.com. It is the story of how Jewish men have viewed themselves and their world, and it tells how Judaism can help men deal with the issues that face them -- like work, lust, and meaning. You will love it!
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Summary: It's only a popular book. Relax.
Review: This book is just advice. Take it if it applies to you, leave it if it does not. Stop all of the misogynistic bickering. It's just a book that a lot of people bought. I thought it was okay, nothing to get too excited about. No advice book should raise such harsh criticism. If all of the naysayers on this review list think that they are so different and proper than why don't they get out their pad and pen and write their own best seller. Then a whole new group of ready to be offended people can come in and rip things up.
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Summary: We are not all that different.
Review: John gives an example of a man who washes the dishes for the wife's birthday and instead of getting a thank you, he gets negative criticism, because he does them so rarely he don't know how to do them. After the negative criticism the man never wants to dishes again. I don't see any Difference when a woman changes the oil in the car as a surprise and does not change the oil filter and drains the oil in the red oil pan (which is his parts cleaning pan). While the oil drain pan is hidden under the work bench, cause its dirty. She is going to get negative criticism too and it will be the last time she changes oil. I did learn something about myself, If I don't get a positive reward, I will not clean. Save your money and read "The Gospel of Timothy" instead.
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