Everyone wants to have a nurturing, happy, working union with a spouse or loved one--but time after time, it can fail, fall flat, or not live up to expectations. Now, after surveying more than 30 years of psychiatric literature and submitting more than 1,000 relationship studies to computer analysis, a renowned psychiatrist offers a provocative new theory for successful, long-lasting love.

Revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, Alfie Kohn's landmark challenge to carrot-and-stick psychology features updated reflections and research in a major new afterword by the author.Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summed up in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in the same way that we train the family pet.

YOU DESERVE AN AMAZING MAN!Don't get caught up with the man God never intended you to be with…I’m sure you’re even wondering if such a man exists. I’m here to tell you he does! There is, in fact, a man God has for you; however, there are some steps that need to be taken in order for him to receive you and for you to receive him. The Man God Has For You: 7 Traits to Help You Determine Your Life Partner is a guide not just to help determine if the man of your interest is the r...

Command attention and respect by conversing with confidence, credibility, and charismaTwo books packed into one eBook!You can speak up and be heard at business meetings. You can chat with confidence in at parties. You can be the one with the best job and most interesting friends. It’s all about how you communicate and connect with others—which is something you can learn.How to Talk to and Instantly Connect with Anyone do...

Originally published in 2004, Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer is a classic of LGBTQ+ literature and is taught in most gender studies programs throughout the United States. It was the first book to offer a one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies and is still powerfully relevant today.Nationally-known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from ...

And Babies Make Seven is the story of a warm and courageous young woman overcoming great odds and, with intelligence and fortitude, living a full and giving life. Val Koning survived a car accident in 1970 that killed nine young people, but she was in a coma for eight weeks.After recovering from that, she got married, and gave birth to natural quadruplets. With humour and much self deprecation she relates a story of lives well lived, horrendous events overcome and the triumph of lo...

The Control Book is about the fine art of taking control of your partner. It's about the processes involved, about taking control, using control, about ensuring that you have control, and-importantly-about giving control back once you are done with it. The book discusses how this works-the psychology of it-and looks at what can go right, and at what can go wrong and how to fix it. It considers the role of authority in the equation, and looks at how to manage the control you have over someo...

This book is meant for all those women who want to discover new secrets to draw men attention and to be courted. The book tells you why, to be great seducers, it doesn't matter being beautiful: there are many helpful tips you can follow to make the man you want worship at your altar! Learn all about how to dress, what to say, what to do when you like a man, how make him understand it, how to tell if he likes you by simple gestures and words, how to draw his attention, how to make him fall ...

Do you desire to improve your relationship? If so, How to Improve Your Relationship In Just 21 Days challenges you and your partner to do a “21-Day Love Challenge.”If you’re ready to rid your relationship of immature actions and attitudes that blocks the flow of love and hinders growth, such as selfishness, arguments, not letting go of the past or keep bringing it up, hurtful actions and words, shaky trust, etc.. and go to the next level, take on the love challenge today.Th...

Online dating can be stressful, especially if you've never done it before.Which site do you choose? What's the best approach to take? How do you get from a response to an actual date?Cassie Leigh covers all of that and more in a light-hearted, snarky kinda way. She's like the wingwoman you wish you had. No one can guarantee success at online dating, but Cassie can help you get the best start possible.(If you already know the basics and you're still striking out, che...

Grandpa's Courtship (A Short Story)(A 1919-Word Short Story)A humorous tale of love...the second time around. Horace fails to invite his female suitor to the annual church picnic, and in doing so, suffers the wrath of the irritated woman who makes it clear to him in no uncertain terms that she is "fired up mad" about it.About the Author--Katrina Parker Williams teaches English grammar and composition at a community college.Read other works by Katrina Parker ...

In this self-help book on finding the right love partner, romance author Arabella Sheraton outlines a 10-step, fool proof plan for finding the person who is perfect for you. You don’t need a long drawn out explanation: Ms. Sheraton (with some pithy advice from Jane Austen) gets to the heart of the matter and show readers how finding love begins and ends with them. Find out how to shed the pain of past relationships; create the blueprint of your perfect match; get back into the dating scene...