A nationally known couples therapist reveals the single root cause of all relationship problems—and offers revolutionary advice on what to do about it While most of us have moments of loving freely and openly, it is often hard to sustain this where it matters most—in our intimate relationships. If love is so great and powerful, why are human relationships so challenging and difficult? If love is the source of happiness and joy, why is it so hard to open to it fully and let it govern our lives?...
Why do people in some societies tend to follow rules and obey the laws more than those in other societies? Is the difference institutional, or is 'culture' a better explanation? These are the central questions confronted in this book. This study explores these questions through a large laboratory experimental study which examined tax compliance behaviour in four countries: Sweden, Italy, Britain and the United States. We present what we call a 'Reasonable Choice Approach' demonstrating that mo...
There's No Accounting for the Strangeness of Things
by Valley Haggard
Our hearts as women were made by God for relationships. Why is it, then, that the thing we most deeply desire-relationships-becomes the source of so much pain? Difficult marriages, the loneliness of being single, problem children, abusive employers, fractured friendships...life's realities are often very different from the dreams we dreamed for ourselves as girls. How do we live with this beautiful ache for relationships in a world that doesn't always work? When we've been betrayed, how do we tr...
For most of us, it's the people we know who make our lives what they are. These include our family, our friends, and the people we work with.This revolutionary and highly original book, People Centricity, brilliantly reveals that the secret of having great personal and work relationships lies in taking the trouble to understand the agenda and concerns of everyone with whom you interact most closely. This allows you to create a highly positive climate of mutual benefit, and to become truly people...
An indispensable relationship guide for every woman who has ever told her partner, "Really, don't go to any trouble for my birthday"...And then been disappointed when he didn't. He says: That dress looks great! Let's buy it! You hear: He really loves being with me. I feel as though we've truly bonded. He means: For the love of God, the last eight black dresses you tried on looked identical! Just buy one, so we can get home in time for the game! In What Men Say, What Women Hear, Dr. Linda Papadop...
