Schaper, Donna
Summary: "As membership in traditional religious institutions plummets, the meaning of marriage is rapidly changing. Numbers of those identifying as spiritual but not religious are on the rise, and Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper provides a road map to help readers understand this transition of marriage after culture and religion are no longer of one voice about its meaning."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation SchaperJacobson, Lisa
Summary: "Romance novels, Hallmark movies, the immense demand for romantic stories reveals a deep, unsatisfied longing found in many marriages, but does it have to be that way? Is it possible that the best marriages have to offer can grow, rather than fade after saying "I do"? Popular Christian voices Lisa Jacobson and Phylicia Masonheimer say, "Absolutely yes!" So what is the secret to a happy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.81 JACRuths, Mitali Banerjee
Summary: "Archie's Poppy Uncle is marrying Emma's Aunt Julie, and Archie is asked to look after Emma, who has never been to an Indian wedding"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUTZug, Marcia A.
Summary: "An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the #MeToo age. Americans hold marriage in such high esteem that we push people toward it, reward them for taking part in it, and fetishize its benefits to the point that we routinely ignore or excuse bad behavior and societal ills in the name of protecting and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Steerforth Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.81 ZUGZabriskie, Ramona
Summary: A marriage guide for women that interlaces authoritative voices with personal stories from the author's 35 year marriage and her motivational speaking and mentoring career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ramona Zabriskie 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.872 ZABLittlewood, Fran
Summary: "Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove ...meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink--who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled --the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she's really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA Fiction LittlewoodSee, Lisa
Summary: The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China--perfect for fans of Sees classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women. According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: PA Fiction SeeEwell, Andrew
Summary: While visiting his and his wife's closest friends, John and Sophie, a creative writing professor sleeps with Sophie, but instead of succumbing to his failures as a teacher, writer and husband, he believes a love affair could be the answer to earning everything he needs to be set for life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC EWEKoh, EJ
Summary: "At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOHManguso, Sarah
Summary: "A nuclear family can destroy a woman artist. I'd always known that. But I'd never suspected how easily I'd fall into one anyway. When Jane, an aspiring writer, meets filmmaker John Bridges, they both want the same things: to be in love, to live a successful creative life, and to be happy. When they marry, Jane believes she has found everything she was looking for, including--a few years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2024
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Summary: "Signing up for a reality show with a $100,000 prize, wedding gown designer Andie Dresser marries a stranger--sight unseen--only to discover her new husband is the man who left her 10 years ago, and with the cameras rolling, finds their feelings for each other growing under the spotlight"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alcove Press 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC PIEWalters, Josh
Summary: "Remember those early days of love? When your heart felt all fluttery, and you saw your person through rose-colored glasses? They could do no wrong. You were going to have the most beautiful life with big adventures and lots of sex. Of course, everyone says marriage is work, you knew that. But that was okay; you could get through anything together. It was going to be great. Until it wasn't....
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WALChapman, Gary D.
Summary: Outlines five expressions of love--quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch--and explains how to identify and communicate effectively in a spouse's "love language."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northfield Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.78 CHASpringer, Nancy
Summary: When professional typist Letitia Glover is desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister Flossie, Enola enlists the help of her brother Sherlock and her friend Tewky to investigate Flossie's husband, the sudden death of his first wife, and the mysterious appearance of a black barouche.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SPRGottman, John Mordechai
Summary: With more than a million copies sold worldwide, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman's unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make?and break?a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2015
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Summary: "De las treinta y cinco chicas llegaron a palacio para competir en la Selección. Todas menos seis han sido devueltas a sus hogares. Y solo una conseguirá casarse con el príncipe Maxon y ser coronada princesa de Illea."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocabolsillo 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH CASHendrix, Harville
Summary: The New York Times bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship, now fully revised with a new forward and a brand new chapter. Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of people experience more satisfying relationships and is recommended every day by professional therapists and happy couples around the world. Dr. Harville...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martins Griffin 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.81 HENDodd, Christina
Summary: Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (badly). Only here's the That's not how it ended at all. Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I'm the oldest, with the emphasis on 'old'--a certified spinster at twenty, and happy to stay that way. It's not easy to keep your taste for romance with parents like mine....
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DODSummary: A beautiful musical comedy that follows one young man's journey as he experiences the true spirit of Ukraine on his search for a woman to call his wife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: "Kelly's new life in Philadelphia has turned into a nightmare: She's friendless and jobless, and the lockdown has her trapped in a tiny apartment with the man she gave up everything for, who's just called off their wedding. The only bright spot is her newly rekindled friendship with her childhood friend Sabrina -- now a glamorous bestselling author with a handsome, high-powered husband. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: Marriage of inconvenience: Rich Manning and Jamie Warren have always been friends-and nothing but friends. But that all changes when she asks him to father the child she so desperately wants. Rich agrees, with one condition: they get married. As they discover a new side to their relationship, they're both surprised by the emotions they feel. But can Rich prove to the headstrong new Mrs. Manning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIRA 2022
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Summary: New York, 1858: Mary, a young widow with three children, agrees to marry her brother-in-law Frederick Law Olmsted, who is acting on his late brother's deathbed plea to "not let Mary suffer." But she craves more than a marriage of convenience and sets out to win her husband's love. Beginning with Central Park in New York City, Mary joins Fred on his quest to create a 'beating green heart' in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rose Writing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OLMDJ Envy
Summary: Gia and Raashaun Casey met when they were two teenagers living around the corner from each other in Queens. They have been together for an astounding twenty-five years and have remained together through RaaShaun's growing celebrity, a devastating cheating scandal, and the births of five children. Gia and Raashaun explore the entire chronology of their love story with vulnerability, honesty, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920 CASMcBride, Karyl.
Summary: "Author of the bestseller Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Dr. Karyl McBride draws on her expertise in treating children and partners damaged by narcissists in this practical new guide to divorce and its aftermath. With more than three decades of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. McBride guides you through the emotional fallout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2015