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The Man's Guide to Women
Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want
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Essential reading for men interested in building meaningful, successful romantic relationships backed by scientific research. Also valuable for couples and those studying relationship dynamics.
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See moreA great "philosopher" once said "trying to understand women is like trying to smell the color 9." But the fact is, men can understand women to their great benefit. All they need is the right teacher. There is no better teacher than John Gottman, a world-renowned relationships researcher.
The Man's Guide to Women offers the science based answers to the question: what do women really want in a man? The book explains the hallmarks of manhood that most women find attractive, and helps men hone those skills to be the man she desires.
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Results from world-renowned relationship expert John Gottman's famous Love Lab have proven an incredible truth—men make or break relationships. Based on 40 years of research, The Man's Guide to Women unlocks the mystery of how to attract, satisfy, and succeed with a woman for a lifetime. For the first time ever, there is a science-based answer to the age-old question—what do women really want in a man?
Dr. Gottman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, and his wife and collaborator, clinical psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, have pored over the research along with bestselling coauthors Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD. Together, they have written this definitive guide for men, providing answers on everything from how to approach a woman and build a connection with her, to how to truly satisfy her in bed, and know when the relationship is on the right track. The Man's Guide to Women is a must-have playbook for how to play—and win—the game of love.
A must-have playbook for how to play—and win—the game of love, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Fight Right and The Seven Principles.
"If you want to learn how to be the best man and partner you can be, look no further."—Lewis Howes, author of The School of Greatness
"No pressure gentlemen, but this book might just support you in leading us all toward salvation and harmony."—Alanis Morissette
For the first time ever, there is a science-based answer to the age-old question—what do women really want in a man?
Results from world-renowned relationship experts the Gottmans' famous Love Lab have proven an incredible truth—men make or break relationships. The Man's Guide to Women provides answers on everything from how to approach a woman and build a connection with her, to how to truly satisfy her in bed, to how to know when the relationship is on the right track.
Based on forty years of research, The Man's Guide to Women is the definitive guide for men that unlocks the mystery of how to attract, satisfy, and succeed with a woman for a lifetime.
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ISBN: 9781623361846
Publisher: Rodale Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 February 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Rodale Press
Illustration: 25 BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 142.0mm
Height: 221.0mm
Weight: 363g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Julie Gottman, PhD, is the cofounder of The Gottman Institute and cofounder of Affective Software, Inc. A highly respected clinical psychologist, she is theauthor of the national bestsellerEight Dates and theNew York Times bestsellerThe Love Prescription. She is sought internationally by media and organizations as an expert adviser on marriage, domestic violence, post-traumatic stress disorders, gay and lesbian adoption, and parenting issues. John Gottman, PhD, is world-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction. Dr. Gottman has conducted over fifty years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples. He is the cofounder of The Gottman Institute and Affective Software, Inc., as well as the author of over 200 published academic articles and author or coauthor of more than forty books, including theNew York TimesbestsellersThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work and The Love Prescriptionand the national bestsellerEight Dates. Doug and Rachel Abrams, MD, are coauthors of The Multi-Orgasmic Man and The Multi-Orgasmic Couple. They live in Santa Cruz, CA.
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