An experienced marriage counselor analyzes modern attitudes toward romantic love and assesses the prospects for its success, as he examines topics such as the connection between physical beauty and love, how partners meet and establish a relationship, and ways to nurture a relationship

The Romance Factor

Self-Help

McGINNIS, ALAN LOY

Relationships

Harpercollins

Outlining twelve characteristics of optimists and showing how they keep their motivation high, the author provides mental techniques for maintaining a cheerful disposition, increasing vigor and creating an aptitude for success

The Power of Optimism

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

A guide to becoming an optimist offers advice on how to look for good in bad situations, value partial solutions, interrupt negative trains of thought, share good news, and much more. Original.

Personal Transformation

HarperPaperbacks

Optimists have been shown to be healthier, involved in happier marriages, more affluent, and even to live longer. McGinnis illuminates the power of optimism with the life experiences of "tough-minded" optimists and provides mental techniques for maintaining a cheerful disposition, increasing physical vigor, and creating an aptitude for success and rich, warm relationships.

A guide to becoming an optimist offers advice on how to look for good in bad situations, value partial solutions, interrupt negative trains of thought, share good news, and much more. Original.

Random House Value Publishing

The Romance Factor: How to Fall in Love...and Stay in Love

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Marshall Pickering

Here's a book that helps you learn how to be a warmer, more lovable person, how to communicate better, and how to resolve tension in your relationships. These clues for getting close apply to friend and friend, husband and wife, parent and child.

The Friendship Factor - How to get closer the the people you care for

Augsburg Publishing House

Fascinating case studies and anecdotes about Lee Iacocca, Sandra Day O'Connor and many others show parents, executives, teachers and more how they can put 12 key principles to work in their families and organizations and gain the satisfaction that comes from bringing out the best in people. Reprint.

Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Augsburg Fortress Pub

Alan Loy McGinnis, author of the best- selling book The Friendship Factor, studied the great leaders throughout history, the most effective organization, and many prominent psychologists to discover their motivational secrets. There are actually a small number of principles used by good motivators, and the best leaders were using them long before psychology had a name. Fascinating case studies and anecdotes about Lee Iacocca, Sandra Day O'Connor, and many others show how you can put 12 key principles to work in your family or organization. Whether you are a parent, executive, teacher, or friend, you can gain the satisfaction that comes from Bringing the Best Out in People.

Augsburg Books

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Books by McGINNIS, ALAN LOY

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The Romance Factor

The Power of Optimism

The Romance Factor

The Power of Optimism

The Power of Optimism

The Power of Optimism

The Romance Factor: How to Fall in Love...and Stay in Love

The Friendship Factor - How to get closer the the people you care for

Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel

Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel