This introduction to marriages and families accentuates the positive aspects of relationships and focuses on enriching students’ knowledge and experience in building strong, successful couple and family relationships. The authors, both seasoned family scholars and therapists, integrate research, theory, and practical application with an interdisciplinary perspective on marriage and family.

Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

Politics & Social Sciences

Olson, David H.

Olson,David

DeFrain,John

Sociology

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths with PowerWeb

Self-Help

Relationships

The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want to live out a love that lasts!&nbsp; Drs. Les&nbsp;and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH--share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than&nbsp;five million couples. Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples includes:&nbsp; <ul> <li>The secrets--and the science--behind couples who thrive with lasting love</li> <li>Why romantic love is never enough, and what to do about it</li> <li>Strategies to instantly help reduce conflicts and increase intimacy</li> <li>The game-changing boost that scientific assessment tools give couples at any age or stage</li> <li>Four common myths about marriage and how to debunk them</li> <li>The distilled wisdom from hundreds of insightful surveys and studies</li> <li>How you can reduce a couple's chances of divorce by 31 percent</li> </ul> &nbsp;The ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works!

Helping Couples: Proven Strategies for Coaches, Counselors, and Clergy

Parrott, Les

Parrott, Leslie

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan

This is an expanded and updated version of the 1978 compilation, which defines and supplies a condensed characterization of the currently established zeolite structure types. New types of microporous solids, such as aluminophosphate molecule sieves based on tetrahedral frameworks, have expanded the field of zeolites and zeolite-like materials. The number of known and topologically distinct tetrahedral networks has risen to 64 and is expected to continue to increase at the rate of at least three per year. The numerous new materials and the advent of modern methods of structure solving, in particular powder techniques including ab initio structure determinations and Rietveld refinements, have made this rapid advance possible.

Atlas of Zeolite Structure Types

Science & Math

Meier, Walter

Chemistry

Butterworth-Heinemann

Engineering & Transportation

Baerlocher, Ch.

International Zeolite Association Structure Commission

Engineering

Excerpta Medica

An updated and expanded version of the 2nd edition (1988) which comprised 64 entries, the 3rd edition contains 85 entries based on information available to the authors by the end of 1991. Published on behalf of the Structure Commission of the International Zeolite Association. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Meier, W.M.

Ron L. Deal, the leading Christian remarriage authority, and David H. Olson, a seasoned marriage and family expert, give couples hope that they can have strong, healthy marriages. Their advice grows out of Olson's National Survey of Couples Creating Stepfamilies, the largest study of its kind ever conducted. As couples work through the chapters in The Remarriage Checkup in conjunction with an online Couple Checkup, they'll discover ways to improve all aspects of their marriage and build on its strengths.

Remarriage Checkup, The: Tools to Help Your Marriage Last a Lifetime

Deal, Ron L.

Bethany House

Ron L. Deal, the leading Christian remarriage authority, and David H. Olson, a seasoned marriage and family expert, give couples hope that they can have strong, healthy marriages. Their advice grows out of the National Survey of Couples Creating Stepfamilies, the largest study of its kind (more than 50,000 couples) ever conducted. As couples work through the book in conjunction with an online Couple Checkup, they'll discover ways to improve all aspects of their marriage and build on its strengths. A free online Couple Checkup is included with each book.

The Remarriage Checkup: Tools to Help Your Marriage Last a Lifetime

Bethany House Publishers

From bestselling author, speaker, and therapist Ron Deal, one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. Part of Ron's Smart Stepfamily Series of books (over 250,000 copies sold) including The Smart Stepfamily, The Smart Stepmom, The Smart Stepdad, Dating and the Single Parent, Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily, and The Smart Stepfamily Guide to Financial Planning. Make This Marriage Last a Lifetime Leading blended family authority Ron Deal and marriage and family expert David Olson show you how to build on your relationship strengths and improve your weaknesses. Whether you're dating, engaged, a young stepfamily, or an empty-nest couple, The Smart Stepfamily Marriage gives you the tools you need at any stage to create a remarriage that will last. Each chapter of this book explores one of the key qualities of happy remarriages as identified by research. Like a GPS for your relationship, this book has built-in discussion questions that can help you and your partner discover where you are, where you'd like to be, and how to get there. The online survey gives you a report with personalized results for your relationship. "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the road map to a healthy marriage."--Gary D. Chapman, PhD, author, The Five Love Languages and When Sorry Isn't Enough "Remarried or marrying again? This book is loaded with specific, useful ideas for helping your marriage reach its full potential."--Scott Stanley, PhD, author, A Lasting Promise; research professor, University of Denver "This book is a must-read for any remarried couple. It includes the tools needed to create and maintain a wonderful remarriage."--from the foreword by Evelyn Husband Thompson, widow of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband, now remarried to Bill Thompson "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the most up-to-date, relevant, complete guide for remarried couples--I know of no other resource like it."--Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD, professor and director, Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Auburn University; director, National Stepfamily Resource Center "This book will help you thrive in your marriage and beat the odds of divorce. The preventative information is the best I have ever seen, and the practical application covers it all. I have put The Smart Stepfamily Marriage at the top of my resource library for couples who find themselves in this beautiful and yet challenging world of remarriage."--Jim Burns, PhD, president, HomeWord, author of Creating an Intimate Marriage, Confident Parenting,and The Purity Code "Remarriages have unique challenges and different relational needs than first marriages. Based on a national study of 50,000 couples, this book is a wonderful resource for remarriage couples. Take the online Couple Checkup and get a report about your relationship, read the book, and build a relationship that lasts!"--Dr. Gary Smalley, author of The DNA of Relationships "You want a marriage that lasts forever, right? Blended family couples can beat the odds--this book will tell you how."--Dr. Dennis Rainey, president of FamilyLife, author of Stepping Up

The Smart Stepfamily Marriage: Keys to Success in the Blended Family

Ron L. Deal

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