Product Description

The advice book for married couples which has hit the NY Times Bestsellers list and is sparking controversy. Some might say it's old fashioned advice, others say -- like 'The Rules' -- that it works, and helps couples get along better together. Dr Laura's tell-it-how-it-is relationships book looks at what isn't working in today's marriages and prescribes a new set of values and rules to help make love blossom and marriages work. She tells wives to stop whingeing and work harder at nurturing the family and loving their men and rewards will be duly reaped. A central theme is the three A's: appreciation, approval and affection -- or showing your man you need, admire and desire him. Dr Laura prescribes the following tips, for example: - cook dinner: it's good to talk at mealtimes - Let him play sport and watch it on TV with his mates - Stop badmouthing your husband to your friends - find one or two things to compliment your husband about (no matter how small) each day for 5 days. - Avoid being a nag, and stop it or you will be dumped. - Wear make-up and look your best for your man As one of her readers attests in the opening pages: 'As a man, I can tell you our needs are simple: we want to be fed, we want our kids to be mothered and we want lovin'. And what's in it for a wife? Dr Laura contests that women are in the unique position of having extraordinary influence over their husbands which, when exercised thoughtfully, lovingly and intelligently result in a happier husband who will 'swim through shark-infested waters to bring her a lemonade.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72437 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
'The most controversial self-help book of the year.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A hot meal on the table, a dab of fresh lipstick and sex on demand: such are the duties of a modern wife as described in a runaway bestseller that is infuriating the feminist lobby across America!Dr Laura Schlessinger, a controversial radio host prompts angry mutterings among the politically correct but her forthright views on just who in a marriage should pick up the dirty underpants are winning over the mainstream.' THE SUNDAY TIMES - 'with 17 million listeners the 57 year-old New Yorker is America's favourite on-air counsellor.' EXPRESS

About the Author
Dr Laura Schlessinger, the controversial American talk show host, received her Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University and holds a postdoctoral certification and licensing in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is the author of six New York Times Bestsellers, including 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up their Lives, which have sold over 4 million copies to date.

Customer Reviews

Surprisingly Good!
This book has many practical ways of dealing with your husband. It gets you to take look at your own behaviour and change yourself. Some would think it is old fashioned and anti-feminist but I think it is pro women. If you take just one piece of advice from the book it will change your life. Truely inspiring, entertaining and well worth the money.

much needed eye-opener
Dr Laura does not hold anything back in this book. Marriage is serious business and it needs work to survive. I'm not yet married but 'Feeding' has helped me take a cold hard look at my expectations re the man I choose to marry and my role in the marriage covenant. Dr Laura speaks very frankly and I sometimes felt like a bucket of cold water was being dumped on me...a real wake-up call. I recommend this to women who are serious about making their marriage work.

Changed my way of thinking for the better
This book has changed my way of thinking and opened my eyes. I have been married for almost three years, and very happily too (although not without disagreements, I hasten to add). However, by reading this book, I found that there are ways that I can improve my marriage too. I cook, I clean and generally try to be a good wife. However, I can see that with familiarity you can begin to take each other for granted, try to get your own way all the time, not make the effort and forget to impress or dress up for your husband. It showed me that feeding your husband is much more than having food ready for him each evening. It is about making HIM your No.1 priority !!!!

As another reader said, the book is worth its weight in gold and I couldn't agree more. I will now be passing this book to my mother, as I often find my father confiding in me about `lack of respect' from my mother. I have been witness to my mother always raking up the past, dangling past failures in front of my father, constantly complaining and undermining him by calling him `stupid' at every opportunity. Never the other way around. I hope it does something to mend her ways after more than 30 years of marriage.