**NPR Best Books of 2015**
The Marriage Book
Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales from Adam and Eve to Zoloft
Description
The definitive anthology of wisdom and wit about one of life’s most complex, intriguing, and personal subjects.
When and whom do you marry? How do you keep a spouse content? Do all engaged couples get cold feet? How cold is so cold that you should pivot and flee? Where and how do children fit in? Is infidelity always wrong? In this volume, you won’t find a single answer to your questions about marriage; you will find hundreds.
Spanning centuries and cultures, sources and genres, The Marriage Book offers entries from ancient history and modern politics, poetry and pamphlets, plays and songs, newspaper ads and postcards. It is an A to Z compendium, exploring topics from Adam and Eve to Anniversaries, Fidelity to Freedom, Separations to Sex. In this volume, you’ll hear from novelists, clergymen, sex experts, and presidents, with guest appearances by the likes of Liz and Dick, Ralph and Alice, Louis CK, and Neil Patrick Harris. Casanova calls marriage the tomb of love, and Stephen King calls it his greatest accomplishment. With humor, perspective, breadth, and warmth, The Marriage Book is sure to become a classic.
Reviews
**A New York Times Summer Reading Pick**
"A lively anthology of letters, jokes, songs, novels, movies, plays and poems about every aspect of this noble--or, on occasion, ignoble--institution, from wedding day to divorce [with entries that] are sincere and unforgettable."
"Refreshingly unsappy. . . . This idiosyncratic compilation includes Bill Clinton's 1998 grand jury testimony, a reddit thread about whether to hyphenate your name, and advice from Ovid on playing hard to get. Like that funny guy or gal you met at the party, this sweet, smart, A-to-Z guide never takes itself too seriously, and before you know it, you'll find yourself falling in love."
