Truly Mars and Venus
The Illustrated Essential Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
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3.9 • 11 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Truly Mars and Venus celebrates the wisdom of the number one international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus.
With passages drawn from John Gray's groundbreaking classic on relationships, this beautiful book is illustrated with humorous cartoons and charming artwork by Barbara State.
The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, Truly Mars and Venus delivers John Gray's rich and inspiring advice for creating and sustaining healthy and loving relationships.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A pointed Valentine's day gift for the baffling extraterrestrial in your life, this slender tome takes excerpts (think one-or two-paragraph soundbites and bullet-pointed checklists) from Gray's mega-selling relationship bible and dolls them up them with cutesy illustrations. The focus, of course, is on the perennial miscommunication between the sexes-women tend to overcommunicate via an emotional litany of suggestions and complaints, while men tend to undercommunicate by dismissing women's concerns and withdrawing into their "caves"-and practical ways to overcome it. The condensed format, which offers little room for qualifications and nuances, sometimes highlights Gray's oversimplification of male-female differences. His sunny belief that "all big marital problems first began as little problems that were not resolved" seems too optimistic, and glib tips like "Laugh at his jokes" and "Really enjoy having sex with him" may be little help when both the jokes and the sex are uninspiring. Still, Gray has a good feel for the particulars of domestic friction, and many couples will see a bit of themselves in his caricatures-if they haven't already, that is: Gray's signature volume has sold over 14 million copies worldwide. His basic counsel (that men should stop ignoring and belittling women, and women should stop nagging and nit-picking at men) can do many relationships a world of good.
Customer Reviews
In love at 20
I am a 22 year old female, and this book has been nothing but helpful. Ive been with my partner for almost 4 years now, we were high school sweet hearts. After A year and a half our relationship became stale, and we would argue so much. His mother recommended i read this book, and it was a life changer, relationship changer. I took the chance and followed the directions to a T. And within a short amount time i saw major improvements in our love life. I learned to accept him for all that he is (in this case a man). We have grown more and more. Although he did not read this book it has helped me make improvements in my life, i was able to focus on myself and assess the problems that was not only holding us back but was really holding me back. I study this book till this day, and make references whenever he goes into his "cave" or something of his martian nature, and let him be a martian. This book is something i highly recommend if any one want to make their relationship work. Once you learn how men and women are different period only then can you truly love and appreciate each other <3
Five stars
This book was very informative and an easy read. Once I started the book I literally could not stop reading. I recommend this to anyone who wants to make their relationship work!