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Using cutting-edge scientific research, FOR BETTER uses statistics to bust the myths and shares the true secrets to marital happiness including ways to better predict which relationships will work and who will struggle to stay together. Each chapter explores the science behind various aspects of marriage such as monogamy, love, sex, children, money, housework, and conflict. Some chapters will even include the measurement scales and quizzes researchers use to gauge the quality of a relationship or the depth of passion and commitment couples feel. Parker-Pope’s interest in the science of marriage stems from the confusion she felt when her own 17-year marriage ended in divorce. A longtime health writer who spends hours reading medical and scientific journals, Parker-Pope found she couldn’t relate to the “straight talk” and clichés found in the relationship self-help aisle. “I knew where to look for answers about heart disease, diabetes, and numerous other health issues,” she writes, “and I wanted the same objective, evidence-based advice about my marriage.” FOR BETTER proves that saving or improving ones marriage is worth the effort. Research show that couples in stable relationships have more sex, more money, and live longer, healthier lives. It will also help single people make better choices in the pursuit of their ideal mate, or even empower some readers to remove themselves from a doomed relationship. “My hope is that this book will arm readers with the information they need to save a struggling relationship or strengthen a good one,” says Parker-Pope, “giving them a specific prescription to boost the health of the most profound relationship of our lives.” FOR BETTER Tara Parker-Pope Plume / April 26, 2011 / $16 (paperback) / ISBN: 978-0-452-29710-4 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tara Parker-Pope, who writes the “Well” blog for the New York Times, is one of the newspaper’s most popular and most-emailed journalists. She wrote for The Wall Street Journal before moving to the Times. Her work is featured regularly on television and radio. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, Charlie Rose, and numerous National Public Radio shows. Parker-Pope lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to schedule an interview with Tara Parker-Pope, contact: Milena Brown / 212-366-2222 / milena.brown@us.penguingroup.com Praise for Tara Parker-Pope & FOR BETTER “Tara Parker-Pope has written what may be the most credible and interesting marital self-help book of all time.” -Newsweek “While some of the research in this book has been reported before, no one has presented it in such a clear, comprehensive context. Whatever your curiosity or concern about marriage, it is almost certainly addressed here.” –The Wall Street Journal “Armed with studies showing the health and financial perks to being married, and sharing proven ways to achieve a happy union, Parker-Pope succeeds in making a convincing argument for investing in and improving our marriages.” –The Associated Press “As she examines the science of long-term relationships from courtship through commitment, Parker-Pope skillfully weaves together research findings, relationship advice and personal reflections.” –Los Angeles Times “This is science writing at its best. Tara Parker-Pope has as keen an eye for sociological spiderwebs as Malcolm Gladwell.” — Christopher McDougall, author of The New York Times bestseller Born to Run "Tara Parker-Pope has crafted a jam-packed, lucid survey of the science behind a sound marriage. No wonder she is so popular." — Mehmet Oz, M.D., host of The Dr. Oz Show "A truly excellent exploration of marriage, written in clear and compelling prose, delighting the reader with surprising observations." — Jerome Groopman MD, author of New York Times bestseller How Doctors Think "Step by step, Tara Parker-Pope demystifies our most entrenched assumptions about love, sex and marital bonds. By translating the latest science into engagingly told, smartly considered insights, Tara has given us a landmark look at marriage— and profound reasons for optimism about the love in our lives." — Jeffrey Zaslow, author of New York Times bestseller The Girls from Ames “Finally! A real guide to making your marriage work. Tara Parker-Pope gives us all the latest concrete scientific information about how to get and keep life’s greatest prize--a good partnership. It’s educated; accurate; and honest. And it’s a good read.” — Helen Fisher, Ph.D., author of The New York Times bestseller Anatomy of Love "This terrific informative book on marriage should be given out with every marriage license! There is something here for everyone, gay or straight, newly married or celebrating many years! Highly recommended." -- Susan M Love MD author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book and Live a Little "Tara Parker-Pope's new book for better is a savvy, practical guide for side-steping the doggy poop and dead ends that all couples encounter along that zany, zig-zaggy path we travel from 'I do' to 'I can...and will!'" — Harvey Karp, MD, author of The New York Times bestseller The Happiest Toddler on the Block “I couldn't wait to read Tara Parker-Pope's For Better, consuming it in one swoop. Tara takes her rigorous reporting in a field swamped with self-help books and cuts through to the science of marriage, returning with lessons that are counterintuitive: it's the little gestures that matter, eye-rolling is a predictor of divorce rates, and having outside friends can help strengthen a marriage. This is a book that parents will give to their children, groomsmen give to their friends, and spouses will give to each other for a long time to come.” — Jennifer 8. Lee, author of the Fortune Cookie Chronicles “Tara Parker-Pope has written a gem of a book on marriage. It is chock full of rich scientific findings and tips on how the male and female brain can love better and live better-together. Reading this book will absolutely improve your marriage.” — Louann Brizendine, M.D. author of The Female Brain and The Male Brain "It is pure joy to read a book on so popular a subject as marriage that is not filled with pop-psych platitudes and prescriptive do's and don't's, but rather lets readers come to their own conclusions based on solid scientific research. Tara Parker-Pope, a dedicated science journalist, disabuses us of long-held myths (like a ‘soaring’ divorce rate or the need to avoid conflict in intimate relationships) and replaces them with facts that can help couples of any persuasion form stronger, steadier unions." — Jane E. Brody, columnist, The New York Times FOR BETTER On Sale April 26, 2011 / $16 (paperback) / ISBN: 978-0-452-29710-4 ### Subscribe to our FREE Ezine and receive current Health News, be eligible for discounted products/services and coupons related to your Health. We publish 24/7. 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