Whether you are in a new relationship, determining if you should seriously commit to one or married, the information in this book will help you. This book provides invaluable information about how to communicate with your partner, how to resolve differences and how to evaluate your relationship. The chapter regarding criteria for commitment was both eye opening and superb. I wish that I had read this book years ago. I found this book to be an easy read, but still packed with great amounts of useful information. If you don't read this book, you're missing out!

There are probably over a thousand self-help books in print which were written to offer relationship advice and help. This book is among the best you will find in that category. Once you start reading this book, you will immediately realize that EVERYONE, married or not, is in the same boat: either looking to begin a relationship, healing from the wounds of a past relationship, or trying to maintain a relationship. Hence, almost everyone can benefit from this book. Whereas most books start with the assumption that you are are already in a committed relationship, this book starts from the very beginning: Courtship. The authors take what they call a preventative approach: they base it on their assumption that there are certain markers that define a sound and healthy relationship. They tell you what to look for along the way, beginning with that first email, or phonecall or date. As a middle aged male, I can heartily recommend this book for men as well as for women. One little example: in this book, they discuss the role of intuition. Too often we dismiss the little voices inside that tell us something is wrong in the relationship. These authors are very adamant that one must listen to this voice of the intuition, and trust it! This is also a book about healing, and beginning again. Read this book once a year for at least three years. It can save you from getting involved with the wrong person, or from losing your marriage to divorce.

My sister recommended this book to me and I was immediately struck by the compassionate touch yet practical tone. Not too sentimental, but not too stand off-ish. I have since given a copy to another friend. There's no way you can't beneifit form this book. Good lay out. You'll want to send one to your sister too!

I bought the first edition of this book thirteen years ago, and was able to stop smoking easily, despite being very discouraged by many false starts and failures before.

It's well laid-out, addresses the urge to smoke on many different levels. The author has obviously thought through so many facets of smoking addiction and has come up with ingenious strategies for dealing with them all.

This is a real thinking smoker's self-help book.

I stumbled onto Dr. Geisinger's book while looking for something else. I had tried to quit three times before--unsuccessfully. I followed the book's instructions and read a chapter per week/followed the recommendations for four weeks and guess what?!?! I became a non-smoker in one month and have not smoked nor even had the desire to since then! Oh, did I mention--I bought Dr. G's original release of "Kicking It..." back in November of 1980...

An easy to read , step by step guide to end the addiction of cigarette smoking. The author provides the strategies and skills necessary to help you quit as well as a justifiable, scathing indictment of the tobacco industry.