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For some years over 50 per cent of marriages across the developed world have ended in divorce, or are predicted to do so in the fullness of time. That's the 'marriage crisis'. And around 50 per cent of the marriages that don't end in divorce are thought to be broadly unhappy. Most of us are deluded when we marry with expectations of long and happy marriages. That's the 'fraud of the rings'. Never has the divorce rate been higher despite an ever-growing army of marriage and relationship counsellors, and countless publications offering advice on how to make a success of marriage. Isn't it time we examined the possibility that individual personal unhappiness, along with the ready availability of divorce, might largely explain the high and rising divorce rate? And explain it better than the customary analysis of a decline in 'traditional values'? This book is the outcome of a British writer's lengthy quest to explore the causes of unhappiness in marriage. He concluded that a number of marriage risk factors make finding happiness in marriage a challenge for most people. And the more risk factors a person has, the lower are his or her prospects of a happy marriage. The risk factors include introversion, a personality type that is common to 54 per cent of men (including the writer) and 47 per cent of women, yet is widely misunderstood. Another risk factor is not sharing the same religion as a spouse. The book covers these issues and others contributing to marital unhappiness, including the different natures of men and women, individualism, declining love and lust, sex, personal aptitude for marriage, mutual compatibility, the link between extraversion and adultery, the genetic link to propensity to divorce, and depression. In an insightful, thought-provoking and occasionally humorous way, 'The Fraud of the Rings' explains why most marriages can't be expected to be happy, and outlines what could be done to remedy the situation, and reduce the divorce rate. The book injects some long-overdue realism into the marriage crisis debate.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49537290731793,"sku":"GOR007429635","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0955878470.jpg?v=1751445799"},{"product_id":"two-men-in-a-car-book-mike-buchanan-9780955878411","title":"Two Men in a Car","description":"Back cover text:  'Mike Buchanan is the best kind of opinionated, middle-aged, middle-class Englishman abroad: the funny kind.'  Andy Heslop  'If you have a sense of humour, this book will put a big smile on your face. I laughed out loud many times. A refreshing absence of political correctness.'  The lovely Maureen Padley  Political correctness is a curse of the modern era. This book is not politically correct. And it celebrates la belle France: the beautiful ladies, the fine food and wine, the glorious scenery and weather, and more besides. If you're offended by the book's contents, kindly moan about it to someone else, not the author. He's had more than his fill of being moaned at over the years. Mike Buchanan is a 50-year-old overweight diabetic short-sighted businessman and published author, who lives in Bedford. He's been a Francophile for as long as he can remember, and is rarely happier than when holidaying in France. In August 2007, following the breakdown of his second marriage, he took a holiday in France with his chauffeur, the (equally) politically-incorrect Thunderin' Paul Carrington. The two men enjoyed themselves so much that they took a second holiday in France in July 2008. This book relates the story of both holidays, in chapters with the following titles:  1 Our first week with Anne and Mark Phillips 2 Why my dinner cost 40 times more than Paul's 3 Hobnobbing with Ivana Trump in Monte Carlo 4 'Would you like to have sex with my wife?' 5 We witness a miracle in Lourdes 6 In defence of pate de foie gras 7 Paul worries about becoming a gay icon 8 Nuits-St-Georges is twinned with Hitchin 9 'It's always better if you have a big one!'  Epilogue Apx 1 Packing list for France Apx 2 Keith Floyd's BA uf a la Bourguignonne Apx 3 Raymond Blanc's Coq au Vin Apx 4 Mike Buchanan's Coq au Vin Apx 5 The Fat Duck: Tasting Menu and Wine Apx 6 Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons: Notre Menu Decouverte","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49543548666129,"sku":"GOR004209159","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0955878411.jpg?v=1750748116"},{"product_id":"feminism-book-mike-buchanan-9780956641694","title":"Feminism","description":"Extracts from Erin Pizzey's Foreword:  'Mike Buchanan is a very brave man. I've known other men who've tried to draw the public's attention to the damage done by the radical feminist movement. Many lost their jobs and none of them were able to find a publisher for their books. Men have been thrown out of their own houses and unjustly accused of domestic violence towards their partners, and some of sexually abusing their children. The legitimate interests of men in Western society are being systematically assaulted by radical feminists and this book goes a long way to providing the evidence.  Men are starting to campaign more effectively for their interests, though they have a long way to go before they halt the tide of radical feminist influence, let alone start to reverse it. Feminists can also expect more challenging from another quarter. An increasing number of women are summoning up the courage to openly criticise them. This shouldn't surprise us, given that the vast majority of women don't share the radical feminists' political ideology.With every year that passes more women become aware of the damage man-hating and family-hating radical feminists wreak on society in general, and women's interests in particular. These women are becoming more vocal, and their number is on the rise - How much more damage will feminists be allowed to wreak before they're more widely recognised as the evil women they are?' This book provides long-awaited answers to over 50 of the most challenging questions in the modern era including:  1. Are you a misogynist if you only hate feminists? 2. What is feminism in the modern era? 3. How do radical feminists view the world? 4. Are feminists less intelligent than normal women? 5. Are feminists less attractive than normal women? 6. Do feminists suffer from PPS (Permanent Premenstrual Syndrome)? 7. Why do feminists deny the different natures of men and women? 9. What are the big feminist fantasies, lies, delusions and myths? 10. Is the pope a Catholic? Do bears crap in woods? Are feminists delusional? 11. How are feminists killing men and women? 12. Are some feminists (e.g. Tracey Emin) a pain in the arts? 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But have you ever considered that you might just be unsuited to marriage, regardless of your partner? Or even that most people in the developed world in the modern era might be unsuited to marriage? For some years over 50 per cent of marriages across the developed world have ended in divorce, or are predicted to do so in the fullness of time. That's the 'marriage crisis'. And around 50 per cent of the marriages that don't end in divorce are thought to be broadly unhappy. We are deluded when we marry with expectations of long and happy marriages. That's The Marriage Delusion. Never has the divorce rate been higher despite an ever-growing army of marriage and relationship counsellors, and countless publications offering advice on how to make a success of marriage. Isn't it time we examined the possibility that individual personal unhappiness, along with the ready availability of divorce, might largely explain the high and rising divorce rate? And explain it better than the customary analysis of a decline in 'traditional values'? This book is the outcome of a British writer's lengthy quest to explore the causes of unhappiness in marriage. He concluded that a number of marriage risk factors make finding happiness in marriage a challenge for most people. And the more risk factors a person has, the lower are his or her prospects of a happy marriage. The risk factors include introversion, a personality type that is common to 54 per cent of men (including the writer) and 47 per cent of women, yet is widely misunderstood. Another risk factor is not sharing the same religion as a spouse. The book covers these issues and others contributing to marital unhappiness, including the different natures of men and women, individualism, declining love and lust, sex, personal aptitude for marriage, mutual compatibility, the link between extraversion and adultery, the genetic link to propensity to divorce, and depression. 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Cicero 106-43 BC Roman orator and statesman  Self-publishing can be more rewarding than being published - creatively, financially, and in other respects - if you go about it the right way. You could well be confused, as many self-publishers are, by the multiplicity of options available to you. The good news is that you can now make your books visible and available to book buyers around the world at minimal cost. This book was made available worldwide as a paperback for a one-off payment of just GBP42.00 and as an ebook (Kindle, iPad, Reader, Nook, Kobo...) for a one-off payment of GBP95.00.  As a self-publisher, what are your options for new books? Should you choose an offset lithography print run, a digital print run, or maybe print-on-demand (POD)? Hardback or paperback, or other formats? Possibly an ebook too?And, crucially, how will you get your books distributed cost-effectively to buyers around the world?  This book will take you through the options and explain their relative advantages and disadvantages. It provides guidance on selecting book topics with strong sales potential; writing distinctively; obtaining a professional critique of your work; writing content-rich non-fiction; writing in a number of genres; choosing between hardback and paperback and other formats; choosing the optimal printing method; book content formatting; book specifications; colour plate section options; distribution; print-on-demand ('POD'); order fulfilment; dealing with Amazon, Lightning Source, Nielsen, and Bowker; printers; copy editors and proofreaders; typesetters; cover designers; photographers; pricing; marketing your books - and a whole lot more besides. Mike Buchanan, a British writer and former business consultant, is the author of six books. He's been published internationally by a major publisher (in English and Chinese editions), and he's self-published. He much prefers self-publishing, for a variety of reasons.In January 2010, at the age of 52, he took early retirement and now writes and self-publishes full-time.  He developed the model of 'professional self-publishing' outlined in this book. 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