Project: Happily Ever After by Alisa Bowman

Project: Happily Ever After by Alisa Bowman

What do you do when your marriage is so unhappy that you begin to fantasize about your husband's funeral? That's how bad it got for Alisa Bowman...So she launched a last-ditch effort to save her marriage. Project: Happily Ever After is her fearlessly honest and humorous account of how she went from being a "divorce daydreamer" to renewing her wedding vows--and all of the steps in between. From bikini waxes to erotica, romance instruction manuals to second honeymoons, the silent treatment to power struggles, she goes where many marriage-improvement gurus have feared to tread. Equal parts funny, poignant, and most importantly, useful, Bowman's story will give other miserably-married folks courage and hope. And in addition to telling her own story, she packs straightforward prescriptive guidance, including a "10-Step Marital Improvement Guide." Readers will laugh. They'll cry. And they can start on the road toward their own happy ending!

John and Linda Friel, authors of The 7 Best Things (Happy) Couples Do, April 6, 2010 "Project: Happily Ever After will get people talking about those aspects of marriage that most couples keep deep in the vaultWith honesty and humor, Bowman writes about a journey of a marriage in recovery, and wraps it all up with the rarest of outcomes--a happy ending." Ian Kerner, bestselling author of She Comes First and He Comes Next "Sometimes realizing you are not alone-along with having a good laugh-helps you relax a bit and see an answer that was there all along. In Project: Happily Ever After, Alisa is just the confidante and comedian you need in the toughest of times." Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., nationally syndicated columnist, radio talk show host, and author of Emotional Fitness for Couples and Emotional Fitness for Intimacy "Much more than a relationship book, Project: Happily Ever After is a true-life love story. Join other readers in the sometimes serious, sometimes silly ups-and-downs and rebuilding of a couple. The really good news here is that Alisa has given us a road map to do the same for our own relationships. It's never too late to have a happy ending." Kiri Blakeley, writer for Forbes, contributor for ForbesWoman, and author Can't Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love "Alisa Bowman gets to the funny, painful, buoyantly optimistic, scathingly truthful core of what it's like to be disenchanted with your husband and marriage-and then tells us, in pull-no-punches prose and narrative worthy of a thriller-what to do about it. If you'd rather kick your hubby than kiss him, rather kill him than coo at him, read this book now!" Pat Love, ED.D, author of Hot MonogamyIf you have reached rock bottom in your relationship, read this book. It's sexy, savvy, and oh so hopeful." Charla Muller, author, 365 Nights "I adore this book, and heartily recommend it to anybody whose marriage has gone from a sweet fairy-tale to a disaster drama. Alisa Bowman has a delightfully funny and honest voice, and shows how she was able to turn her own marriage around with the help of a willing partner, a lot of self-help books, and raw determination." Jonathan Alpert, psychotherapist and advice columnist "Alisa Bowman's Project: Happily Ever After takes you from the depths of a marriage on the verge of collapse to a healthy and loving relationship. Alisa provides practical and powerful tips for taking control of your unhealthy relationship and making it happy again."

Alisa Bowman is a veteran self-help journalist who has coauthored or ghosted more than 20 books, including six New York Times bestsellers. A former senior editor at Runner's World magazine, she has been a guest on several radio and television news shows and has been featured in First, Redbook, and Pregnancy. Since starting her "Free Marriage Advice" blog, she receives more than 50,000 visitors a month and has garnered national media attention. She lives happily ever after (most of the time) with her husband, daughter, and dog in Emmaus, PA.

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ISBN 13	9780762439010
ISBN 10	0762439017
Title	Project: Happily Ever After
Author	Alisa Bowman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Year published	2010-12-28
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.