Marriage Nonfiction Books

Updated January 11, 2026
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The 5 love languages : the secret to love that lasts
Chapman, Gary D.
Paper Book
Over 20 million copies sold! A perennial New York Times bestseller for over a decade! Falling in love is easy. Staying in love--that's the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of...

646.78 Chapman 1995

The 80/80 marriage : a new model for a happier, stronger relationship
Klemp, Nathaniel J.
Paper Book
Nate and Kaley Klemp believe in a model where each partner contributed equally and fairness ruled, but, in reality, they were finding that balance near impossible to achieve. From this frustration, they developed the idea of the 80/80 marriage, a new model for balancing career, family, and love. The...

306.81 Klemp 2021

The rough patch : marriage and the art of living together
De Marneffe, Daphne
Paper Book
From a leading clinical psychologist who has counseled couples and individuals for decades, a wise, radical, and optimistic approach to marriage that promises compatibility between an individual's development and the often relentless demands of a relationship. People today are trying to...

306.81 De Marneffe 2018

Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling follow-up to Eat Pray Love--an intimate and erudite celebration of love from the author of Big Magic and City of Girls.  At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love,...

306.81 G373

Ten lessons to transform your marriage : America's love lab experts share their strategies for strengthening your relationship
Gottman, John Mordechai.
Paper Book
In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washingto— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they...

306.81 Gottman 2006

Marriageology : the art and science of staying together
Luscombe, Belinda
Paper Book
Surveying the latest behavioral science and folding it into her witty, engaging, and candid knack for storytelling, Belinda Luscombe has written a fresh and persuasive report on the state of our unions. This book examines the six major fault lines that can fracture a marriage, also known as Luscombe...

306.81 Luscombe 2019

30 lessons for loving : advice from the wisest Americans on love, relationships, and marriage
Pillemer, Karl A.
Paper Book
From the author of the beloved 30 Lessons for Living Karl Pillemer’s 30 Lessons for Living first became a hit and then became a classic. Readers loved the sage advice and great stories from extraordinary older Americans who shared what they wish they had known...

306.81 P644 2015

More : a memoir of open marriage
Roden Winter, Molly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An intimate memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother as she explores sex and relationships outside her marriage "This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat"--The Washington...

306.8723 Roden Winter Roden Winter 2024

This American ex-wife : how I ended my marriage and started my life
Lenz, Lyz
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot--from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz "This American Ex-Wife...

306.893 Lenz Lenz 2024

The divorce colony : how women revolutionized marriage and found freedom on the American frontier
White, April
Paper Book
**SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, "10 BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2022"** **AMAZON, "BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH (Nonfiction)"** **APPLE, "BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH"** From a historian and senior editor at Atlas Obscura, a fascinating...

306.893 White 2022

Fight right : how successful couples turn conflict into connection
Gottman, Julie Schwartz
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LEARN THE 5 SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COUPLES Conflict is the top reason couples seek help--but it's also an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love according to this essential guide from the world's leading relationship...

616.8915 Gottman 2024

How not to hate your husband after kids
Dunn, Jancee
Ebook
A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, featuring life-changing, real-world advice.   "Preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's...

646.78 Dunn 2017

The proper care and feeding of marriage
Schlessinger, Laura.
Paper Book
The follow-up to her million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura focuses on both partners in the relationship and reveals how to bring marriage back from the brink of disaster. Jumping off her million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,...

646.78 Sch38 2007

Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Gefter, Philip
Paper Book
"Very smart and entertaining . . . dishy-yet-earnest . . . Gefter shows why Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? hit the '60s like a torpedo."-NPR, Fresh Air "Raucous, unpredictable, wild, and affecting."-Entertainment Weekly ...

791.4372 Who's Gefter 2024

The waiting game : the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens
Clark, Nicola (Associate lecturer in history)
Paper Book
A New York TImes Book Review Editor's Pick A colorful and authoritative narrative history of the often-overlooked--yet hugely influential--figures of the Tudor court: the ladies-in-waiting. Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her...

942.05 Clark 2025


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