From Publishers Weekly
Weiner-Davis offers down-to-earth, effective advice to couples working together and to individuals attempting unilaterally to save a troubled marriage. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Library Journal
With a 50 percent divorce rate in the United States, this is a welcome guide to keeping marriages intact. Weiner-Davis employs solution-oriented brief therapy (SBT) to solve immediate marriage problems, in only four to ten sessions. Unlike conventional, long-term therapy, Weiner-Davis uses very concrete, basic information to work on present and future issues. Remembering and focusing discussions on what worked in a relationship instead of what went wrong is an important element for a positive outcome in SBT. There are some easy answers presented, such as flipping a coin to end disputes or limiting time spent discussing a certain subject. Relationships do not turn around overnight, but a hug or dinner out are small changes for the better. Another title close in theme is George Pransky's Divorce Is Not the Answer (TAB, 1990). Highly recommended for most public libraries.- Lisa Wise, Steele Memorial Lib., Elmira, N.Y.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
Claire Berman author of A Hole in My Heart: Adult Children of Divorce Speak Out By focusing on the positive and the possible, Weiner-Davis offers couples hope and much needed help in making marriages work.


Book Description
In this ground-breaking book, Michele Weiner-Davis gives straightforward, effective advice on how couples can stay together instead of come apart. Using case histories to illustrate her marriage-enriching, divorce-preventing techniques, which can be used even if only one partner participates, Weiner-Davis shows readers: * How to leave the past behind and set attainable goals * Strategies for identifying problem-solving behavior that works -- and how to make changes last * "Uncommon-sense" methods for breaking unproductive patterns Inspirational and accessible, Divorce Busting shows readers in pain that working it out is better than getting out.


About the Author
Michele Weiner-Davis, M.S.W., is a therapist in private practice specializing in Solution-Oriented Brief Therapy. Her highly acclaimed workshops have earned her national recognition. She lives with her husband and two children in Illinois.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Straightforward strategies for saving a marriage--to be used alone or with a spouse--based on short-term therapy method of goal-setting, breaking disruptive patterns of behavior, & introducing new ones.

ANNOTATION

Divorce, the author maintains, is not the only way, the most desirable way, or even the quickest way to end a troubled marriage. In this breakthrough book she offers the alternative--a step-by-step approach to transforming an ailing marriage into a healthy and happy one.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In this ground-breaking book, Michele Weiner-Davis gives straightforward, effective advice on how couples can stay together instead of come apart.

Using case histories to illustrate her marriage-enriching, divorce-preventing techniques, which can be used even if only one partner participates, Weiner-Davis shows readers:

* How to leave the past behind and set attainable goals* Strategies for identifying problem-solving behavior that works -- and how to make changes last* "Uncommon-sense" methods for breaking unproductive patterns

Inspirational and accessible, Divorce Busting shows readers in pain that working it out is better than getting out.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Weiner-Davis offers down-to-earth, effective advice to couples working together and to individuals attempting unilaterally to save a troubled marriage. (Feb.)

Library Journal