Love & Relationships

March 6, 2012Amazon Best Books of the Month, March 2012The legend begins...Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.Built on the groundwork of the Iliad, Madeline Miller’s page-turning, profoundly moving, and blisteringly paced retelling of the epic 

一起生活后，伴侣总是希望对方能成为自己最亲密的伙伴，一起面对生活中的各种问题。然而，男人和女人在同一问题上的想法往往很不一样，冲突在所难免。面对冲突，伴侣应该轮流妥协吗？还是满足其中一方的需求？或者干脆不做决定？你可能听过很多有关解决感情冲突的建议，但如果解决方案只是为了维持和平而达成，那这只会掩盖真正的问题。 情感专家威拉德·哈利博士则提供了一个久经考验的解决方案——双赢谈判。这种基于爱的谈判让伴侣双方在平等的基础上达成共识，愉快地共同做出决策，达到双赢的结果。 这听起来有点不切实际，但哈利博士不仅在自己40多年的婚姻中做到这一点，还帮助上万对伴侣实现了这个目标。他会传授你如何以正确的方式解决常见的5种冲突，并帮助你克服情绪化反应、积怨问题、优柔寡断、拒绝改变和热情消退等爱情克星。 最重要的是，哈利博士会告诉你，每一次争吵都能让你们更加爱对方。因此，不要害怕冲突，而是珍惜机会，让爱更加深入彼此的心底。