The Five Love Languages

How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

By Gary Chapman

He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't your love -- it's your love language! In this international bestseller, Dr. Gary Chapman reveals how different people express love in five different ways:

Quality Time . . . Words of Affirmation . . . Gifts . . .
Acts of Service . . . Physical Touch

What speaks volumes to you may be meaningless to your spouse. But, here, at last is the key to understanding each other's unique needs. Apply the right principles, learn the right language, and soon you'll know the profound satisfaction and joy of being able to express your love -- and feeling truly loved in return.

Escape

By Carolyn Jessop

Seventeen years after being forced into a polygamous marriage, Jessop escaped from the cultlike Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints with her eight children. She recounts the horrid events that led her to break free from the oppressive world she knew and how she has managed to survive since escaping, despite threats and legal battles with her husband and the Church. Though sometimes her retelling overflows with colorful foreshadowing and commentary on how exceptional she is, the everyday details she reveals about this polygamous society are devastating and tragic.