The Secrets of Happy Families, Bruce Feiler
The Secrets of Happy Families, Bruce Feiler
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The Secrets of Happy Families
Surprising New Ideas to Bring More Togetherness, Less Chaos, and Greater Joy

Author: Bruce Feiler

Narrator: Bruce Feiler

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/19/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Don't worry about family dinner. Let your kids pick their punishments. Ditch the sex talk. Cancel date night.These are just a few of the surprising innovations in this bold first-of-its-kind playbook for today's families. Bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising his children. So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families. Instead of the usual family "experts," he sought out the most creative minds—from Silicon Valley to the set of Modern Family, from the country's top negotiators to the Green Berets—and asked them what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his wife and kids. The result is a fun, original look at how families can draw closer together, complete with two hundred never-before-seen best practices.Feiler's life-changing discoveries include a radical plan to reshape your family in twenty minutes a week, Warren Buffett's guide for setting an allowance, and the Harvard handbook for resolving conflict. The Secrets of Happy Families is a timely, counterintuitive book that answers the questions countless parents are asking: How do we manage the chaos of our lives? How do we teach our kids values? How do we make our family happier?Written in a charming, accessible style, The Secrets of Happy Families is smart, funny, and fresh, and will forever change how your family lives every day.

About Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.


Reviews

If you have a family more than likely you have heard of the term, the Sandwich Generation. This is what society is defining the lifestyle most of us are living or will be living soon. If you have children still living with you or children that had once left that are back living at home as well as ta......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

Mr. Feiler's book is like no parenting book, or marriage book, or self-improvement book you've ever read. It's a combination of the three, and more. He examines what makes families functional and happy through the lens of business principles. He draws some really interesting and practical advice fro......more

Goodreads review by Jack

If you are interested in this genre of happiness studies or self-help for families, this is the book to read. I was prepared to hate it, but the author's voice is clear, friendly and self-deprecating, and he's not at all pushy. In fact, this is basically a Cliff notes (sorry, Spark notes) summary of......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

Normally, I'm not a fan of this self-help genre. It often covers families that are too wealthy, too self-involved, and too unlike my own family. Bruce Feiler's "The Secrets of Happy Families" avoids cliches, questions popular theories, and asks successful professionals how they applied their experti......more