You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married)

Looking for Love in the Age of Divorce

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Divorce, Relationships, Marriage
Cover of the book You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married) by Dana Adam Shapiro, Scribner
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dana Adam Shapiro ISBN: 9781451657791
Publisher: Scribner Publication: September 4, 2012
Imprint: Scribner Language: English
Author: Dana Adam Shapiro
ISBN: 9781451657791
Publisher: Scribner
Publication: September 4, 2012
Imprint: Scribner
Language: English

Fast approaching the age when bachelors go from seeming curious to seeming weird, Oscar-nominated documentarian Dana Adam Shapiro set out across the country with a tape recorder in search of modern answers to an age-old question:

Why does love die—and what can we do to prevent it from happening?

It all began as a self-help journey in the purest sense. A serial monogamist for more than two decades, Shapiro had just ended his fifth three-year relationship and wanted to know why the honeymoon phase never lasted until the actual honeymoon. Believing that you learn more from failure than from success, he spent the next four years interviewing hundreds of divorced people, living vicariously through the romantic tragedies of others, hoping to become so fluent in the errors of Eros that he would be able to avoid them in his own love life.

The result is a timely treasure trove of marital wisdom—a provocative look inside the hearts, minds, beds, and e-mails of regular people who’d thought they found “The One” and lived to tell the tales of what went wrong. Shockingly intimate, universally relevant, and profoundly personal, this is a page-turning, voyeuristic peek into the private lives of our friends and neighbors that is as racy as it is revelatory. But ultimately, You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married) is a hopeful investigation of modern love and a practical guide for any couple looking to beat the roulette-level odds of actually staying together forever.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Fast approaching the age when bachelors go from seeming curious to seeming weird, Oscar-nominated documentarian Dana Adam Shapiro set out across the country with a tape recorder in search of modern answers to an age-old question:

Why does love die—and what can we do to prevent it from happening?

It all began as a self-help journey in the purest sense. A serial monogamist for more than two decades, Shapiro had just ended his fifth three-year relationship and wanted to know why the honeymoon phase never lasted until the actual honeymoon. Believing that you learn more from failure than from success, he spent the next four years interviewing hundreds of divorced people, living vicariously through the romantic tragedies of others, hoping to become so fluent in the errors of Eros that he would be able to avoid them in his own love life.

The result is a timely treasure trove of marital wisdom—a provocative look inside the hearts, minds, beds, and e-mails of regular people who’d thought they found “The One” and lived to tell the tales of what went wrong. Shockingly intimate, universally relevant, and profoundly personal, this is a page-turning, voyeuristic peek into the private lives of our friends and neighbors that is as racy as it is revelatory. But ultimately, You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married) is a hopeful investigation of modern love and a practical guide for any couple looking to beat the roulette-level odds of actually staying together forever.

More books from Scribner

Cover of the book I Do Not Hate the Olympics by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Good Husbandry by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Funnymen by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The Idealist by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The Character Code by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The Bone Vault by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Corpse in a Gilded Cage by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The South by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The Reason for Flowers by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book A Primate's Memoir by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Wild Thoughts from Wild Places by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book The Color of Tea by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Vesuvius Club by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Nothing Short of Dying by Dana Adam Shapiro
Cover of the book Chuck Klosterman on Pop by Dana Adam Shapiro
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy