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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Book List

LINCOLN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
BOOK LIST COMPILED BY GERE STAFF
(ALL SUMMARIES ARE PUBLISHER’S SUMMARIES)
ON SHOW – JANUARY 17 – 26, 2014

The Newlywed Cookbook
By: Sarah Copeland
641.561 Cop
This cookbook is an indispensable reference for modern couples looking to spend quality time together in the kitchen. Inside are more than 130 recipes for both classic and contemporary cooking that are perfect for day-to-day deux and special occasions with family and friends.

Building a house with my husband: A journey through the renovation of love
By: Rachel Simon
306.81 Sim
Rachel Simon's historic home on a charming tree- lined street was hardly ideal. It was too small, too dark, and there was a gaping hole in the dining room ceiling. So when the house is burglarized, Rachel and her husband, Hal, agree it's time to sell. But in a difficult housing market, and with Hal being an architect, they soon realize: Why leave when they can renovate?

Together on top of the world: The remarkable story of the first couple to climb the fabled seven summits: A saga of love and courage
By: Phil Ershler
796.522 Ers
On May 16, 2002, Phil and Susan Ershler reached the top of Mt. Everest and became the first couple in history to scale the fabled Seven Summits.

Sometimes madness is wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A marriage
By: Kendall Taylor
B F5765t
Irresistibly charming, recklessly brilliant, Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald epitomized everything that was beautiful and damned about the Jazz Age. But behind the legend, there was a highly complex and competitive marriage–a union not of opposites but almost of twins who both inspired and tormented each other, and who were ultimately destroyed by their shared fantasies. Now in this frank, stylish, superbly written new book, Kendall Taylor tells the story of the Fitzgerald marriage as it has never been told before.

Empty nesting: Reinventing your marriage when the kids leave home
By: Dave Arp
306.81 Arp
This enlightening book shows empty nest couples how to focus on positive change within their relationships and offers solid advice for learning the skills needed to have a more fulfilling and intimate relationship than was possible during the hectic parenting years.

A box of darkness: The story of a marriage
By: Sally Ryder Brady
Biography Brady, Sally Ryder
Traces the author's unconventional marriage to her Harvard-educated publishing editor husband, describing how their sophisticated world crumbled with the deterioration of his mental health before his death revealed unexpected secrets.

September songs: The good news about marriage in the later years
By: Maggie Scarf
306.81 Sca
In a series of intimate interviews, Scarf delves into the lives of couples married for more than two decades and discerns encouraging new insights about marriage. Seen through the eyes of these baby boomers as they move into this new phase of life, we hear in the couples own words how they survived the bumps together and learned to balance their needs with those of their partners. Scarf reveals that, in many ways, men and women in long-term marriages are far happier and more fulfilled in their relationships today than when they were younger.

The Nest Newlywed Handbook: An owner’s manual for modern married life
By: Carley Roney
306.81 Ron
Whether you’re about to tie the knot or are already well into your first years together, you are sure to have realized that this is not your parents’ marriage. Oh, how the rules—and roles—have changed. Who does the housework now that everyone works? If you want to keep your money separate—does it mean you’re not committed? Is it OK to order takeout when the in-laws come for dinner? The Nest Newlywed Handbook is your road map to modern married life, guiding you through the ins and outs of tackling life as a twosome.

Young House Love
Sherry and John Petersik
747 Pet
This debut book by bloggers Sherry and John Petersik is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up a home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts, 5 million blog hits per month, and an ever-growing audience since the launch of Young House Love in 2007, Sherry and John are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels.

Sleeping better together: How both of you can get a better night's rest
By: by Gerhard Klosch, John Dittami and Josef Zeitlhofer
613.79 Klo
Sleeping with a partner is often difficult: many people suffer from sleep disorders, and others have sleep preferences that can disturb their bedmate. This book is for every couple that has found it difficult to share a bed, argued about his snoring or her restless legs, or woken up to the alarm feeling tired and cranky.

Babyproofing your Marriage: How to laugh more, argue less, and communicate better as your family grows
By: Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill, and Julia Stone
306.85 Coc
Citing the challenges posed by parenthood on otherwise strong marriages, a reference based on the advice of hundreds of families makes recommendations for such topics as the division of labor, sexual frustration, and grandparent management.

Wedding Bell Blues: 100 Years of our great romance with marriage
306.81 Bar
By: Michael Barson and Steven Heller
Mythologized in paperback novels, comic books, pseudo-scientific “marriage manuals”, movies, television, and the ever-present celebrity media, tying the knot has long exerted a powerful hold on the public psyche. Wedding Bell Blues takes a lighthearted look at the curious customs, dizzy decorum, and prurient press surrounding modern marriage.

Committed: A skeptic makes peace with marriage
By: Elizabeth Gilbert
306.81 Gil
At the end of her memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian living in Indonesia. The couple swore eternal love, but also swore (as skittish divorce survivors) never to marry. However, providence intervened in the form of a U.S. government ultimatum: get married, or Felipe could never enter America again.

Cooking for two: 120 recipes for everyday and those special nights
By: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
641.561 Wei
Tea for two. That's what it's all about, right? So how come every recipe you pick up says "serves 4 to 6"? Or more! What do you do when you want macaroni and cheese, but don't want to be reheating it for three nights? Or a couple of cookies, but don't want to be tempted by two dozen sitting on the counter all week? Creative cookbook authors and cooks Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough have all the answers in Cooking for Two.