Mars and Venus Collide

FromJohnGray,authorofthephenomenal'MenAreFromMars,WomenAreFromVenus’,comesanoutstandingnewbookformenandwomenseekinglastingloveinthefaceofmodernpressures.Writingwithbothhumourandempathy,heofferspracticalsolutionstocommonpointsofconflictandgivesclearwaysforwardforgreaterintimacyandtrust.With'MenAreFromMars,WomenAreFromVenus'JohnGraychangedthelivesandrelationshipsofmillionspeoplearoundtheworld.Hehelpedmenandwomenacceptjusthowdifferentfromeachothertheyreallyare–and,moreimportantly,howtoworkwiththesedifferencestoenjoycloser,lastingandmorefulfillingrelationships.In'MarsandVenusCollide'Graylooksathowthepressuresofourmodernwork-orientedlifestylesareputtingaddedstressonourrelationshipsandmakingitharderandharderforthemtoworkoutlongterm.Menandwomendealwithstressindifferentwaysandtheirdifferentneedsoftenleadtomisunderstandings,miscommunicationandresentment–inshort,MarsandVenuscollide.BringingMarsandVenusintothe21stcentury,Grayexploresthedifferentwaysmenandwomenapproachtheirproblemsandoffersaclear,easy-to-understandprogrammetobridgethegap.Forexample,aman'sreticencewhenheisunderpressureisactuallyanaturalwayforhimtorebuildmuch-neededstress-reducingtestosteronefromhisdepletedsystem.Equally,awoman'sneedforconversationandsupportwhensheisoverwhelmedstemsfromahardwiredneedforcooperativeactivitiestorebuildherownstress-reducinghormone,oxytocin.It'snotthathe'sjustnotintoyou–heneedstofulfilabiologicalneed.Andit'snotthatshemeanstopesteryou–sheisalsobiologicallydriven.Writtenwithhissignatureinsightandhumour,Gray'sclassicallyunconventionalapproachwillempowermenandwomenaliketoadapttotheirnewrolesinourmodernwork-drivensocietywithoutcompromisingtheintimacyandlastingloveeverybodycravesandneeds.