John Gray. (2008). Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress. Unabridged HarperAudio.

John Gray. 2008. Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships By Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently With Stress. HarperAudio.

John Gray, Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships By Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently With Stress. HarperAudio, 2008.

John Gray. Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships By Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently With Stress. Unabridged HarperAudio, 2008.

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Once upon a time, Martians and Venusians functioned in separate worlds. But in today's hectic and career-oriented environment, relationships have become a lot more complicated, and men and women are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress. To add to the increasing tension, most men and women are also completely unaware that they are actually hardwired to react differently to the stress. It's a common scenario: a husband returns home from work stressed out and eager to kick back on the couch and watch television. A wife returns home from work stressed out and wants to talk about it with her husband. What happens? Neither is on the same page, anger and resentment set in, and Mars and Venus collide.

Using his signature insight that has helped millions of couples transform their relationships, John Gray once again arms the inhabitants of Mars and Venus with information that will help them live harmoniously ever after. In Why Mars and Venus Collide, Gray focuses on the ways that men and women misinterpret and mismanage the stress in their daily lives, and how these reactions ultimately affect their relationships. ""It's not that he's just not into you; he needs to fulfill a biological need,"" Gray explains. ""And it's not that she wants to henpeck you; she also has a biological drive."" He shows, for instance, how a husband's withdrawal is actually a natural way for him to replenish his depleted testosterone levels and restore his well-being, and how a woman's need for conversation and support helps her build her own stress-reducing hormone, oxytocin.

Backed up by groundbreaking scientific research, Gray offers a clear, easy-to-understand program to bridge the gap between the two planets, providing effective communication strategies that will actually lower stress levels. Whether in a relationship or single, this book will help both men and women understand their new roles in a modern, work-oriented society, and allow them to discover a variety of new and practical ways to create a lifetime of love and harmony.

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     December 3, 2007
     The author of the wildly successful Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
     now posits that men (Mars) and women (Venus) naturally react differently to everyday stress, which in turn causes more stress in their relationships. When Gray says “naturally,” he means hormones. When a man, after a stressful day, wants to veg out in front of the TV, he is not rejecting his wife. Rather, he is replenishing his depleted testosterone. And when a woman wants to talk about her day, she is not being a nag. It's just her way of replenishing her cuddle hormone, oxytocin. According to Gray, the fact that women have more body fat means they burn more energy than men, which makes their minds create endless to-do lists. Gray does not consider cultural differences figuring in the stress mix. If anything, Gray seems to come down hard—or focus more—on women, perhaps because women are his most likely audience. Thus, he discusses “Why Women Never Forget a Quarrel”; and “Making a Man Happier Is Easier than You Think” (in which he uses a devoted dog as an example). It's simplistic but easy to digest and no doubt headed for the bestseller lists.

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   • content: Author John Gray reads this book in a clear tenor voice. His straightforward, serviceable style makes the accessible material even simpler to grasp. His subject is the communication difficulties experienced by men and women who, being from different planets, have different reactions to the stress caused by today's increasingly complex world. This inherent difference in men's and women's coping strategies leads directly to conflict and, thus, more stress. Much of Gray's book is devoted to pinpointing how male testosterone (governing their fight-or-flight, project-oriented natures) and female oxytocin (producing their nurturing, talk-loving tendencies) are at the heart of these differences, and to scripted ways to solve the resulting problems. This makes for sometimes simplistic, though often interesting, listening. J.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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     April 7, 2008
     Gray reads his take on why men and women are growing incapable of managing their relationships because of our work-oriented society. While not exactly as groundbreaking as it labels itself, Gray's insights are truthful and easy to understand. His reading is straightforward and slightly bland, but the lessons he preaches are the real stars. Gray offers simple insights for both sexes, useful even if you aren't involved in a relationship. However, this book lacks profound lessons or discoveries, and listeners searching for that tidbit of information that will save their relationship may be disappointed. Gray's reading also is somewhat disengaged from the material, which makes listening to him a chore at times. Simultaneous release with the Harper hardcover (Reviews, Dec. 13, 2007).

     Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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