The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life (and the Eight Realities That Will Save You)

Dr. Joy Browne has spent nearly twenty years advising thousands of women and men about their frustrations and disappointments. She has diagnosed the ways we get in trouble and stay there. In turn, Dr. Joy has developed a proven prescription to free us from our self-defeating thoughts and habits that allows for real progress toward our goals. She calls her plan for emotional health The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life and the Eight Realities That Will Save You. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Joy Browne shows you how to apply these simple, powerful ideas to your marriage, personal relationships, career, finances, health, and every other area of your life. No matter how difficult or long-standing your problems, Dr. Joy will show you how to become a fearless, focused, and, most important, happy adventurer in your own life. That may sound like a fantasy, but you can make it your new reality.From the Trade Paperback edition. September 1999

The good news is that men are not from Mars and women are not from Venus, but the rest of the story is that we all -- men and women -- are animals with an instinctive, primal center that influences how we feel, act, and react. And that means the first step to understanding why guys act, think, talk, love, stay, stray, tune out, and turn on is to explore the male from the biological, sociological, and anthropological point of view.

Sound overwhelming? It's not.

Dr. Joy Browne takes us into the office, the home, the bar, and the bedroom to show us men at work, at play, and at leisure, and she teaches about:

• The Lion: Why do men have to be kings and why is that mane so important to them?
• The Gorilla: Why do men freeze when women say, "We need to talk"?
• The Bear: Why can't men pick up after themselves around the house?
• The Pack: What do men do when they get together with their friends?

Smart, funny, and nonjudgmental, It's a Jungle Out There, Jane offers both men and women the help they need to get along with all the people in their lives, whether they're friends, lovers, mates, or offspring. And, best of all, since this is from Dr. Joy Browne, America's favorite radio psychologist, it's self-help that can really help.

Dr. Joy Browne has spent nearly twenty years advising thousands of women and men about their frustrations and disappointments. She has diagnosed the ways we get in trouble and stay there. In turn, Dr. Joy has developed a proven prescription to free us from our self-defeating thoughts and habits that allows for real progress toward our goals. She calls her plan for emotional health The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life and the Eight Realities That Will Save You. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Joy Browne shows you how to apply these simple, powerful ideas to your marriage, personal relationships, career, finances, health, and every other area of your life. No matter how difficult or long-standing your problems, Dr. Joy will show you how to become a fearless, focused, and, most important, happy adventurer in your own life. That may sound like a fantasy, but you can make it your new reality. From the Trade Paperback edition The clinical psychologist and radio personality presents a woman's guide to understanding the male as she examines the dynamics of men and their families, the workplace, sex, communication, and aggression