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What Makes a Marriage Last

40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life

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What Makes a Marriage Last

By: Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue
Narrated by: Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue, Tom Zingarelli, Maggi-Meg Reed, Therese Plummer, Adam Verner, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Robin Miles, Eileen Stevens, Sean Patrick Hopkins
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Power couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue have created a compelling and intimate collection of intriguing conversations with famous couples about their enduring marriages and how they have made them last through the challenges we all share.

What makes a marriage last? Who doesn’t want to know the answer to that question? To unlock this mystery, iconic couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue crisscrossed the country and conducted intimate conversations with 40 celebrated couples whose long marriages they’ve admired - award-winning actors, athletes, and newsmakers to writers, comedians, musicians, and a former US president and first lady. Through these conversations, Marlo and Phil also revealed the rich journey of their own marriage.

What Makes a Marriage Last offers practical and heartfelt wisdom for couples of all ages and a rare glimpse into the lives of husbands and wives we have come to know and love. Marlo and Phil’s frequently funny, often touching, and always engaging conversations span the marital landscape - from that first rush of new love to keeping that precious spark alive, from navigating hard times to celebrating triumphs, from balancing work and play and family to growing better and stronger together. At once intimate, candid, revelatory, hilarious, instructive, and poignant, this audiobook is a beautiful gift for couples of every age and stage.

Featuring interviews with:

  • Alan and Arlene Alda
  • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
  • President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
  • James Carville and Mary Matalin
  • Deepak and Rita Chopra
  • Patricia Cornwell and Staci Gruber
  • Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden
  • Billy and Janice Crystal
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest
  • Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen
  • Viola Davis and Julius Tennon
  • Gloria and Emilio Estefan
  • Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
  • Chip and Joanna Gaines
  • Sanjay and Rebecca Gupta
  • Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann
  • Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
  • Ron and Cheryl Howard
  • Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson
  • Elton John and David Furnish
  • John and Justine Leguizamo
  • LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith
  • Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone
  • John McEnroe and Patty Smyth
  • Mehmet and Lisa Oz
  • Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete
  • Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Bert Pogrebin
  • Rob and Michele Reiner
  • Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
  • Al Roker and Deborah Roberts
  • Ray and Anna Romano
  • Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams
  • Judges Judy and Jerry Sheindlin
  • George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth
  • Sting and Trudie Styler
  • Capt. Chesley “Sully” and Lorrie Sullenberger
  • Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner
  • Judith and Milton Viorst
©2020 Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Love, Dating & Attraction Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Celebrity Marriage Funny Inspiring Witty

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What a wonderful compilation

This was wonderful! A great collection of loving couples sharing their own stories. Not a “you should” book but just sharing what they do in their relationships. It would make a great gift to young couples.

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Loved this book!

It was great hearing all the stories so different yet all have the common bond of a loving commitment of forever.

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Clever Idea

I enjoyed listening to the stories and how much our lives are much like those celebrities.

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Beautiful Marriage Stories

I loved this book! It was nice to hear everybody’s personal stories! Things aren’t always as rosy as they may seem! I also learned my husband and I already do a lot of the things suggested for a long and happy marriage!

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Insightful

I thought this book was very interesting and insightful! I really enjoyed listening to the stories from every couple. I just wish it was read by the actual people themselves.

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Love story, hate the narrators

Really enjoying this book, but the voice of the women interviewed always sound whiny. It's really a terrible casting

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Great stories from great people!

I've been married 19yrs now and listening to these stories it was amazing how similar to mine some were. the last couple was an absolute joy! I loved them.
Great book!

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didn't like the voices.

irritated every time I listened. the voices made it hard to listen to. the message was great.

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Wonderful Stories

Such a great book full of lovely, heartfelt stories and insights from so many interesting couples. I truly enjoyed listening to all of it!

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simply lovely

never wanted to pass this book. never wanted it to end either. I gained more than I expected after 16 years of my own marriage.

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