What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life
What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life
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Overview
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 forty celebrated couples whose long marriages they’ve admired—from award-winning actors, athletes, and newsmakers to writers, comedians, musicians, and a former U.S. 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 book 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
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt • Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781094156798 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 05/05/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 6.10(h) x 2.00(d) |
About the Author
Phil Donahue is a writer, producer, journalist, and media pioneer who revolutionized the talk show format and ushered in a new era of broadcast television. The Donahue show was honored with twenty Daytime Emmy Awards, including ten Emmys for Outstanding Host, and ten for Best Talk Show. In 1996, the Daytime Emmys presented Phil with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to television journalism. Phil has been inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award. He lives in New York City.
Table of Contents
Foreword Marlo Thomas ix
Foreword Phil Donahue xvii
President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter 1
John McEnroe and Patty Smyth 13
Ray and Anna Romano 29
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon 42
Sting and Trudie Styler 55
Alan and Arlene Alda 66
Capt. Chesley "Sully" and Lorrie Sullenberger 81
Elton John and David Furnish 97
James Carville and Mary Matalin 117
Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams 137
Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan 149
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka 163
LL COOL J and Simone I. Smith 177
Rob and Michele Reiner 195
Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest 208
Chip and Joanna Gaines 221
George Stephanopouios and Ali Wentworth 237
Judges Judy and Jerry Sheindlin 249
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner 263
Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden 279
Gloria and Emilio Estefan 292
Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson 305
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone 322
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick 338
Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz 349
Billy and Janice Crystal 364
Dr. Sanjay and Rebecca Gupta 377
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos 392
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen 407
Judith and Milton Viorst 422
Al Roker and Deborah Roberts 437
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann 454
Patricia Cornwell and Staci Gruber 469
Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Bert Pogrebin 484
Deepak and Rita Chopra 501
Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete 514
John and Justine Leguizamo 531
Ron and Cheryl Howard 546
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt 561
Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh 576
Bonus chapter: Charlotte and John Henderson 591
Epilogue 603
Acknowledgments 607