William J. Doherty, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project at the University of Minnesota, and a practicing marriage and family therapist. Past president of the National Council on Family Relations, he received the Council's Margaret E. Arcus Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Life Education. Dr. Doherty is the author of numerous books for professionals and general readers. Married since 1971, he has two grown children and four grandchildren.

Introduction 1. Take Back Your Marriage 2. Resisting Consumer Marriage 3. Don't Lose Your Marriage to Your Kids 4. Take Back Time for Your Marriage 5. Resist Family and Friends Who Would Undermine Your Marriage 6. Resist Therapists Who Threaten Your Marriage 7. Preventing Unnecessary Divorce 8. Intentional Marriage: Connection Rituals in Everyday Life 9. Intentional Marriage: Love Rituals 10. Intentional Marriage: Anniversaries and Other Special Occasions 11. Every Marriage Supported by a Community 12. Taking Action for Your Marriage