Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Love & Anger in Marriage
David Robert Mace · 1982
78/100
👍 Worth It
David Mace founded the marriage enrichment movement — he isn't a self-help celebrity writing about relationships from the sidelines but a researcher who spent decades in the room with real couples. The Christian framing is clear and consistent, and the focus on anger as something to channel rather than suppress is genuinely useful. At 135 pages and 40-plus years old, some readers will wish for more depth, but the core insight holds up.
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safety92
substance80
craft72
originality70
accuracy80
hype78
age-fit82
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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