25 June 2008 - 14:54Book Review: Money Harmony
From Publishers Weekly
After discussing money “types” (hoarders, bingers, spenders, monks) and current cultural realities, psychotherapist Mellan offers a particularly balanced study of the often-hostile male-female relationships in private money matters. Reassuringly objective, she sees hope for improvement “if men and women will begin to understand each other’s ‘culture’ and not take the differences between them so personally.” Mellan pinpoints frequently divergent views on investments, philanthropy, banking arrangements and intra-couple communication which must be mutually approached, she stresses, “with curiosity and compassion” and eventually “depolarized” to a middle ground through “love letters,” structured “moneytalk” and negotiation. Case histories are offered to illustrate the process. First serial to Brides and Your New Home magazine; Fortune Book Club and QPB selections; author tour.
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