{"product_id":"9780981898377","title":"Blockbuster Love - Part 1: Romance: Lessons from the Movies on How to Create Lasting Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most people, movies are the highest form of storytelling. Movies offer the lowest barrier to shared story next to television, radio and word of mouth. And with the internet, movies are often more accessible than television.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSo, since movies tell such great stories in ways that most people can understand and appreciate, why not use movies to help us learn about relationships and how to improve them? Why not use something we love doing together, to help us learn how to be together better?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs a marriage and family therapist, Lisa Locke has discovered the power of movies to help individuals and couples learn to express their own feelings and emotions and improve their relationships. She uses film to help people explore principles of healthy relationships and what she has come to term Blockbuster Love. Locke says she has found film to be a powerful medium for helping young and old alike understand deep truths of relationships that are sometimes hard to explain and even harder for some people to imagine—until they see them in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile entertaining readers through the power of a great story, \u003cem\u003eBlockbuster Love—Part 1: Romance: Lessons from the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e will help readers understand:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe personal qualities that lend themselves towards successful relationships\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe way to build strong and lasting relationships\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe secrets of keeping relationships fresh and exciting.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMarried to a screenwriter and author for over 25 years, Lisa has watched thousands of movies and learned to appreciate and break down thematic metaphors, archetypes, plots, structures and characterizations. During her clinical work, movies proved a powerful, but non-threatening tool of communication both to help clients learn about themselves and to help clients talk about their own emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe goal of this book is to help you see movies in a new light—as a safe medium to learn about yourself, to learn about your partner and to tell your own story.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book is the first part of a four-part series designed to reflect the different stages of strong relationships:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePart I: \u003cstrong\u003eRomance\u003c\/strong\u003e—the initial meeting, dating and beginning stage of growing in love\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePart II: \u003cstrong\u003eReality\u003c\/strong\u003e—after the honeymoon stage when things get real and some couples give up or successful couples grow to deeper stages of \u003cem\u003ebeing\u003c\/em\u003e in love\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePart III: \u003cstrong\u003eRespect\u003c\/strong\u003e—the discovery of the power of loving bonds and learning to respect differences while being fully free to be oneself\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePart IV: \u003cstrong\u003eRewards\u003c\/strong\u003e—the eventual, confident, lasting power of deep, abiding love\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEach chapter of \u003cem\u003eBlockbuster Love Part 1: Romance\u003c\/em\u003e explores a single movie, which thematically relates to a single important principle of strong, healthy relationships. After reading the chapter, couples are encouraged to simply watch the movie together, and then discuss the single principle of relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSo grab a box of popcorn and get ready to watch some great movies as you learn powerful Lessons from the Movies on How to Build Lasting Love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Media City Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118581170416,"sku":"9780981898377","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780981898377_p0.jpg?v=1763887332","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780981898377","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}