"Almost everyone aspires to marriage something these books go to
some lengths to explain, albeit in completely different ways. As
the title suggests, I Like Being Married is an unabashed
celebration of marriage; it's fluff but enjoyable fluff. Leach,
executive director of Orbis Books, and Borchard, author of the
children's book series "The Emerald Bible Collection," have
collected bits and pieces quotes, stories, traditions, and even
top-ten lists that show why people take pleasure in matrimony. The
quotes and stories come from both celebrities (e.g., George Bush,
Winston Churchill, Celine Dion, Natasha Richardson, C.S. Lewis, and
Mel Gibson) and regular Joe and Jane Does. Charming and well
edited, it contains just enough variety in length and subject to be
interesting, yet it is also cohesive. Public libraries should
purchase. The companion book to a PBS documentary that aired Feb.
14, Marriage Just a Piece of Paper? is far more serious in tone and
scope. Although it is also a smartly chosen m lange of quotes from
different people, it focuses on the societal changes that have led
to increased divorce rates, cohabitation, and single motherhood
despite the beneficial aspects of marriage. Sociologists,
politicians, ministers, and the occasional person on the street are
all given a chance to explain whether they think marriage
especially as it relates to the raising of children is in decline
and, if so, what might be done to stop that decline. Editors
Anderson and Brian Boyer worked on the documentary as managing
editor/producer and executive producer/ director, respectively, and
Don Browning is a professor of ethics at the University of Chicago
Divinity School. Given that the effects of divorce on children is a
major topic (see, e.g., Judith Wallerstein and others' The
Unexpected Legacy of Divorce and E. Mavis Hetherington and John
Kelly's For Better or for Worse) and that many patrons probably
watched the PBS special..." - Library Journal
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