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From This Day Forward
After thirty years together, Cokie and Steve Roberts know something about marriage and after thirty distinguished years in journalism, they know how to write about it.In "From This Day Forward, " Cokie and Steve weave their personal stories of matrimony into a wider reflection on the state of marriage in American today.
Here they write with the same conversational
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Published
January 23rd 2001
by Harper Perennial
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Observations and a bit of advice from their 30+ years of marriage. Of course I most enjoyed the sections about their kids going off to college and later marrying.
Best advice: "When kids made a decision for themselves, they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that he had made the right choice, so he worked hard and did will. If we'd forced him to go to college somewhere else, all the incentives would've been different. Then he would hav...more
Best advice: "When kids made a decision for themselves, they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that he had made the right choice, so he worked hard and did will. If we'd forced him to go to college somewhere else, all the incentives would've been different. Then he would hav...more
As the child of divorce, this book upsets me a little — marriage: not inherently awesome. Also the history of marriage that the authors assume is, uh, wrong. And holy unexamined privilege, Batman, on pretty much every axis I can think of.
But it's fluently written, the pseudo-case studies are interesting, and the glimpses into the negotiation of a 1960's inter-faith marriage are fascinating.
Worth reading, perhaps, certainly not worth re-reading.
But it's fluently written, the pseudo-case studies are interesting, and the glimpses into the negotiation of a 1960's inter-faith marriage are fascinating.
Worth reading, perhaps, certainly not worth re-reading.
I really enjoyed reading this book... the Roberts' reminisce about their lives and talk about some of the challenges they have faced throughout their marriage, but they don't offer solutions to the problems so much as provide points to think about as you search for a solution to your own problems and challenges. The vignettes of other couples that are interspersed are a little distracting as they don't really seem to add to the overall aim of the book, but they are at times entertaining.
Great book about marriage. Conversation with the Robertes with example of how other marriages work/don't. Good info, interesting, definitely NOT preachy!
I enjoyed this book in the parts where they deal with theirmarriage, but didn't really enjoy when they discuss other couples. Their relationship is interesting because of their careers, their families and their religious differences.
I found the description of their early years was particularly interesting as was the poart where they cover their life abroad.
I admire Cokie Roberts as a journalist and as a women, so I found her telling of the evolution of her career fasci...more
I found the description of their early years was particularly interesting as was the poart where they cover their life abroad.
I admire Cokie Roberts as a journalist and as a women, so I found her telling of the evolution of her career fasci...more
I really enjoyed this. A Jewish man and a Catholic woman, both with big careers, put their marriage and family first! How about that!
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It was written in interview form and at times I had to see who was talking. It was quite interesting how Cokie being Catholic and Steve being Jewish celebrated the holidays and managed to bring both their religions into their family. They had such great respect for one another and their families that they would not have slighted either ones family. They have two children a boy and a girl. When they both married they included both religions in their ceremoni...more
Getting used to two voices was easy compared to the alternate chapters with the history of marriage. I liked hearing about the Roberts' lives and their mixed religion marriage, but could have done without the rest.
Love this book! First of all, they come from my alum area- Boston. Second this couple is brilliant. Third, I love how this couple is in love and merge different religious beliefs. It's a great story.
Kind of rambling, and with no clear "bottom line" about marriage, but a lot of fascinating stories that provide good food for thought.
A great book to listen to in the car. Both Cokie and Steve's own words and voices.
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Cokie Roberts is an American journalist and author. She is the "Contributing Senior News Analyst" for National Public Radio as well as regular roundtable analyst for the current This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
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“When kids made a decision for themselves they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that he had made the right choice so he worked hard and did well. If we'd forced him to go to college somewhere else all the incentives would've been different. Then he would have had a motive to prove that we were wrong.”
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