Bibliograph

Scary close, dropping the act and finding true intimacy, Donald Miller

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Scary close, dropping the act and finding true intimacy, Donald Miller

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Scary close

Oclc number

900731656

Responsibility statement

Donald Miller

Sub title

dropping the act and finding true intimacy

Summary

When fling after fling led to lots of drama and a long series of heartaches, Donald Miller decided he'd had enough. There must be a better way to soothe loneliness without jumping on a roller coaster, to feel affirmation without putting on a show, to find true love. It wasn't just about finding the right girl, though that helped. Once he found her, he had to know what to do or "who to be." A manipulative control freak? A successful workaholic? His usual methods had drawbacks. But the alternatives were not just hard to do; they were hard to imagine. Nevertheless, at forty years old he made a scary decision: to be himself no matter what it cost

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Bob Goff -- The distracting noises of insecurity -- You are good at relationships -- Everybody's got a story and it's not the one they're telling -- Why some animals make themselves look bigger than they are -- Three things I learned about relationships from swimming in a pond -- Performance anxiety in real life -- The people we choose to love -- Control freak -- Five kinds of manipulators -- Lucy in the kitchen -- The risk of being careful -- Great parents do this well -- The stuff of a meaningful life -- Do men do intimacy differently? -- You will not complete me -- The place we left our ghosts

Target audience

adult

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