8 must-read nonfiction books like Surviving an Affair by Willard F. Harley Jr.

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Surviving an Affair

By: Willard F. Harley Jr.

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A guide to understanding and surviving every aspect of infidelity--from the beginning of an affair …

"Reality has a way of bursting the bubble of illusion, and an affair is one of the biggest illusions that anyone can experience in life. It’s based almost entirely on emotions with almost no logic to support it. That fact becomes clear when children, employers, clergy, family, and friends all hear about the affair. Because they are not in the fog, they see the affair for what it really is: the cruelest, most devastating, and selfish act anyone can ever inflict on a spouse. With so many people seeing the situation logically and not emotionally, the unfaithful spouse has an opportunity to be advised and influenced by these people. Furthermore, the betrayed spouse gains support when he or she needs it the most."

-Willard F. Harley Jr., Surviving an Affair

"Reality has a way of bursting the bubble of illusion, and an affair is one of the biggest illusions that anyone can experience in life. It’s based almost entirely on emotions with almost no logic to support it. That fact becomes clear when children, employers, clergy, family, and friends all hear about the affair. Because they are not in the fog, they see the affair for what it really is: the cruelest, most devastating, and selfish act anyone can ever inflict on a spouse. With so many people seeing the situation logically and not emotionally, the unfaithful spouse has an opportunity to be advised and influenced by these people. Furthermore, the betrayed spouse gains support when he or she needs it the most."

-Willard F. Harley Jr., Surviving an Affair

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Surviving an Affair by Willard F. Harley Jr. , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

By: James Lee Burke

4.16

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to b… read more

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"When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn't go back home easily."

-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

"I don't like to bust drunk drivers. I don't like to listen to their explanations, watch their pitiful attempts to affect sobriety, or see the sheen of fear break out in their eyes when they realize t…"

-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

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2. The Liar

By: Nora Roberts

4.06

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Shelby Foxworth lost her husband. Then she lost her illusions …   The man who took her from Tenness… read more

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"You can have a coke since you never did learn to be civilized and drink coffee."

-Nora Roberts, The Liar

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3. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last

By: John M. Gottman , Nan Silver

4.03

Format: 320 pages,

Based on his scientific investigation into the dynamics of marriage, Gottman has devised a series o… read more

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4. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.49

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more

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"I don't want to just survive"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"This book made me love reading."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

5. After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

By: Janis Abrahms Spring , Michael Spring

3.86

Format: 302 pages,

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  • nonfiction
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6. What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal

By: John M. Gottman , Nan Silver

4.33

Format: None pages, ebook

A world-renowned relationship expert shares his research about love and what it takes to develop a … read more

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  • nonfiction

7. Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux, #11)

By: James Lee Burke

3.38

Format: None pages,

James Lee Burke ist "der Superstar der amerikanischen Kriminalliteratur!" Buchmarkt Im Staatsgefang… read more

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8. Mean Streak

By: Sandra Brown

4.09

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Sandra Brown comes a heart-pounding story of survival, t… read more

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"If she commits to something, it's forged in steel."

-Sandra Brown, Mean Streak

"If you wanted to kill me, why haven't you smothered me in my sleep?" "No sport in that." She gestured towards the ceiling. "Can I expect to be strung up on that bar and gutted like a deer?" He looked…"

-Sandra Brown, Mean Streak

9. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find -- and Keep -- Love

By: Amir Levine , None

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levi… read more

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10. The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity

By: Esther Perel

3.75

Format: 263 pages, ebook

Iconic couples' therapist and bestselling author of Mating in CaptivityEsther Perel returns with a … read more

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11. A Walk in the Woods

By: Bill Bryson

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more

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12. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

By: Susan Cain

3.98

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet reveals the power of a bitte… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Everything that you love, you will eventually lose. But in the end, love will return in a different form."

-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

"The place you suffer is the place you care. You hurt because you care. Therefore, the best response to pain is to dive deeper into your caring."

-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

"The third answer is the most difficult one to grasp, but it's also the one that can save you. The love you lost, or the love you wished for and never had: That love exists eternally. It shifts its sh…"

-Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

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13. The Island of Sea Women

By: Lisa See

4.31

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501154850 Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Se… read more

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"You should be more careful out there,"

-Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

"Who can name a death that was not tragic?"

-Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

"How can I help change things if I sit by and do nothing?"

-Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

"You aren't aware your clothes are getting wet in the rain."

-Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

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14. When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal

By: Brianna Wiest

4.26

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Healing is not a one-time event. It can begin with a one-time event — typically some form of sud… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Life contracts before it expands, and pulls back before it leaps forward. This balancing act is not something we should resist, but rather, embrace."

-Brianna Wiest, When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal

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15. 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go

By: Jay Shetty

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. The Boys from Biloxi

By: John Grisham

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry… read more

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"The ship was sinking and the rats were jumping overboard."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

"Great trial lawyers aren't born; they're made. The great ones simply tell the jury a story..."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

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17. The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)

By: John Grisham

4.15

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect—… read more

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"He loved the gamesmanship. He was a sociopath who killed for revenge, but he tried on the planning and execution, and the perfection of his crimes."

-John Grisham, The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)

"She was the only girl he had ever loved. It ended abruptly when she ditched him for a football player. He carried the wounds for six years until he caught her and killed her. Only then had his pain s…"

-John Grisham, The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)

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18. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

By: David Sheff

4.16

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

With a new afterword Now a Major Motion Picture What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our… read more

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  • nonfiction
"You're as sick as your secrets."

-David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

"I accept evil in order to participate in the miraculous."

-David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

"That's when it struck me that I can't take my life as long as I can still laugh."

-David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

"A world of contradictions, wherein everything is gray and almost nothing is black and white."

-David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

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19. Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

By: James Patterson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and August Poe run the most in-demand private investigation firm in… read more

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"In this quiet room, surrounded by tales of mystery and deception, she felt most like herself."

-James Patterson, Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

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20. Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)

By: Harlan Coben

4.09

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The new novel from Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of The Stranger o… read more

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"It comforts us to think that we have control when we don’t."

-Harlan Coben, Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)

"Not all overly attentive boyfriends are psychos—but all psychos are overly attentive boyfriends"

-Harlan Coben, Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)

"Not all overly attentive boyfriends are psychos—but all psychos are overly attentive boyfriends."

-Harlan Coben, Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)

"Not all overly attentive boyfriends are psychos - but all psychos are overly attentive boyfriends."

-Harlan Coben, Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III, #1)

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21. Surviving an Affair

By: Willard F. Harley Jr.

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A guide to understanding and surviving every aspect of infidelity--from the beginning of an affair … read more

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"Reality has a way of bursting the bubble of illusion, and an affair is one of the biggest illusions that anyone can experience in life. It’s based almost entirely on emotions with almost no logic to …"

-Willard F. Harley Jr., Surviving an Affair

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