Rekindling Romance For Dummies
by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer with Pierre Lehu
Rekindling Romance For Dummies
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About the Authors
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer: Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a psychosexual therapist who helped pioneer the field of media psychology with her radio program, Sexually Speaking, which first aired in New York in 1980. Within a few years, she had built a communications network to distribute her expertise that included television, books, newspapers, games, calendars, home videos, and computer software.
Dr. Westheimer received her Masters Degree in Sociology from the Graduate Faculty of the New School of Social Research and her Doctorate of Education (Ed.D) in the Interdisciplinary Study of the Family from Columbia University Teachers College. Working at Planned Parenthood prompted her to further her education in human sexuality by studying under Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan at New York HospitalCornell University Medical Center. She later participated in the program for five years as an Adjunct Associate Professor. She has also taught at Lehman College, Brooklyn College, Adelphi University, Columbia University, and West Point. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at New York University.
Dr. Westheimer is a Fellow of New York Academy of Medicine and has her own private practice in New York. She frequently lectures around the world, including at universities, and has twice been named College Lecturer of the Year.
Dr. Westheimer has written 18 books. Some of the others include Dr. Ruths Encyclopedia of Sex, Dr. Ruths Pregnancy Guide For Couples, The Art of Arousal, Dr. Ruth Talks to Kids, and Rekindling Romance For Dummies.
Pierre A. Lehu: Pierre Lehu has been Dr. Ruth Westheimers Minister of Communications for 20 years. He is the co-author of Dr. Ruth Talks About Grandparents: Advice for Kids Making the Most of a Special Relationship and Dr. Ruths Guide to College Life: The Savvy Students Handbook . He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
Dedication
My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to pick lilies.
Song of Songs