What Makes a Marriage Last

audiobook (Unabridged) 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life

By Marlo Thomas

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Power couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue have created a compelling and intimate collection of intriguing conversations with famous couples about their enduring marriages and how they have made them last through the challenges we all share.

What makes a marriage last? Who doesn't want to know the answer to that question? To unlock this mystery, iconic couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue crisscrossed the country and conducted intimate conversations with forty celebrated couples whose long marriages they've admired—from award-winning actors, athletes, and newsmakers to writers, comedians, musicians, and a former U.S. president and First Lady. Through these conversations, Marlo and Phil also revealed the rich journey of their own marriage.

What Makes a Marriage Last offers practical and heartfelt wisdom for couples of all ages, and a rare glimpse into the lives of husbands and wives we have come to know and love. Marlo and Phil's frequently funny, often touching, and always engaging conversations span the marital landscape—from that first rush of new love to keeping that precious spark alive, from navigating hard times to celebrating triumphs, from balancing work and play and family to growing better and stronger together. At once intimate, candid, revelatory, hilarious, instructive, and poignant, this book is a beautiful gift for couples of every age and stage.

Featuring interviews with:

Alan and Arlene Alda

  • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

    President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

  • James Carville and Mary Matalin

    Deepak and Rita Chopra

  • Patricia Cornwell and Staci Gruber

    Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden

  • Billy and Janice Crystal

    Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest

  • Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen

    Viola Davis and Julius Tennon

  • Gloria and Emilio Estefan

    Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan

  • Chip and Joanna Gaines

    Sanjay and Rebecca Gupta

  • Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann

    Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

  • Ron and Cheryl Howard

    Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson

  • Elton John and David Furnish

    John and Justine Leguizamo

  • LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith

    Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

  • John McEnroe and Patty Smyth

    Mehmet and Lisa Oz

  • Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete

    Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Bert Pogrebin

  • Rob and Michele Reiner

    Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

  • Al Roker and Deborah Roberts

    Ray and Anna Romano

  • Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams

    Judges Judy and Jerry Sheindlin

  • George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth

    Sting and Trudie Styler

  • Capt. Chesley "Sully" and Lorrie Sullenberger

    Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner

  • Judith and Milton Viorst

    Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt

  • Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh

  • What Makes a Marriage Last