I Marry You Because. . .

Peter McWilliams

Wilshire Publications, Feb 28, 1997 - Family & Relationships - 181 pages

I Marry You Because ... is a touching collection of thoughts, verse, and poetry by some of the world's most treasured authors, poets, philosophers, and personalities, accompanied by Peter McWilliams's own insights into love and marriage. Beautifully repackaged by one of the world's most distinguished wedding publishers, this little book includes words of love and wisdom from Victor Hugo, Lucille Ball, Mahatma Gandhi, Odgen Nash, Helen Hayes, and Socrates.Beautifully bound in elegant white linen with a gold foil-embossed title, and filled with page after page of antique wood block prints complementing the dozens of verses, I Marry You Because ... makes an elegant wedding, engagement, shower, or anniversary gift. Available in time for Valentine's Day, this little book of loving sentiments is a timeless volume, catering to the wedding market -- 2.4 million couples share marriage vows every year -- as well as to married couples celebrating their love with each passing anniversary.

Contents

• Section 1: 28
• Section 2: 72
• Section 3: 96
• Section 4: 128
• Section 5: 140
• Section 6: 148
• Section 7: 149
• Section 8: 160
• Section 9: 164

About the author

Peter McWilliams, born in Detroit in 1949, attended Eastern Michigan University and Maharishi International University where he studied under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. McWilliams writes poetry and books on personal growth. His titles include "Come Love with Me" and "Be My Life" (poetry), "Surviving the Loss of a Love," "You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought: A Book for People With any Life-Threatening Illness," "Portraits" (a personal photographic anthology), and "How to Heal Depression."

Bibliographic information

• Title: I Marry You Because. . .
• Author: Peter McWilliams
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Wilshire Publications, 1997
• ISBN: 0934081158, 9780934081153
• Length: 181 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Love & Romance; Family & Relationships / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships; Reference / Weddings