The 20 Best Marriage Books That Will Change Your Life

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It’s hard to believe, but we recently celebrated the 8-year anniversary of Engaged Marriage!

Over this time, we’ve been blessed to interact with tens of thousands of couples across the world who share our belief that the best way to enjoy the marriage of your dreams is to get engaged and make it happen.

After publishing over 500 posts, getting to know most of the top voices in marriage and self improvement, and reviewing dozens of wonderful books, we’ve pretty much seen it all on the marriage enrichment front.

Today, we want to give YOU a gift in celebration of our anniversary and the incredible community we share here.

I’m excited to share the ultimate guide to the best marriage books in the world.

The Best Marriage Books You Need to Read

Here are the best books you should read to enrich your marriage and your life based on our own experience and feedback from the Engaged Marriage community.

In no particular order, here’s the list:

1. Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman

2. Happy Wives Club by Fawn Weaver

3. 15 Minute Marriage Makeover by Dustin Riechmann

4. Stripped Down by Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo

5. The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex by Sheila Gregoire

6. Marriage Rebranded by Tyler Ward

7. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

8. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

9. Pursuit of Passion by Jeffrey Murphy & Julie Sibert

10. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

11. Hot, Holy & Humorous: Sex in Marriage by God’s Design by J. Parker

12. The Bible by God

13. The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick

14. Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married by Dr. Gary Chapman

15. Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

16. Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix

17. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

18. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

19. Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas

20. Boundaries In Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

What book would you add to this list? Tell us your favorite marriage book in the comments below.

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Debi Walter

Most definitely: What Did You Expect, by Paul David Tripp and Grace-Filled Marriage by Tim Kimmel

Melinda Lancaster

I also liked Kiss Me Like You Mean It and Fun Loving You.

Angie C

I would add You & Me Forever by Francis & Lisa Chan

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MatthewHamilton

Any Top 20 list would be incomplete without John Gottman’s seminal work “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”

Bill Coffin

Fighting for Your Marriage
by Drs. Howard Markman, Scott Stanley and Susan Blumberg
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Brian Benakos

Dustin,
I’m going to buy your book because I know by what you’re sharing that it is filled with nuggets of “Gold Wisdom” that will strengthen my marriage.
Thanks for the gift of books that will make a difference in our marriage as well!

Here’s another book that is counter cultural bringing awareness to what our fighting can produce if we don’t avoid or stuff those fights and learning how to fight with a purpose!

I am finishing out a YOT, “Year of Transformation” with the Wright Institute in Chicago and the couple that are the founders of the institute came out with another great book called “The Heart of The Fight” regarding 15 common fights and how they can help your marriage by being aware of them. It is by Bob & Judith Wright who have also done an extensive amount of work with couples for the past 35 years.
Another great resource like yours and a wonderful place to find healing within the context of becoming their best selves!
God bless you and your family Dustin,
Brian Benakos