´Refreshing... Feiler Has An Engaging Style.´Washington Post.áTell your family history, even the bad parts.Don´t worry about family dinner.Let your kids pick their punishments.Create a family mission state ment.áThese are just a few of the surprising innovations in this bold first-of-its-kind playbook for today´s families. Bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising his children. So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families. Instead of the usual family ´experts,´ he sought out the most creative mindsfrom Silicon Valley to elite negotiators to Warren Buffett´s bankers and asked them what teambuilding exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his wife and kids. The result is a fun, original look at how families can draw closer together.áWritten in a charming, accessible style, The Secrets of Happy Families is smart, funny, and fresh, and will forever change how your family lives every day.