Drama Kings:
The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy
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 drama king (dra’ma-kin) n. 1.a man who drives strong women crazy. 2. A man, usually smart, charming, and confused, who wreaks relationship havoc. See also: Visitor, Proprietor, Easy-Going Guy, Hit-and-Run lover, Feeling Impaired Guy. 3. 20th century, a royal, and ruler; esp. a king or a prince, who believed the earth revolved around him. 4. theater: a performer who hogs the spotlight, leaving his leading lady in the dark.
She’s terrific -- so what’s she doing with him?
Have you ever asked yourself that question, after seeing one of your friends with a man who is making her nuts? Or perhaps it’s not one of your friends you’re wondering about -- but yourself?
This book, by bestselling author Dalma Heyn, explores the rising trend in today’s relationships -- the coupling of accomplished, successful women with Drama Kings, less evolved men who are either too controlling, can’t connect, or won’t commit. These men are attracted to strong women, yet undermine their strength.
Weaving examples from history, literature, and popular culture with clinical research and the interviews she has conducted over several decades, Heyn illuminates this exploding phenomenon, arming women of all ages with the telltale traits of these men, offering strategies to identify them early, get what they need from them quickly and dispense with them gladly.
Along with many tragicomic, all-too-familiar tales of love with Drama Kings -- every strong woman who picks up this book has been there -- Heyn delivers an empowering and comforting message: Life after Drama Kings is richer than ever, as strong women continue to grow stronger, whether on their own or with less confused men who are ready and able to love them.
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 ArmchairInterviews.com
September 2006
Sex & the single girl in the 21st century
WRAP magazine
April 2006
Queen of Hearts Meets Drama King
Country Capitalist
Spring 2006
Read-Worthy: How-To Book of the Week
Newsday
March 27, 2006
Single-Minded: Time to get down to some serious reading
The San Francisco Chronicle
November 27, 2005
Bad Actors
Fairfield County Weekly
November 17, 2005
Good Morning America
November 11, 2005
Men just wanna have pot roast
The Boston Globe
November 10, 2005
Look out, ladies
CultureDose.net
November 7, 2005
Watch It, Dude, She's Got Your Number
New York Times
November 6, 2005
Smart women, bad choices
Connecticut Post
November 4, 2005
"Cads of the world beware! Dalma Heyn has you in her sights and she's arming women everywhere with her compelling new book, Drama Kings. Give it up, guys, there's nowhere left to hide -- especially in your relationship."
--Ian Kerner, New York Times best-selling author of Be Honest: You're Not That Into Him Either and She Comes First
"Dalma Heyn has nailed the kinds of toxic personalities that poison the hearts and hopes of so many strong, independent women. In her funny, smart style, Heyn brilliantly describes how to recognize [a Drama King] and what to do if one of these spiders has you in his web. Her original voice and perspective never fail to inform, surprise, and engage."
--Dr. Judith Sills, author of The Comfort Trap
"Oh, thank goodness. We've all been waiting for the next book by Dalma Heyn -- my students, my colleagues, my patients, myself. With each book, her sense-making pushes back the borders of nonsense about relationships. This book does so in jubilant fashion because it contains so much good news about women -- and about some men. And every time things change, we need her again."
--Thelma Jean Goodrich, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School
October 2006
Rodale Books
paperback / 224 pages
ISBN: 9781594865305
November 2005
Rodale Books
hardcover / 256 pages
ISBN: 1579548881
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