The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida is a book on women, coping with them, and maintaining a lengthy relationship. Essentially, it's about revealing to the reader how women work, and how men can change themselves for the better.  The goal for the reader of this book is to help you to appeal more to women.  From this description, it sounds like a dating guide, but it's so much more than that.  It's about coping and handling your woman after the initial attraction stage.  It goes that extra mile.