Anatomy of Love : A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray by Helen Fisher (2016, Hardcover)

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393285227
ISBN-139780393285222
eBay Product ID (ePID)211984558

Product Key Features

Book TitleAnatomy of Love : a Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLove & Romance, Human Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Divorce & Separation, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Communication & Social Skills, Sexuality
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Self-Help
AuthorHelen Fisher
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-037510
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsIs romantic love a creation of troubadours and poets, or has it deep evolutionary roots? Is the seven-year itch really the four-year itch? Does true love betray itself in a brain scanner? With the eyes of an anthropologist and the voice of a poet, Helen Fisher lays bare the many worlds and ages of erotic love. And she knows whereof she speaks., Much has changed in the landscape of love and dating since the first edition of anthropologist Fisher's Anatomy of Love was published over 20 years ago . . . [and Fisher] presents plenty of new data. . . . The recent success of comedian Aziz Ansari and sociologist Eric Klinenberg's Modern Romance (2015) suggests readers might be looking for further, more serious reading on the topic: Fisher's book and its hundreds upon hundreds of cited sources won't disappoint them., A natural history filled with entertaining and informative anecdotes and narratives that offer context and background. . . . Highly recommended to readers interested in human sexuality., Our conversations with Helen Fisher were crucial to understanding the current romantic climate. This revised version of Anatomy of Love is a great read for anyone interested in understanding love and romance. Also, Helen was kind enough to blurb our book, so we'd be real dicks not to do the same for her. Luckily, her work is fantastic and no moral dilemma has been posed., This book is a marvel. I eagerly read everything Helen Fisher writes. She is a national treasure. So illuminating!, For journalists around the world, Helen Fisher has been the go-to authority on love and heartache since the first edition of Anatomy of Love. No one else knows the human heart so well--or explains it with such wit and style., Fisher weaves a persuasive and consistently surprising new explanation of the roots of human marriage, sex, and love. Her account cuts more deeply than the ordinary literature on human sexuality.
Dewey Decimal302.3
SynopsisA contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated. First published in 1992, Helen Fisher's "fascinating" ( New York Times ) Anatomy of Love quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love, and attachment; gathered data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information on more than 30,000 men and women on sexting, hooking up, friends with benefits, and other current trends in courtship and marriage. And she presents a new, scientifically based and optimistic perspective on relationships in our digital age--what she calls "slow love." This is a cutting-edge tour de force that traces human family life from its origins in Africa over 20 million years ago to the Internet dating sites and bedrooms of today. And it's got it all: the copulatory gaze and other natural courting ploys; the who, when, where, and why of adultery; love addictions; her discovery of four broad chemically based personality styles and what each seeks in romance; the newest data on worldwide (biologically based) patterns of divorce; how and why men and women think differently; the real story of women, men, and power; the rise--and fall--of the sexual double standard; and what brain science tells us about how to make and keep a happy partnership., First published in 1992, Helen Fisher's "fascinating" ( New York Times ) Anatomy of Love quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love, and attachment; gathered data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information on more than 30,000 men and women on sexting, hooking up, friends with benefits, and other current trends in courtship and marriage. And she presents a new, scientifically based and optimistic perspective on relationships in our digital age--what she calls "slow love." This is a cutting-edge tour de force that traces human family life from its origins in Africa over 20 million years ago to the Internet dating sites and bedrooms of today. And it's got it all: the copulatory gaze and other natural courting ploys; the who, when, where, and why of adultery; love addictions; her discovery of four broad chemically based personality styles and what each seeks in romance; the newest data on worldwide (biologically based) patterns of divorce; how and why men and women think differently; the real story of women, men, and power; the rise--and fall--of the sexual double standard; and what brain science tells us about how to make and keep a happy partnership.
LC Classification NumberHQ728.F454 2016

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