A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the SensesKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1 de jun. de 2011 - 384 páginas The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself. |
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... encouragement : Ann Druyan , Chris Furst , Lindy Hazan , Jane Marie Law , Linda Mack , Jeanne Mackin , Nancy Skipper , Meredith Small , Deva Sobel , and Paul West . CONTENTS Introduction : Love's Vocabulary A LONG DESIRE : THE.
... encouragement : Ann Druyan , Chris Furst , Lindy Hazan , Jane Marie Law , Linda Mack , Jeanne Mackin , Nancy Skipper , Meredith Small , Deva Sobel , and Paul West . CONTENTS Introduction : Love's Vocabulary A LONG DESIRE : THE.
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... DESIRE : THE HISTORY OF LOVE xvii Egypt History's Paramour , the Serpent Queen Art in Ancient Egypt The Hieroglyphic Love Poems My Sister , My Bride A Long Desire Greece The World of the Citizen King The Woman's World Men Loving Men The ...
... DESIRE : THE HISTORY OF LOVE xvii Egypt History's Paramour , the Serpent Queen Art in Ancient Egypt The Hieroglyphic Love Poems My Sister , My Bride A Long Desire Greece The World of the Citizen King The Woman's World Men Loving Men The ...
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... Desire Attachment Theory ALL FIRES THE FIRE : THE NATURE OF LOVE 95 99 105 112 123 131 The Loving Impaired Disabling Love 139 139 The Evolution of Love The Horror of the Ik Brain - Stem Sonata : The Neurophysiology of Love The Plastic ...
... Desire Attachment Theory ALL FIRES THE FIRE : THE NATURE OF LOVE 95 99 105 112 123 131 The Loving Impaired Disabling Love 139 139 The Evolution of Love The Horror of the Ik Brain - Stem Sonata : The Neurophysiology of Love The Plastic ...
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... . I once heard a sportscaster say of a basketball player , " He does all the intangibles . Just watch him do his dance . " As lofty as the idea of love can be , Introduction: Love's Vocabulary A LONG DESIRE: THE HISTORY OF LOVE.
... . I once heard a sportscaster say of a basketball player , " He does all the intangibles . Just watch him do his dance . " As lofty as the idea of love can be , Introduction: Love's Vocabulary A LONG DESIRE: THE HISTORY OF LOVE.
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... desires " ) . I'm sure the etymology rambles back much farther than that , to a one - syllable word heavy as a heartbeat . Love is an ancient delirium , a desire older than civilization , with taproots stretching deep into dark and ...
... desires " ) . I'm sure the etymology rambles back much farther than that , to a one - syllable word heavy as a heartbeat . Love is an ancient delirium , a desire older than civilization , with taproots stretching deep into dark and ...
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The Hair | 190 |
Women and Horses | 196 |
Men and Cars | 217 |
Sex and Flying | 227 |
Men and Mermaids | 236 |
Kissing | 249 |
On the Sensuality of Looking | 255 |
The Courtship | 261 |
Marcel Proust and the Erotics of Waiting | 112 |
The Origins of Desire | 123 |
Attachment Theory | 131 |
THE NATURE OF LOVE | 137 |
The Neurophysiology of Love | 146 |
The Plastic Brain | 152 |
The Chemistry of Love | 159 |
Aphrodisiacs | 169 |
THE EROTICS OF LOVE | 175 |
The Face | 181 |
The Marriage | 267 |
Of Cocks and Cunts | 277 |
VARIETIES OF LOVE | 287 |
Life and Death in the South Seas | 308 |
On Religious Love | 314 |
On Transference Love | 322 |
The Museum | 332 |
Selected Bibliography | 338 |
Index | 345 |
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A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural ... Diane Ackerman Visualização parcial - 1995 |
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