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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... sometimes think of it as the ultimate Oneness , love isn't monotone or uniform . Like a batik created from many emotional colors , it is a fabric whose pattern and brightness may vary . What is my goddaughter to think when she hears her ...
... sometimes think of it as the ultimate Oneness , love isn't monotone or uniform . Like a batik created from many emotional colors , it is a fabric whose pattern and brightness may vary . What is my goddaughter to think when she hears her ...
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... sometimes given them the assignment of writing a love poem . " Be precise , be individual , and be descriptive . But don't use any clichés , " I caution them , " or any curse words . " Part of the reason for this assignment is that it ...
... sometimes given them the assignment of writing a love poem . " Be precise , be individual , and be descriptive . But don't use any clichés , " I caution them , " or any curse words . " Part of the reason for this assignment is that it ...
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... sometimes call it . After a passionate en- counter , a woman might describe her bedmate as " a real animal " and mean it as a sexy compliment . If she says it to his face , she might toss in a mock growl for good measure , and that's ...
... sometimes call it . After a passionate en- counter , a woman might describe her bedmate as " a real animal " and mean it as a sexy compliment . If she says it to his face , she might toss in a mock growl for good measure , and that's ...
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... to the river banks . Sometimes merged with Isis , Egypt's patron goddess , Aphrodite was an important goddess to the city of Tarsus , whose religious history told of her union with an eastern god . Imagine 4 Diane Ackerman .
... to the river banks . Sometimes merged with Isis , Egypt's patron goddess , Aphrodite was an important goddess to the city of Tarsus , whose religious history told of her union with an eastern god . Imagine 4 Diane Ackerman .
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... sometimes had a man killed . Because she was a goddess , any lover became a demigod in her arms . Perhaps she felt well rid of certain dangerous and attractive men , and no guilt , know- ing that they would be destined for eternal life ...
... sometimes had a man killed . Because she was a goddess , any lover became a demigod in her arms . Perhaps she felt well rid of certain dangerous and attractive men , and no guilt , know- ing that they would be destined for eternal life ...
Conteúdo
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 |
29 | 347 |
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