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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... tasks evolution sets them . Of all the errands life seems to be running , of all the mysteries that enchant us , love is my favorite . ALONG DESIRE THE HISTORY OF LOVE EGYPT HISTORY'S PARAMOUR , Introduction : Love's Vocabulary / xxiii.
... tasks evolution sets them . Of all the errands life seems to be running , of all the mysteries that enchant us , love is my favorite . ALONG DESIRE THE HISTORY OF LOVE EGYPT HISTORY'S PARAMOUR , Introduction : Love's Vocabulary / xxiii.
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... desire. This was a mineral love, it enchanted from the bones outward. Each culture invents Cleopatra anew, depending on the social climate and morals of the time. Our version is the one bequeathed to us by her illustrious enemy, Rome ...
... desire. This was a mineral love, it enchanted from the bones outward. Each culture invents Cleopatra anew, depending on the social climate and morals of the time. Our version is the one bequeathed to us by her illustrious enemy, Rome ...
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Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman. ALONG DESIRE THE HISTORY OF LOVE EGYPT HISTORY'S PARAMOUR , THE SERPENT QUEEN Cleopatra . Her.
Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman. ALONG DESIRE THE HISTORY OF LOVE EGYPT HISTORY'S PARAMOUR , THE SERPENT QUEEN Cleopatra . Her.
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... desire for the girl, while the girl continually attempted to escape him, rejecting his amorous advances. The whole performance was harmoniously coordinated, animated yet graceful, and in every way pleasing. Through art, the Egyptians ...
... desire for the girl, while the girl continually attempted to escape him, rejecting his amorous advances. The whole performance was harmoniously coordinated, animated yet graceful, and in every way pleasing. Through art, the Egyptians ...
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... desire . This was a mineral love , it en- chanted from the bones outward . Each culture invents Cleopatra anew , depending on the social climate and morals of the time . Our version is the one bequeathed to us by her illustrious enemy ...
... desire . This was a mineral love , it en- chanted from the bones outward . Each culture invents Cleopatra anew , depending on the social climate and morals of the time . Our version is the one bequeathed to us by her illustrious enemy ...
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 |
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