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The natural history of love 1959 edition open library. Weaving together threads of history, literature, psychology, anthropology, and biology, ackerman creates a rich tapestry that gives the reader new insights into an aspect of life that we are often too immersed in to fully appreciate. Diane ackerman a natural history of love vintage books, 1995. View all books filter by natural history museum buildings at south kensington and tring and. The natural history of love by morton hunt goodreads. She is a contributing opinion writer for the new york times, where her essays appear weekly.
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A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and. Using an evolutionary history as her launch pad, ackerman takes off on a space flight in which she describes, defines, theorizes, analyzes, analogizes, explains, philosophizes, embellishes, codifies, classifies, confesses, compares, contrasts. I find that writing each book becomes a mystery trip, one filled with mental, emotional and sometimes physical adventures. Diane ackerman is the author of two dozen highlyacclaimed works of poetry and nonfiction, including new york times bestsellers the zookeepers wife, a natural history of the senses,the human age, and pulitzer prize finalist, one hundred names for love. Oct 23, 2018 share the love of bears with this simple, playful book about how and what bears eat all year long. It comes as a fantastic addition to these essential books on the psychology of love. In discussing greek romances between youths and older men, ackerman indicates that homosexual love has a natural place in the history of love. Hunt author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Watkins natural history books abebooks dolgeville, ny, u. Anatomy of love the natural history of m paperback october 28, 1993 by helen fisher author 4. A natural history of love is an audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love.
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