ISBN10: 0375709223, ISBN13: 9780375709227, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. This original and lucid account of the complexities of love and its essential role in human well-being draws on the latest scientific research. Three eminent psychiatrists tackle the difficult task of reconciling what artists and thinkers have known for thousands of years about the human heart with what has only recently been learned about the primitive functions of the human brain.A General Theory of Love demonstrates that our nervous systems are not self-contained- from earliest childhood, our brains actually link with those of the people close to us, in a silent rhythm that alters the very structure of our brains, establishes life-long emotional patterns, and makes us, in large part, who we are. Explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child's developing self, how psychotherapy really works, and how our society dangerously flouts essential emotional laws, this is a work of rare passion and eloquence that will forever change the way you think about human intimacy. Debunking Freudian theory, the authors of this groundbreaking analysis of the biological underpinnings of love offer a new paradigm for understanding the human "heart", redefining family ties, community, and romance in the process. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. ...
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ISBN10: 0375709223, ISBN13: 9780375709227, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0375709223, ISBN13: 9780375709227, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover 1900. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0375709223, ISBN13: 9780375709227, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. This original and lucid account of the complexities of love and its essential role in human well-being draws on the latest scientific research. Three eminent psychiatrists tackle the difficult task of reconciling what artists and thinkers have known for thousands of years about the human heart with what has only recently been learned about the primitive functions of the human brain.A General Theory of Love demonstrates that our nervous systems are not self-contained- from earliest childhood, our brains actually link with those of the people close to us, in a silent rhythm that alters the very structure of our brains, establishes life-long emotional patterns, and makes us, in large part, who we are. Explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child's developing self, how psychotherapy really works, and how our society dangerously flouts essential emotional laws, this is a work of rare passion and eloquence that will forever change the way you think about human intimacy. Debunking Freudian theory, the authors of this groundbreaking analysis of the biological underpinnings of love offer a new paradigm for understanding the human "heart", redefining family ties, community, and romance in the process. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock ...
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ISBN10: 0375709223, ISBN13: 9780375709227, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover 1900. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]