| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 162 pages) |
| Contents |
Love vs. decency? -- Modern romance -- Love foredoomed -- Love befuddled -- Love in history -- Love among the scientists -- Love damaged -- Love lost -- Love for life -- Love rediscovered -- Eros aglow -- Eros awry -- The cozy love -- The highest love -- Overcoming love's enemies -- Why love? -- Rising to love |
| Summary |
This original, highly readable book poses a clear distinction between our customary form of love, which almost guarantees failure, and higher, more generous ways of loving that can succeed and enrich both individuals and society as a whole. Love That Works draws on history, psychology, and the theology and science of love to offer a proposal on how to be successful in love and romance. It starts by showing why love fails to meet expectations, often ending sadly or even tragically |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Love.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Love
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love (emotion)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Emotions.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Love
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Man-woman relationships
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Liebe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004014761 |
| ISBN |
1599470454 |
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9781599470450 |
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1282450824 |
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9781282450820 |
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9786612450822 |
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6612450827 |
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