Love at Goon Park - by Deborah Blum (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Deborah Blum traces the story of man through studying neglect and its life-altering consequences on primates in Harry Harlow's lab.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this meticulously researched and masterfully written book, Pulitzer Prize-winner Deborah Blum examines the history of love through the lens of its strangest unsung hero: a brilliant, fearless, alcoholic psychologist named Harry Frederick Harlow. Pursuing the idea that human affection could be understood, studied, even measured, Harlow (1905-1981) arrived at his conclusions by conducting research-sometimes beautiful, sometimes horrible-on the primates in his University of Wisconsin laboratory. Paradoxically, his darkest experiments may have the brightest legacy, for by studying neglect and its life-altering consequences, Harlow confirmed love's central role in shaping not only how we feel but also how we think. His work sparked a psychological revolution. The more children experience affection, he discovered, the more curious they become about the world: Love makes people smarter. The biography of both a man and an idea, The Measure of Love is a powerful and at times disturbing narrative that will forever alter our understanding of human relationships.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Deborah Blum</b> is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Poisoner's Handbook</i>. She also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Her second book, <i>Sex on the Brain</i>, was a <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book for 1997. She lives with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.
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