A General Theory of Love - by Thomas Lewis & Fari Amini & Richard Lannon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Three eminent psychiatrists draw upon the latest research of the human nervous system in this account of the complexities of love and its essential role in human well-being, explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child's developing self, and how society flouts essential emotional laws. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p><i>A General Theory of Love </i>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>An insightful look at the science of human emotions. . . . A rare example of the fusing of scientific rigor with literary eloquence. --<i>San Fransisco Examiner</i> <p/>Bold. . . . Eminently readable. . . . Convincingly connects love and biology. --<i>The Washington Post Book World</i> <p/>A lovely, furious book. . . . It puts love right where we're not used to finding it--in the company of physics and economics as a suitable object of study. . . . Comparisons to Oliver Sacks and Lewis Thomas become inevitable. --<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>In elegant prose . . . [the authors] argue why we need a culture attuned to the ways of the heart. -<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Thomas Lewis, M.D. is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and a former associate director of the Affective Disorders Program there. Dr. Lewis currently divides his time between writing, private practice, and teaching at the UCSF medical school. He lives in Sausalito, California. <p/>Fari Amini, M.D. is a professor of psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine. Born and raised in Iran, he graduated from medical school at UCSF and has served on the faculty there for thirty-three years. Dr. Amini is married, has six children, and lives in Ross, California. <p/>Richard Lannon, M.D. is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine. In 1980, Dr. Lannon founded the Affective Disorders Program at UCSF, a pioneering effort to integrate psychological concepts with the emerging biology of the brain. Dr. Lannon is married and the father of two; he lives in Greenbrae, California.
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