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A refreshingly reasonable and engagingly readable study of the phenomenon of romantic love. Offering insightful observations from a broad range of sources-literary, historical, and personal-Robert Solomon explores the crucial ingredients of time and sex in contemporary relationships and discusses whether love "at first sight" is possible, and whether love that lasts a lifetime is probable.
A refreshingly reasonable and engagingly readable study of the phenomenon of romantic love. Offering insightful observations from a broad range of sources-literary, historical, and personal-Robert Solomon explores the crucial ingredients of time and sex in contemporary relationships and discusses whether love "at first sight" is possible, and whether love that lasts a lifetime is probable.
Robert C. Solomon, (1942-2007), was Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business and Philosophy and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin.
The best book on this most written-on subject to come along in
decades. --Los Angeles Daily News
In this wise, witty, adventurous essay, Solomon sheds light on love
at first sight, whether opposites attract, counterfeit emotion, the
euphemism (and act) of 'sleeping together,' possessiveness, the
need of lovers for privacy and the importance of fights in a
healthy relationship. --Publishers Weekly
For the generation of lovers that asks, 'How are we to make love
last?' --The New York Times Book Review
The best book on this most written-on subject to come along in
decades. -- Los Angeles Daily News
In this wise, witty, adventurous essay, Solomon sheds light on love
at first sight, whether opposites attract, counterfeit emotion, the
euphemism (and act) of 'sleeping together,' possessiveness, the
need of lovers for privacy and the importance of fights in a
healthy relationship. -- Publishers Weekly
For the generation of lovers that asks, 'How are we to make love
last?' -- The New York Times Book Review
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