The Secret Language of Love is an evocative, richly illustrated glimpse into the mysterious phenomenon we call love, published just in time for Valentine's Day. Excerpts from love poetry and literature illuminate the enigma of romance, heartbreak, and physical attraction, while superb full-color images capture every mood of love, from delicate eroticism to the full flood of passion. From the "floating world" of Japanese geishas to the turbulent obsessions of Romanticism, this lavish volume reveals the age-old paradigms of the heart that forever color our feelings, our desires, and our deepest imaginings.
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Megan Tresidder is a journalist whose features have appeared in the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph, among other publications. She lives in London.
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insightful, marvelous,
By Karen Sampson Hudson "Karen Sampson Hudson" (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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"The Secret Language of Love" is a wonderfully thoughtful book which examines romantic love, the source of so much joy and pain, the complex, intense feeling that seizes each of us sooner or later. The illustrations, taken from many centuries and cultures, are marvelously expressive of the many moods of passionate love. Tresidder's essays are inspired, filled with insights that will provide you with "ah ha!" moments as you recognize yourself and others caught up in the intoxicating haze of love. Her book will educate you as well as bring you delight and celebration. "The Language of Love" deserves the highest recommendation. It will not disappoint.
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Sensuous treat for the senses.,
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Like one-touch love Megan Tresidder leads from one delight to another to another with well chosen poem or excerpts and beautiful art. Emma Turpin's painting are incredible!
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Thom Gunn's image of lovers as animals playing tells us more about how love came into the world than whole books of intellectual theory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Thom Gunn's image of lovers as animals playing tells us more about how love came into the world than whole books of intellectual theory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
saddest lines, secular love, erotic love Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Emma Turpin, Don Juan, John Donne, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Romance of the Rose, Wuthering Heights, Carl Jung, Jane Austen, Plato's Symposium, Sigmund Freud, Virgin Mary New!
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- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 120, and page 149
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 120, and page 149
- Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 72, and page 108
- Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 120, and page 149
- Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare on page 160, and page 162
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- Sex, Love & Health: A Self-Help Guide to Love & Sex by Brigitte Mars in Back Matter
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- 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You by Gregory Godek on page 227
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