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The Science of Love reveals the latest findings on love, sex, and relationships and tackles a host of questions, including: Why do we fall in-and out-of love? Can we really explain the rules of attraction? Are we genetically programmed to love? What can be gained from love? What are the emotional consequences of living without it? As people live longer, are they less content to settle for an imperfect deal? Will this lead to serial relationships replacing lifelong partnerships? The Science of Love shows us why men tend to hide their feelings from women and how evolution may determine our sexual behavior more than we ever imagined.

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Glenn D. Wilson is recognized as one of the United Kingdom's top psychologists, is the head of the Institute of Psychiatry in London, and is the author of 18 books. He is a visiting professor at Stanford University. Chris McLaughlin is a freelance feature writer and author of 5 books.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Vision (April 28, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1901250547
ISBN-13: 978-1901250541
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,324,980 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When the Prince of Wales announced his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer in 1980, the reporters wanted to know whether they were in love. Read the first page

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preferred love style, love styles, avoidant attachment style, companionate love

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This book cites 65 books:

Social Psychology by Elliot Aronson on 4 pages
Social Psychology: People in Groups by Bertram H. Raven on 4 pages
Social Psychology: International Library of Psychology by Don Rubin on 4 pages
Social Psychology (MyPsychLab Series) by Robert A. Baron in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Social Psychology by Robert A. Baron in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)

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CQ: Learn the Secret of Lasting Love by Glenn D. Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Evolution And Ethics: Human Morality In Biological And Religious Perspective by Philip Clayton on page 301
Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy by Paul Gilbert on page 236
Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness by Dr. Frank Tallis Dr. in Back Matter
Psychology for Performing Artists by Glenn Wilson in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars very comprehensive, August 21, 2006

By	A. S. Hingston - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent resume of all the available scientific knowledge regarding sex and sexuality. Dr. Wilson explains everything you would like to know about sex and, perhaps, you didn't dare to ask in a simple and very humurous way. It is fun and you learn a lot. If you are a man you will understand perfectly certain behaviours and will probably feel less gilty.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Chemical Love, November 7, 2004

By	Simon Laub (Aarhus, Denmark, Europe) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The romantically inclined might not be comfortable with having love expla�ned away as advanced chemistry. A chemistry that is controlled by our genes and seldom overruled by our higher brain functions.
Yet, understanding chemistry and genes might actually help us understand love better. Certainly, noone should be without the information in this book!
It comes highly recommended.

-Simon

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, December 3, 2005

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I just don't understand why Love has to be sacred. So I bought this book to find out. Yes yes, I have been in love before and of course this book breaks it down to the details of different types of love. Then they also go into results of love. How there is Eros, ludis, storge, mania, pragma, storic, ludic, storig ludic. All these different loves are explained in detail. But what made it so interesting is because you will eventually be in one of these catagories. For myself, definitely Eros was one of them. "Eros: this type of lover is 'eager to get to know the beloved quickly, intensely - and undressed... " Yes we've all felt that one before. But this is also a great book in that all the different types of love can be met in combinations, as well as change types over the life time of your relationship. I'm no expert, nor am I good experienced in love science, but I did find this book interesting to say the least. Again, is your love life worth taking a blind randam path? When you spend 12 yrs of your life studying all subjects for the working world? Are you willing to not study about love? Read it, and at least have a concept of love from some point of view.

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