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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray [Paperback]

Helen Fisher (Author)
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Release Date: Jan 3 1994
"Captivates the reader, answers all those puzzling questions that caused your mother (or priest or guidance counselor or gym teacher) to blame God and/or hormones....Her prediction of a more open and egalitarian order provides a compelling--and hopeful--vision for the future."
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Love at first sight...the copulatory gaze...dinner dates...jealousy... intimacy... homesexuality...infidelity...Dr.Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, explains it all in this four-million-year history of the human species. She demystifies much about romance and pairing that we tend to believe is willfull or just plain careless. She offers new explanations for why men and women fall in love, marry, and divorce, and discusses the future of sex in a way that will surprise you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Mar 28 2004
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This book has given me an entirely new outlook on life and myself. It is amazing how this book was able to erase years of shame pressed upon me by society.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Look at Love Sep 10 2003
By Z. Holmboe
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As I biologist, I am constantly frustrated by the unscientific (and often ultra-philisophical) interpretation that goes on when considering humanity, and particularly love. This book took the extreme interest that exists about human sexuality and love, and places them in a scientific light, without necissarily demonizing or undermining the amazing feelings that go along with love; Fisher simply explains the science behind these amazingly rich and powerful feelings in an attempt to better know ourselves.
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4.0 out of 5 stars First steps in anatomy of love are important... Dec 26 2010
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Helen Fisher's scientific approach to the study of love is admirable. However, after reading this book, I have more of a feeling of attending Gunter von Hagens' exposition "The Body World" rather than a live dissection... The comparison of the human love to the similar feelings among animals was extremely interesting to read. The explanation of this hard-to-control drive to love among humans in terms of biology and brain chemistry was also quite revealing. Nevertheless, there were more questions left open than answered. The flow of each chapter was also somewhat hard to follow as the author was jumping from one idea to the other without finishing the former, and then some thoughts were continuously repeated over and over again. The book seemed a bit too rushed to get written. In her later books ("Why we love?" and "Why him? Why her?"), Helen Fisher dramatically improved her style of writing: these later books seemed more consistent and thought through. I read "The Anatomy of Love" after I read H. Fisher's "Why we love?" and "Why him? Why her?", so I was more interested in the chapters about the reality of divorce and the nature of philandering... I also found it interesting what the feminist discourse was as opposed to the scientific facts known at that time. Overall, I liked this book, but it was not much thrilling or convincing. It was one of those books that make you think on your own and look for the answers to your questions elsewhere, which is also not bad for an old book like this.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but deeply flawed
Dr. Fisher is to be congratulated for trying to extend our understanding of the mechanisms through which we experience the various forms of love she enumerates, and for trying to... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by Allan M. Lees
1.0 out of 5 stars High hopes not fulfilled
To be fair, if I had read this book when it was first published in 1992, I would probably have given it a better review. Read more
Published on May 4 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost 10 years old and I'm still talking about it.
Helen Fisher tackles an extraordinarily important but seldom scientifically scrutinized aspect of human existence; love. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by Christian Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Love is not just love
Helen is able to lead you into a new fascinating world; the roots of a feeling most unknown called love. Read more
Published on Aug 17 2003 by Albert Paul Dahoui
1.0 out of 5 stars gold digging is hard wired
What's her message? Basically how women need men and men
need women.Ok,how? Women need men to love and profide for
them. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2003 by CC
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating, accessible book
I found this book completely engrossing. Her detailed explanations of human evolution and her logical, clearly thought out and well-supported hypothesis about early sexual... Read more
Published on April 10 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars An honest and refreshing view of love and sex
As a scientist (chemist) I enjoy reading science books in other diciplines. Fishers' book was well written and researched, a joy to read. Read more
Published on Mar 13 1999 by Kevin Spoering
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Love is Explained Clearly
Through a careful analysis of a vast archive of anthropological and psychological research, Dr. Fisher constructs a cpmprehensive theory that explains why we love, how it happens,... Read more
Published on July 6 1997
4.0 out of 5 stars Evolutionary stories about love, science and speculation
Love was once a popular topic for scientists. It lost popularity for a while as a 'fuzzy' and perhaps even unknowable topic of study. Read more
Published on Feb 16 1997 by Todd I. Stark
4.0 out of 5 stars Love is explained by evolution, and its mighty interesting.
A fascinating study of human mating behaviors, written from a non-judgmental,
scientific point, "Anatomy" is a satisfying alternative to the ubiquitous self-help manual. Read more
Published on Aug 15 1996
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