How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501137441 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. And she tells the story of how she decided to test a psychology experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship.In How to Fall in Love with Anyone Catron flips the script on love and offers a deeply personal, and universal, investigation.. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from in the first place. She uses biologists’ research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. An insightful, charming, and absolutely fascinating memoir from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” (one of the top five most popular New York Times pieces of 2015) explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy.What really makes love last? Do
Perfect fodder for the romantic and the cynic in all of us."—Booklist Catron melds science and emotion beautifully into a thoughtful and thought-provoking meditation on the most universal topic.—Bookpage “It’s hard to imagine a more timely endeavour. Through the lens of her own relationships, she teaches us—with a deft, convincing intelligence—some of the vital moves in the art of love.” —Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Course of Love. PRAISE FOR HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ANYONE A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir.—Los Angeles Review of Books "Personal musing
"A book that clears people of being moved down the road of traditional marriage." according to Mike Mendoza. Not everyone in the world was made to be married. This book illuminates what other people feel and believe about traditional marriage. You soon discover, "It ain't for everybody".. giving some pretty solid advice along the way Catron's book does an exceptional job of bringing the reader into the most intimate parts of her life without seeming indulgent. Instead, you relate, you laugh and cry and think of first, second and last loves. She challenges relationship norms, while never claiming to have the answer. "I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fresh perspective" according to R C U. I found this book to be a delightful read! The author's writing was sophisticated and very thoughtful. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fresh perspective on love.
She teaches English and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Originally from Appalachian Virginia, Mandy Len Catron is a writer living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her article “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This” was one of the most popular articles published by TheNew York Times in 2015. . She’s writing about love and love stories at The Love S