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A self-help book by bell hooks that explores aspects of romantic love in modern society. The book is organized into thirteen chapters, each discussing a different aspect of love, such as clarity, honesty, and community.
- Bell Hooks
- 2000
Dec 22, 1999 · 4.05. 99,603 ratings12,969 reviews. All About Love offers radical new ways to think about love by showing its interconnectedness in our private and public lives. In eleven concise chapters, hooks explains how our everyday notions of what it means to give and receive love often fail us, and how these ideals are established in early childhood.
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- Hardcover
- Bell Hooks
- 2000
- “When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment. ” ― bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions.
- “All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way.”
- “To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are not prepared to give, we seek romantic relationships.
- “But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
Jan 30, 2018 · All About Love: New Visions. Paperback – January 30, 2018. by bell hooks (Author) 4.7 12,779 ratings. Part of: Love Song to the Nation (3 books) See all formats and editions. Save 50% on 1 when you buy 2 Shop items. A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks ...
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- $11.37
Sep 3, 2023 · Item Size. 134.5M. A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us ...
May 6, 2024 · Love is a set of emotions and behaviors characterized by intimacy, passion, and commitment. It involves care, closeness, protectiveness, attraction, affection, and trust. Many say it's not an emotion in the way we typically understand them, but an essential physiological drive. Love is a physiological motivation such as hunger, thirst, sleep ...
Sep 18, 2023 · A book summary and key lessons from bell hooks' feminist critique of love and its misconceptions. Learn how to define, practice, and resist the commercialization of love in a patriarchal society.
