{"product_id":"9780553375282","title":"To Love and Be Loved","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKeen, Sam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBantam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/4\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Love and Be Loved\u003c\/i\u003e is a spirited challenge to a culture obsessed with romance and intimacy but dangerously ignorant of the full range of human love. Like a fresh wind, Sam Keen sweeps away tired self-help nostrums and reams of \"bad advice from Dr. Lonelyhearts\" to reveal a stunningly new map of love in all its forms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove is not something we \"fall\" into, claims Keen, but a complex art combining many skills and talents that take a lifetime to learn fully. At the center of his book are sixteen distinct \"elements of love\": ranging from \u003ci\u003eattention\u003c\/i\u003e--a precious gift we can bestow on co-worker, friend, child, and spouse alike--to more exclusive gifts like \u003ci\u003edesire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esexuality\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining stories, poems and quotes with insights from modern psychology and spiritual tradition, Keen brilliantly explores the elements of \u003ci\u003ememory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esolitude\u003c\/i\u003e in love, the importance of both \u003ci\u003eenjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecommitment\u003c\/i\u003e, and how we can cultivate the essential qualities of \u003ci\u003eempathy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecompassion\u003c\/i\u003e. Each piece ends with suggestions for strengthening our daily practice of the element, so that we constantly enlarge our ability to love in all our relationships. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final section of the book is a soaring meditation on the claim that \"those who love know God,\" an invitation to experience our place in the universe through the eyes of love.","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352282235135,"sku":"9780553375282","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780553375282_s600x595.jpg?v=1775593236","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780553375282","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}