|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
WHY THE ONE YOU FANCY NEVER FANCIES YOU
|
By: |
Richard Robinson |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
|
£6.99 |
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
1845294459 |
ISBN 13: |
9781845294458 |
Publisher: |
CONSTABLE AND ROBINSON |
Pub. date: |
9 November, 2002 |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
Shows how the cause is not out there in the world, but right here, inside our minds. This book examines the bewildering stages of our love lives - from adolescence - when your parents seem to be shrinking, your friends are becoming rivals, and enemies are suddenly attractive - to the sunset of life where kids are shocked to find sex still goes on. |
Synopsis: |
The real reasons why love never goes how you plan - Murphy's Laws of Love. How can the pursuit of love be so confusing? This wonderfully entertaining, quirky book shows how the main cause is not out there in the world, but right here, inside our minds. As we spin round on the whirligig of romance, remorse and retribution, we grab the wrong end of every stick in sight, with hilarious consequences. Psychologists point to several tricks pulled by our desperate minds when trying to cope with the world, from naive science and cognitive miserliness to emotional intelligence and living by memes. These are the bedrock of Murphy's Laws of Love. Dealing with the world has to mean ignoring most of it. The story that is simplest is the story we like best. We see what we expect to see. Popular science writer Richard Robinson examines all the bewildering stages of our love lives - from adolescence - the time when your parents seem to be shrinking, your best friends are becoming rivals, and hated enemies are suddenly rather attractive - to the sunset of life where kids are shocked to find sex still goes on. |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|