![]() ![]() In daydreams, we can maneuver with poise, foiling an opponent, scoring high on fields of glory while crowds cheer, cutting fast to the heart of an adventure. Hate stalks the streets with dripping fangs, fear flies down narrow alleyways on leather wings, and jealousy spins sticky webs across the sky. ![]() In our nightmares, we can create beasts out of pure emotion. Ackerman begins with a meditation on love’s many faces, inescapable power, and ineffable nature: Written nearly two decades ago, A Natural History Of Love ( public library) by prolific science historian Diane Ackerman, Carl Sagan’s favorite cosmic poet, endures as one of the most dimensional explorations of humanity’s highest emotion. And yet the heart’s supreme potential remains ever-elusive. Love has been hacked, illustrated, coached, and reimagined. But what, exactly, is love? Literary history has given us a wealth of beautiful definitions, mathematicians have calculated its odds, and psychologists have dissected its mechanisms. ![]() But that’s okay, love is better,” a wise woman wrote. “You can never know anyone as completely as you want. ![]()
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