{"product_id":"9780553375282","title":"To Love and Be Loved","description":"\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012566532336,"sku":"9780553375282","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553375282_p0.jpg?v=1763718010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553375282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}