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Marilyn Yalom
MARILYN YALOM is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of widely acclaimed books, such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, The American Resting Place (with... show more

MARILYN YALOM is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of widely acclaimed books, such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, The American Resting Place (with photographer son Reid Yalom), and, most recently, How the French Invented Love. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.
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Lost in Libraries
Lost in Libraries rated it 10 years ago
This book ended up being just like I expected it to be - the narrow point of view of a straight white woman. She is of the opinion that you're not a lesbian unless you're sexually active. Like, really? So stupid. Being a lesbian is not solely about "erotic feelings and sexual practices." 0/10 do n...
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt rated it 10 years ago
I received this book from GoodReads in exchange for an honest review.This is kind of a difficult book to rate. While the text is informative, the overall narrative feels as though it is lacking. Part of the issue is clearly a lack of historical texts to use in order to determine changes in female fr...
so many books, so little time
so many books, so little time rated it 10 years ago
Because Valentine's Day!
altheaann
altheaann rated it 12 years ago
In many ways, this book illustrates why I rarely read non-fiction books, preferring instead to get my facts from magazines, journal articles, and news outlets. The prose is unexceptional and inconsistent, veering in tone between academic and chatty. The content is almost random, providing a lot of ...
Jill
Jill rated it 12 years ago
So I was led astray by the title of this book How the French Invented Love--doesn't that suggest a sociological explanation of the significance of love in French culture? Now of course, love is important in every culture. But to my romantic American Francophile mind, the French seem to have cornered...
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