What does it really mean to love another person?
Is there such a thing as the 'perfect' partner?
How does infatuation differ from the real thing?
The need to love is central to our idea of happiness, yet it sometimes seems that the more we reflect on it the more elusive it becomes. In this lucid and graceful meditation on the deeper meanings of intimacy, John Armstrong explores the ideas that have shaped how we view affairs of the heart. Drawing on poetry, novels, philosophy, paintings and music, he shows how love is inextricably bound up with perception and the imagination: that loving a real, complicated person and being understood and valued by them in turn is not something we find, but rather something we create.
John Armstong
Water Of Life Urine Therapy
$0.00 – Paperback book / Vermilion
In this revolutionary treatise, John Armstrong puts the compelling case that all diseases (except those caused by traumatism or structural disorders) can be cured by one simple means. The therapy is an entirely drugless ... Buy or find out more →
Secret Power Of Beauty
$25.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
What is beauty? Does it exist in the proportions of a perfect face or a graceful melody, or is it in the eye of the beholder? Why does someone find beauty in an object that leaves others unmoved?
The notion of beauty is ... Buy or find out more →
Conditions Of Love
$22.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
What does it really mean to love another person?
Is there such a thing as the 'perfect' partner?
How does infatuation differ from the real thing?
The need to love is central to our idea of happiness, yet it sometimes see... Buy or find out more →
Love Life Goethe How To Be Happy In An Imperfect World
$26.95 – Paperback book / Allen Lane
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is often remembered only as a figure of literary genius, with little relevance to the way we live today. Yet Goethe was driven by much more than the desire for literary success: he wanted (much... Buy or find out more →
Love Life Goethe How To Be Happy In An Imperfect World
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
Is it possible to be truly happy? In an imperfect world, how can we live well with what we have, and accept what we don't have?
In Love, Life, Goethe, John Armstrong looks at the life of the renowned yet often misunderst... Buy or find out more →