Helen Fisher

A heartfelt, spellbinding, and irresistible debut novel for fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Outlander that movingly examines loss, faith, and love as it follows a grown woman who travels back in time to be reunited with the mother she lost when she was a child. Faye is a thirty-seven-year-old happily married mother of two young daughters. Every night, before she puts them to bed, she whispers to them: “You are good, you are kind, you are clever, you are funny.” She’s determined that they never doubt for a minute that their mother loves them unconditionally. After all, her own mother Jeanie had died when she was only seven years old and Faye has never gotten over that intense pain of losing her. But one day, her life is turned upside down when she finds herself in 1977, the year before her mother died. Suddenly, she has the chance to reconnect with her long-lost mother, and even meets her own younger self, a little girl she can barely remember. Jeanie doesn’t recognize Faye as her daughter, of course, even though there is something eerily familiar about her... As the two women become close friends, they share many secrets—but Faye is terrified of revealing the truth about her identity. Will it prevent her from returning to her own time and her beloved husband and daughters? What if she’s doomed to remain in the past forever? Faye knows that eventually she will have to choose between those she loves in the past and those she loves in the here and now, and that knowledge presents her with an impossible choice. Emotionally gripping and ineffably sweet Faye, Faraway is a brilliant exploration of the grief associated with unimaginable loss and the magic of being healed by love.

Faye, Faraway

A revolutionary new study of the origins of love based on physiological research probes the human brain for insights into the origins of the sex drive, romance, and attraction, while also offering practical advice on how to control and channel these desires into healthy pursuits. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love

Why We Love

Love at first sight . . . hooking up . . . jealousy . . . adultery.. . . Helen Fisher explains it all in this thought-provokinganthropological view of human sexual and romantic behavior.Examining marriage and divorce in fifty-eight societies,infidelity in forty-two cultures, and new national studies ofsingles in America, she argues that we are returning to patternsof sex, romance, love, and attachment that echo ourancient past. This classic book has been updated throughoutto include her revolutionary work on the brain in love,love addictions, and why we are biologically drawn to specificpartners, and includes a new chapter on future sex.

A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

Anatomy of Love

Profiles four broad personality types that are determined by brain chemistry to explain why people are attracted to specific partners, counseling readers on how to pursue romantic relationships in accordance with natural compatibilities. 150,000 first printing.

Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type

Why Him? Why Her?

Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life

THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT OF 2021 This is a story about taking a leap of faith And believing the unbelievable They say those we love never truly leave us, and I’ve found that to be true. But not in the way you might expect. In fact, none of this is what you’d expect. I’ve been visiting my mother who died when I was eight. And I’m talking about flesh and blood, tea-and-biscuits-on-the-table visiting here. Right now, you probably think I’m going mad. Let me explain… Although Faye is happy with her life, the loss of her mother as a child weighs on her mind even more now that she is a mother herself. So she is amazed when, in an extraordinary turn of events, she finds herself back in her childhood home in the 1970s. Faced with the chance to finally seek answers to her questions – but away from her own family – how much is she willing to give up for another moment with her mother? Space Hopper is an original and poignant story about mothers, memories and moments that shape life. *** Praise for Space Hopper *** 'A nostalgic, time-travelling romp' The Independent ‘Uplifting’ - Cosmopolitan ‘A quirky book full of wisdom’ – Woman & Home ‘I really enjoyed Space Hopper. It’s such an unusual, intriguing novel. It’s the first in ages that actually *interested* me’ Marian Keyes ‘Prepare to be entranced by this slightly bonkers novel. […] Brilliantly exploring themes of grief, love and loss, and peppered with cultural references that will delight anyone who grew up in the 1970s, Space Hopper will draw you in and keep you hooked right up until the last page’ – Heat, Book of the Week ‘Conjuring up Rowan Coleman’s The Summer Of Impossible Things and The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, Space Hopper is the story of Faye who has a happy and loved life but lost her mother as a young girl. Then she stumbles across a way to travel back through to time to 1977, where she meets both her mother and her younger self. It sounds bonkers but it’s beautiful and explores grief, acceptance and love – providing much-needed solace right now’ Stylist ‘This is a magical, moving story about past and present, grief and healing, choices and yearning. A heart-warming, touching novel’ Platinum ‘It’s hard to believe that this is a debut, it’s so confidently written. This is a story that will sing to all’ Woman’s Way ‘A quirky story, full of love and laughter’ Best ‘Filled with nostalgic references, this heartfelt book is a lesson on living in the here and now’ My Weekly ‘Quirky, magical and wise. A wistful reflection on the love between a mother and daughter' Woman / Woman’s Weekly ‘Unprecedented times call for unprecedented novels…sounds odd but it works because of Fisher’s beautifully clear writing and the radiant sincerity of the heroine...Love, childhood, motherhood; whether you can or should fix the past, it’s all in this amazing book' Daily Mail 'A quirky, nostalgic tale' Daily Express

the most recommended debut of 2021

Space Hopper

لماذا نحب؟ طبيعة الحب وكيمياؤه

Beautifully nostalgic and incredibly moving, Space Hopper is an uplifting debut about mothers and daughters, time and faith, and deciding when, and how, to let go of the past.

The Most Recommended Debut Of 2021

Ver weg, dichtbij van Helen Fisher is een origineel en hartverwarmend verhaal over liefde, moeders en de onvergetelijke momenten die richting geven aan je leven. Moet je het leven willen veranderen? Sunday Times-bestseller Ver weg, dichtbij van Helen Fisher is een aangrijpend en hartverwarmend verhaal over moeders, herinneringen en de speciale momenten die het leven zo mooi maken. Voor de fans van Jojo Moyes. Faye leidt een gelukkig leven met haar man en twee dochters, maar er is een groot gemis: haar moeder, die overleed toen Faye acht was. Faye is nooit over de pijn van dit verlies heen gekomen en als ze door een wonderlijk voorval de kans krijgt terug in de tijd te reizen en haar moeder in levenden lijve te ontmoeten, maakt ze daar gretig gebruik van. Eindelijk kan ze antwoorden op haar vragen krijgen. Maar tijd in het verleden doorbrengen met haar moeder betekent weg zijn van haar eigen gezin in het nu. Tot hoever is Faye bereid te gaan om weer bij haar moeder te kunnen zijn? Ver weg, dichtbij is een originele en hartverwarmende roman over moeders, dochters en de onvergetelijke momenten die richting geven aan het leven. ‘Een prachtig en ontroerend verhaal over verlies, liefde en herinnering.’ – Diana Gabaldon, auteur van Outlander ‘Een ongewoon en intrigerend verhaal.’ – Marian Keyes ‘Liefde, moederschap en de vraag of je het verleden moet willen veranderen: het zit allemaal in dit geweldige boek.’ – Daily Mail

Ver weg, dichtbij

A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated. From love at first sight and infidelity to hook-up culture and “slow love,” Dr. Helen Fisher, the biological anthropologist and “renowned expert on the science of love” (Scientific American), explains it all in this thoroughly revised classic on the evolution and future of human sex, romance, and partnership. Examining marriage and divorce in 58 societies and adultery in 42 cultures, she argues that we are returning to patterns of business, sex, and love that echo our ancient past . . . and she is optimistic about our future

Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray (Completely Revised and Updated with a New Introduction)

A groundbreaking exploration of our most complex and mysterious emotion Elation, mood swings, sleeplessness, and obsession—these are the tell-tale signs of someone in the throes of romantic passion. In this revealing new book, renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher explains why this experience—which cuts across time, geography, and gender—is a force as powerful as the need for food or sleep. Why We Love begins by presenting the results of a scientific study in which Fisher scanned the brains of people who had just fallen madly in love. She proves, at last, what researchers had only suspected: when you fall in love, primordial areas of the brain "light up" with increased blood flow, creating romantic passion. Fisher uses this new research to show exactly what you experience when you fall in love, why you choose one person rather than another, and how romantic love affects your sex drive and your feelings of attachment to a partner. She argues that all animals feel romantic attraction, that love at first sight comes out of nature, and that human romance evolved for crucial reasons of survival. Lastly, she offers concrete suggestions on how to control this ancient passion, and she optimistically explores the future of romantic love in our chaotic modern world. Provocative, enlightening, and persuasive, Why We Love offers radical new answers to the age-old question of what love is and thus provides invaluable new insights into keeping love alive.

Michael C. Boulter

Fifty million years ago, the Arctic Ocean was a warm sea, bounded by lush vegetation of the warm-temperate shores of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska and the Northwest Territories. Wind and storms were rare because Atlantic weather systems had not developed but, as today, polar day length added a hostile element to this otherwise tranquil climate. With the aid of scientists from all the countries close to the Arctic Circle, this book describes the palaeontology, the statistical analysis of vegetational features, comparisons with atmospheric, marine, and geological features and some of the first models of plant migration developed from newly constructed databases.

Cenozoic Plants and Climates of the Arctic

Provocador, convincente y revelador, este libro ofrece respuestas nuevas a cuestiones tan antiguas como ?por qu? nos enamoramos? ?Qu? es el amor? ?De qu? forma podemos mantenerlo vivo? En esta fascinante mirada sobre un impulso tan fundamental, Fisher revela exactamente qu? experimentamos cuando nos enamoramos, por qu? elegimos a una persona y no a otra, y c?mo el amor rom?ntico afecta biol?gicamente al impulso sexual y a los sentimientos de atracci?n por el otro. Tambi?n expone las diferencias entre el cerebro femenino y el masculino, y lo que esto implica para nuestra forma de amar. Por ?ltimo, presenta sugerencias concretas sobre c?mo controlar esta pasi?n ancestral, y explora con optimismo el futuro del amor rom?ntico en el ca?tico mundo moderno.

Por Que Amamos?/ Why We Love, the Nature And Chemistry of Romantic Love

A groundbreaking book about how your personality type determines who you love Why do you fall in love with one person rather than another? In this fascinating and informative book, Helen Fisher, one of the world's leading experts on romantic love, unlocks the hidden code of desire and attachment. Each of us, it turns out, primarily expresses one of four broad personality types—Explorer, Builder, Director, or Negotiator—and each of these types is governed by different chemical systems in the brain. Driven by this biology, we are attracted to partners who both mirror and complement our own personality type. Until now the search for love has been blind, but Fisher pulls back the curtain and reveals how we unconsciously go about finding the right match. Drawing on her unique study of 40,000 men and women, she explores each personality type in detail and shows you how to identify your own type. Then she explains why some types match up well, whereas others are problematic. (Note to Explorers: be prepared for a wild ride when you hitch your star to a fellow Explorer!) Ultimately, Fisher's investigation into the complex nature of romance and attachment leads to astonishing new insights into the essence of dating, love, and marriage. Based on entirely new research—including a detailed questionnaire completed by seven million people in thirty-three countries—Why Him? Why Her? will change your understanding of why you love him (or her) and help you use nature's chemistry to find and keep your life partner.

This edition of two works by Fisher was a winning score in the 1999 Newly Published Flute Music Competition of the National Flute Association, Inc. (USA). Based on a well-known Māori incantation, or karakia, Te Tangi A Te Matui (1986) may be translated as “the call of the matui” (an extinct New Zealand bird). The karakia is first sung, then blended with the sound of the flute. Wings of the Wind (1994) exploits multiphonics and pitch bending to great effect.

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