{"product_id":"together-closer-the-art-and-science-of-intimacy-in-friendship-love-and-family-9780143109440","title":"Together, Closer: The Art and Science of Intimacy in Friendship, Love, and Family","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Frazzetto uses psychology, neurology and biological information to explore the ways in which intimacy manifests in different types of relationships. He recounts the stories of eight relationships. . . . Each story puts intimacy and how we experience it on display.\" \u003cb\u003e--Concepci n De Le n, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTogether, Closer\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way humans relate to each other across a spectrum of relationships from parent-child to platonic friendships and, of course, romantic love.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An ambitious project . . . Giovanni Frazzetto marries science with art, the most recent discoveries of neuroscience with human stories about intimacy. . . . A clear love of art and science shines from the book.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Oliver Sacks and Stephen Grosz, a wondrous, deeply felt book that explores intimacy through the stories of eight relationships, from the author of \u003ci\u003eJoy, Guilt, Anger, Love\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bonds we are capable of feeling toward other people--how we know and belong to one another--provide fascinating glimpses into the intricacies of human behavior. Intimacy is that moment when our true identity is revealed to another, when traumas, fears, and ambitions are shared. Through the ordinary stories of eight relationships, Giovanni Frazzetto has woven an extraordinary narrative of togetherness. He shares the details of romantic partners trapped in a long cycle of attraction and rejection, a single woman who finds herself deep in a fictional relationship with a boyfriend she has invented out of frustration with her love life, and a couple absorbed in a years-long clandestine affair. But intimacy can also extend beyond romantic encounters: coping with the loss of a loved one, dealing with overbearing or emotionally distant parents, or celebrating the joys and comforts of our dearest friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTogether, Closer, \u003c\/i\u003e Frazzetto unravels the components of intimacy in all of these relationships, illuminating the mysteries, challenges, and pleasures of intimacy through a brilliant mix of storytelling and science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143109440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Frazzetto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766677340341,"sku":"9780143109440","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5c9bde32-304f-4cd8-add6-c5af537246ef.jpg?v=1710817210","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/together-closer-the-art-and-science-of-intimacy-in-friendship-love-and-family-9780143109440","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}