The Other Side of Desire - Four Journeys into the Far Realms of Lust and Longing

Zusatztext "Unsettling but riveting....what makes [this book] so powerful is that it's as much about desire and what's normal as it is an exploration of why we are the way we are! whether we like it or not." Informationen zum Autor Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for the  New York Times Magazine  and the author of five previous books of award-winning nonfiction: the New York Times  bestselling  Sing for Your Life, What Do Women Want? ,  The Other Side of Desire ,  In the Land of Magic Soldiers , and  God of the Rodeo . His writing has also appeared in the  Atlantic ,  Granta ,  Harper’s Magazine ,  Mother Jones ,  Talk , and the  New York Times Book Review. Klappentext How do we come to be who we are sexually? How do we cope with the forces of desire? How can we understand the relationship between the transcendent and the physical, between the wish for love and the anarchy of the erotic? Award-winning writer Daniel Bergner looks for answers in the stories of four people whose unusual desires raise fascinating questions about the erotic differences between men and women and the nature of ecstasy itself. Zusammenfassung How do we come to be who we are sexually? How do we cope with the forces of desire? How can we understand the relationship between the transcendent and the physical! between the wish for love and the anarchy of the erotic? Award-winning writer Daniel Bergner looks for answers in the stories of four people whose unusual desires raise fascinating questions about the erotic differences between men and women and the nature of ecstasy itself.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Bergner
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.2010
• EAN: 9780060885571
• ISBN: 978-0-06-088557-1
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Altro; SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY: General, HEALTH & FITNESS: Sexuality, RELIGION: Sexuality & Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY: History, MEDICAL: Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE: LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, MEDICAL: History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies