Born for love : why empathy is essential-- and endangered / Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D. Perry.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : William Morrow, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 374 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 006165678X
- 9780061656781
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist."
--Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia Born for Love is th e definitive book on empathy. Renowned psychiatrist Bruce Perry has appeared on Oprah, CNN, National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and other programs as an expert in this hot area of neuroscience, and has been cited as such in Newsweek, the New York Times, and The New Yorker (in a story written by Malcolm Gladwell). He and co-writer Maia Szalavitz explore empathy's startling importance in human evolution and its significance for our children and our society. The authors of The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog present a powerful case that love is essential...and endangered.Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-363) and index.
Heaven is other people -- In your face -- Missing people -- Intense world -- Lies and consequences -- No mercy -- Resilience -- The chameleon -- Us versus them -- Glued to the tube -- On baboons, British civil servants, and the Oscars -- Warm as Iceland -- All together now -- People and programs.
In a book on empathy, a renowned psychiatrist explores the trait's startling importance in human evolution and its significance for children and for society.