{"product_id":"love-20-isbn-9780142180471","title":"Love 2.0","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this groundbreaking relationship book, positive emotions expert Barbara L. Fredrickson gives us an entirely new way of understanding love and appreciating its benefits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A radically new conception of love.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Barbara L. Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers. She demonstrates that our capacity for experiencing love can be measured and strengthened in ways that improve our health and longevity. Finally, she introduces us to informal and formal practices to unlock love in our lives, generate compassion, and even self-soothe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare in its scope and ambitious in its message, \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e will reinvent how you look at and experience our most powerful emotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I wish I had known years ago about...Barbara Fredrickson...In particular her theory that accumulating ‘micro-moments of positivity,’ like my daily interaction with children, can, over time, result in greater overall well-being.”—Jane Brody, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish I had known years ago about the work Barbara Fredrickson… has done on fostering positive emotions, in particular her theory that accumulating ‘micro-moments of positivity,’ like my daily interaction with children, can, over time, result in greater overall well-being.\"—\u003cb\u003eJane Brody, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Read this book and you’ll never think about love in the same way again!”—\u003cb\u003eSonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eThe How of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Myths of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A radically new conception of love.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Barbara Frederickson drives home the value of being warmhearted, making the scientific case that this variety of positivity benefits our health and our connections, as well as opening our live to new possibilities. \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e is a user-friendly manual for opening our hearts.”—\u003cb\u003eDaniel Goleman, author of \u003ci\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Barbara Fredrickson offers up nothing short of a revolution in \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e....This line of work may end up changing both what we mean by love and what we take as evidence for love and its effects.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “No current book can hold a candle to Fredrickson’s \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e for its stunning combination of science, wisdom and poetry. I am tempted to say that there has not been a better book on love since the New Testament.”—\u003cb\u003eGeorge Vaillant, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTriumphs of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Fredrickson is disassembling centuries of other notions of what love is, how to receive it, how to give it, and why it is so important in distinguishing humans from other mammals on earth.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A remarkable book on the supreme emotion called love, this beautiful volume captures the essence of love, in life, in science, between us, within us. Love has never been so well understood, so deeply expressed, as in the work of scientist Barbara Fredrickson.”—\u003cb\u003eJoan Halifax, author of \u003ci\u003eBeing with Dying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this book, Barbara Fredrickson conveys a powerful new view of what we all want most deeply--love. Using rigorous science, practical exercises, and heartful daily life examples, Barbara shows us how to strengthen our capacity to more truly connect to ourselves and others. \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e moves the entire field of understanding and accessing love forward.\"—\u003cb\u003eSharon Salzberg, author of \u003ci\u003eLovingkindness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I’m in love with \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0.”—\u003cb\u003eParents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Lest this sound too “new age” to you, be prepared to have all of these exercises backed up by scientific evidence of their effectiveness. Fredrickson is, above all, a researcher. She assures her readers that what she is suggesting is “evidence-based” and is meant to increase loving feelings from the inside out, not to make people put on fake smiles or pretend to feel something they don’t. It’s this promise—and the science behind it—that makes \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e rise above other self help books.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreater Good\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This book may change your life. Really. Give \u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e a chance.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “What a wonderful book! Not only has Barbara Fredrickson dared to say that love is the most supreme among all emotions, but she offers a wealth of scientific evidence and inspiring stories demonstrating that affective resonance is a key factor for our happiness and that of others. This is a must-read for all those interested in psychology, health, longevity…and above all a meaningful life.”—Matthieu Ricard, author of \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Meditate?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Fredrickson shows us many more avenues of affection than just finding our one true love.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMindful Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Barbara Fredrickson puts a new twist on love, illuminating how we can transform our lives by extending love to all of humanity - including ourselves. Based on solid research yet written in an easy-to-read manner, this book is full of practical exercises that can help the reader learn how to love more fully.”—\u003cb\u003eKristin Neff, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eSelf-Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLove 2.0 \u003c\/i\u003e[is] a fine addition to [the] essential books on the psychology of love.\"—\u003cb\u003eMaria Popova, \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “At last we can discuss the science of love. We can discuss the hormones involved, the way positive emotions can be strengthened, the relation between self-love and loving others. In this highly readable book, Barbara Frederickson offers expert guidance in this emerging field.”—\u003cb\u003eFrans de Waal, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Empathy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eLove 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e wakes us up to new possibilities from everyday connections. Barbara Fredrickson transforms how we view love….She expands possibilities of how to put more love moments in our lives, helping each of us to unlock resources that generate health, well-being and happiness for ourselves and for others.”—\u003cb\u003eJane Dutton, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eEnergize your Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Fredrickson\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is the author of \u003ci\u003ePositivity\u003c\/i\u003e. 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