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There's intelligence involved in mating? Until recently, evolutionary psychologists have considered human mating behavior to be universal and similar to other animals, painting a picture of human mating as visceral, animalistic, and instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and display, sexual competition and rivalry, we are guided by Mating Intelligence, or the range of psychological abilities designed for sexual reproduction. Mating Intelligence is at work in our efforts to form, maintain, coordinate, and terminate relationships. It guides us in flirtation, foreplay, copulation, mind-reading, mate search, mate choice, and many other behaviors that may have reproductive payoffs.In Mating Intelligence Unleashed, psychologists Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman take a fascinating tour of the intersection of mating and intelligence by drawing on cutting-edge research on evolutionary psychology, intelligence, creativity, personality, social psychology, developmental psychology, neuroscience, epigenetics, and more. Along the way, they shed new light on age-old questions, such as: Can humor compensate for less-than-matinee looks? Why do artists have more sexual partners? What role does personality play in the mating domain? What traits influence attraction? How do people choose mates? How do men and women deceive each other? How important are kindness, compassion, and understanding? What about emotional intelligence? Do nice guys really finish last? This book will change the way you think about sex, dating, love, and the human mind.

Lust, romance, attachment... Antatomy of Love explores such questions as whether monogamy is natural, why we choose certain partners and why we might cheat on them. In this completely revised edition, anthropologist Helen Fisher adds a host of new data on the brain in love and on courtship in our digital age. She casts an original (and optimistic) lens on modern love, proposing that we are returning to patterns of romance that evolved in our primordial past.

Lust, romance, attachment... Antatomy of Love explores such questions as whether monogamy is natural, why we choose certain partners and why we might cheat on them. In this completely revised edition, anthropologist Helen Fisher adds a host of new data on the brain in love and on courtship in our digital age. She casts an original (and optimistic) lens on modern love, proposing that we are returning to patterns of romance that evolved in our primordial past.

A groundbreaking book about how your personality type determines who you love.

THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT OF 2021This is a story about taking a leap of faithAnd 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

'Nostalgic’ The Independent‘Heart-warming’ Platinum‘Uplifting’ Cosmopolitan‘Beautiful’ Stylist‘Quirky’ Best  If you could go back in time to find answers to the past, would you?  For Faye, the answer is yes. There is nothing she wouldn’t do to find out what really happened when she lost her mother as a child. She is happy with her life – she has a loving husband, two young daughters and supportive friends, even a job that she enjoys. But questions about the past keep haunting her, until one day she finally gets the chance she’s been waiting for.  But how far is she willing to go to find answers?  Space Hopper is an original and poignant story about mothers, memories and moments that shape life.  Praise for Space Hopper‘I really enjoyed Space Hopper. It’s such an unusual, intriguing novel.’ Marian Keyes‘Brilliantly exploring themes of grief, love and loss, Space Hopper will draw you in and keep you hooked right up until the last page.’ Heat, Book of the Week  ‘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‘This is a magical, moving story about past and present, grief and healing, choices and yearning.’ Platinum  ‘Filled with nostalgic references, this heartfelt book is a lesson on living in the here and now’ My Weekly‘Love, childhood, motherhood; whether you can or should fix the past, it’s all in this amazing book' Daily Mail

‘Extraordinary’ Heidi Swain‘Life-affirming’ Hazel Prior‘Big-hearted’ Caroline Day‘Beautiful’ Julietta Henderson‘Heartwarming’ Daily Mail‘Unputdownable’ My Weekly‘A joy’ Good Housekeeping  Joe loves predictability. But his life is about to become a surprising adventure.Joe-Nathan likes the two parts of his name separate, just like his dinner and dessert. Mean Charlie at work sometimes calls him Joe-Nuthin. But Joe is far from nothing. Joe is a good friend, he’s good at his job, good at making things and good at following the rules, and he’s learning how to do lots of things by himself.Joe’s mother knows there are a million things in life he isn’t prepared for. While she helps guide him every day, she’s also writing notebooks full of advice about the things she hasn’t told Joe yet, things he might forget and answers to questions he hasn’t yet asked.Following her wisdom – applying it in his own unique way – this next part of Joe’s life is more of a surprise than he expects. Because he’s about to learn that remarkable things can happen when you leave your comfort zone, and that you can do even the hardest things with a little help from your friends. Praise for Helen Fisher‘I really enjoyed Space Hopper. It’s such an unusual, intriguing novel’ Marian Keyes‘A magical story of love, loss and the ways that grief changes us forever’ Margo Rabb‘A lovely, deeply moving story of loss and love and memory made real’ Diana Gabaldon‘This story will bounce joyfully through your heart, leaving you with a fresh belief in second chances’ Anstey Harris‘Tender, mesmerising and original’ Lucy Clarke‘Charming and powerful’ Marjan Kamali‘Beautiful’ Stylist‘An unputdownable debut from a writer to watch’ Bustle‘A quirky story, full of love and laughter’ Best‘Will draw you in and keep you hooked until the last page’ Heat‘Magical’ Platinum‘Amazing’ Daily Mail

‘Extraordinary’ Heidi Swain‘Life-affirming’ Hazel Prior‘Big-hearted’ Caroline Day‘Beautiful’ Julietta Henderson‘Heartwarming’ Daily Mail‘Unputdownable’ My Weekly‘A joy’ Good Housekeeping  Joe loves predictability. But his life is about to become a surprising adventure.Joe-Nathan likes the two parts of his name separate, just like his dinner and dessert. Mean Charlie at work sometimes calls him Joe-Nuthin. But Joe is far from nothing. Joe is a good friend, he’s good at his job, good at making things and good at following the rules, and he’s learning how to do lots of things by himself.Joe’s mother knows there are a million things in life he isn’t prepared for. While she helps guide him every day, she’s also writing notebooks full of advice about the things she hasn’t told Joe yet, things he might forget and answers to questions he hasn’t yet asked.Following her wisdom – applying it in his own unique way – this next part of Joe’s life is more of a surprise than he expects. Because he’s about to learn that remarkable things can happen when you leave your comfort zone, and that you can do even the hardest things with a little help from your friends. Praise for Helen Fisher‘I really enjoyed Space Hopper. It’s such an unusual, intriguing novel’ Marian Keyes‘A magical story of love, loss and the ways that grief changes us forever’ Margo Rabb‘A lovely, deeply moving story of loss and love and memory made real’ Diana Gabaldon‘This story will bounce joyfully through your heart, leaving you with a fresh belief in second chances’ Anstey Harris‘Tender, mesmerising and original’ Lucy Clarke‘Charming and powerful’ Marjan Kamali‘Beautiful’ Stylist‘An unputdownable debut from a writer to watch’ Bustle‘A quirky story, full of love and laughter’ Best‘Will draw you in and keep you hooked until the last page’ Heat‘Magical’ Platinum‘Amazing’ Daily Mail

If opposites attract but we’re told to find our perfect match, and everyone has a soul mate but there’ll always be more fish in the sea, then you might think that we should just all give up now?!Dr Helen Fisher gives us reason not to...'Fisher’s prose is charming and engaging… In hands as skilled and sensitive as Fisher’s, scientific analysis of love only adds to its magic.' Scientific AmericanAre you looking for The One? Well, according to Dr Helen Fisher, biological anthropologist and relationship expert, you don’t have to look any further for the way to find that special someone than your very own brain chemistry.With 35 years of research and over 40,000 test cases Fisher has found a way to scientifically understand why people partner better with some and cause chaos with others. She breaks it down into four personality types: explorers, negotiators, directors and builders, demonstrating how different pairings of these four can all work but each will do so differently and some will work far better than others. With her rigorous and fun personality test you can discover your own personality type and start recognising others.It won’t give you a name and address but it will teach you something about yourself and the ones you (will) love.

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.