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Following are books and recordings that you may find useful in your exploration of the mystery of love. All of the resources list below are available from Amazon.com. Simply click on the book title to order the book.
| Books by Program Commentators | Topics to Explore |
| Anna Deavere Smith Ethel Person Betty Sue Flowers Rabbi Alan Lew James Hillman Frans DeWaal Frances Vaughan James Forbes Harriet Rubin |
Poetry, Myth, Literature, History Contemporary Thought Scholarly or Scientific Research Musical Notes |
| Anna Deavere Smith | |
| Fires in the Mirror, Anna Deavere Smith, Anchor (September 1, 1993) | |
| Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind, Anna Deavere Smith, Anchor (January 24, 2006) | |
| Ethel Person | |
| Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters: The Power of Romantic Passion, Ethel Person, Penguin Books; Reissue edition (June 1989) | |
| Passionate Attachments (Thinking About Love), Ethel Person, Touchstone (August 28, 1989) | |
| The Sexual Century, Ethel Person, Yale University Press (November 10, 1999) | |
| Betty Sue Flowers | |
| Blue Lioness, Betty Sue Flowers, Plain View Press (July 2002) | |
| Extending the Shade, Betty Sue Flowers, Plain View Press (March 1991) | |
| Four Shields of Power, Betty Sue Flowers, Plain View Press; Collector edition (December 1987) | |
| Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society, Betty Sue Flowers, Currency (August 16, 2005) | |
| The Power of Myth, Betty Sue Flowers (Editor), Anchor; Reissue edition (June 1, 1991) | |
| Rabbi Alan Lew | |
| Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life, Alan Lew, Little, Brown and Company (August 30, 2005) | |
| One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi, Alan Lew, Jewish Lights Publishing (March 2001) | |
| This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation, Alan Lew, Little, Brown and Company; 1ST edition (September 2003) | |
| James Hillman | |
| A Terrible Love of War, James Hillman, Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (February 22, 2005) | |
| Healing Fiction, James Hillman, Continuum International Publishing Group; Reprint edition (May 1994) | |
| Suicide and the Soul, James Hillman, Continuum International Publishing Group; 2nd edition (March 1998) | |
| The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling, James Hillman, Warner Books (October 1, 1997) | |
| Frans DeWaal | |
| Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are, Frans De Waal, Riverhead Trade; Reprint edition (August 1, 2006) | |
| Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (The University Center for Human Values Series), Frans De Waal, Princeton University Press (September 5, 2006) | |
| Frances Vaughan | |
| Awakening Intuition, Frances Vaughan, Anchor; 1st Anchor Books ed edition (December 5, 1978) | |
| Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing Through Spiritual Illusions, Frances Vaughan, Quest Books; 1st ed edition (October 25, 1995) | |
| The Inward Arc: Healing in Psychotherapy and Spirituality, Frances Vaughan, Backinprint.Com (January 2001) | |
| Harriet Rubin | |
| Dante in Love: The World's Greatest Poem and How It Made History, Harriet Rubin, Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (March 29, 2005) | |
| Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition, Harriet Rubin, Collins; 1st ed edition (November 1, 1999) | |
| The Mona Lisa Strategem, Harriet Rubin (To be released in 2007) | |
| The Princessa : Machiavelli for Women, Harriet Rubin, Dell (March 9, 1998) | |
| Poetry, Myth, Literature, History | |
| A Natural History Of Love, Diane Ackerman, Vintage; Reprint edition (February 21, 1995) | |
| Amor and Psyche, Erich Neumann (Author), Ralph Manheim (Translator), Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1971) | |
| Dark Wood to White Rose, Helen M. Luke, Parabola (September 1, 1992) | |
| Darwin's Lost Theory of Love, David Loye, David Love, toExcel (October 1998) | |
| Divine Madness, John Haule, Shambhala; 1st ed edition (April 14, 1990) | |
| Eros, Agape and Philia: Readings in the Philosophy of Love, Alan Soble (Editor), Paragon House Publishers; 1st ed edition (1999) | |
| Love in the Western World, Denis De Rougemont (Author), Montgomery Belgion (Translator), Princeton University Press; Revised edition (August 1, 1983) | |
| Love Poems, Nikki Giovanni, Amazon Remainders Account; 1st edition (February 14, 1997) | |
| Love Songs and Sonnets, Peter Washington, Everyman's Library (January 28, 1997) | |
| Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press (January 1, 2004) | |
| Shakespeare's Sonnets, William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press; Reissue edition (January 6, 2004) | |
| The Book of Love: A Treasury Inspired By The Greatest of Virtues, Andrew M. Greeley (Editor), Mary G. Durkin (Editor), Forge Books (December 23, 2004) | |
| The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, NAL Trade (May 27, 2003) | |
| The First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult, Diane Wolkstein, Perennial; Reprint edition (January 1992) | |
| Tristan and Isolde, Richard Wagner, Nicholas John, Calder Publications (January 1982) | |
| Contemporary Thought | |
| About Friendship, Lynn Gerard, C.R. Gibson Company (June 1996) | |
| About Love: Reinventing Romance for Our Times, Robert C. Solomon, Hackett Publishing Company (September 30, 2006) | |
| All About Love: New Visions, Bell Hooks, Harper Paperbacks (January 9, 2001) | |
| Art on My Mind: Visual Politics, Bell Hooks, New Press (June 1995) | |
| Between Mothers and Sons: The Making of Vital and Loving Men, Evelyn S. Bassoff, Plume; Reprint edition (September 1, 1995) | |
| Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life, Thomas Moore, Amazon Remainders Account; Reprint edition (January 26, 1994) | |
| Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul, Edward M. Hallowell, Pocket (April 3, 2001) | |
| Dialogues with a Modern Mystic, Andrew Harvey and Mark Matousek, Quest Books; Quest Ed edition (January 25, 1994) | |
| Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras, Diana L. Eck, Beacon Press; 2 edition (April 15, 2003) | |
| For the Love of God: Handbook for the Spirit, Richard Carlson (Editor), Benjamin Shield (Editor), New World Library; 2nd edition (April 1999) | |
| Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes Our Lives, Jan Yager, Hannacroix Creek Books; 2nd edition (October 1, 1999) | |
| Friendship: An Expose, Joseph Epstein, Houghton Mifflin (July 5, 2006) | |
| God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics, C. S. Lewis (Author), Walter Hooper (Editor), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Reprint edition (October 1994) | |
| Heart: A Natural History of the Heart-Filled Life, Gail Godwin, Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (February 1, 2002) | |
| Listening Heart: The Art of Contemplative Living, David Steindl-Rast, The Crossroad Publishing Company, Inc.; New Ed edition (May 25, 1983) | |
| Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg, Shambhala; Rev Ed edition (September 3, 2002) | |
| Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis, HarperSanFrancisco; Harper edition (February 5, 2001) | |
| Mother of My Mother: The Intimate Bond Between Generations, Hope Edelman, Delta (April 11, 2000) | |
| Mothering Ourselves: Help and Healing for Adult Daughters, Evelyn Silten Bassoff, Plume Books; Reprint edition (March 1992) | |
| Mothers and Daughters: Loving and Letting Go, Evelyn Bassoff, New Amer Library Trade (October 1988) | |
| Norton Book of Friendship, Eudora Welty and Ronald A. Sharp, W. W. Norton & Company; 1st ed. edition (November 1991) | |
| Ordinary People As Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-Discovery, Marsha Sinetar, Paulist Press (June 1986) | |
| Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work, Bell Hooks, Owl Books (NY) (November 1999) | |
| Soul Mates, Thomas Moore, Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (December 14, 1994) | |
| The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm, Harper Perennial (September 5, 2000) | |
| The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis, Harcourt; Reissue edition (November 7, 1991) | |
| The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions, Wayne Teasdale (Author), Beatrice Bruteau (Editor), New World Library; New Ed edition (March 2, 2001) | |
| The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life, Thomas Moore, Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (April 9, 1997) | |
| The Sibling Bond (Basic Behavioral Science), Stephen P. Bank, Michael D. Kahn, Basic Books; New Ed edition (March 2003) | |
| The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien, Broadway; Reprint edition (December 29, 1998) | |
| The Wellspring: Poems, Sharon Olds, Knopf; 1ST edition (January 30, 1996) | |
| We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love, Robert A. Johnson, HarperSanFrancisco; Reprint edition (September 18, 1985) | |
| Scholarly or Scientific Research | |
| A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis (Author), Fari Amini (Author), Richard Lannon, Vintage (January 9, 2001) | |
| A Theory of Agape: On the Meaning of Christian Love, Stephen G. Post, Bucknell Univ Pr (February 1990) | |
| Agape Love: A Tradition Found in Eight World Religions, John Templeton, Templeton Foundation Press (September 1999) | |
| Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature, Martha C. Nussbaum, Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (April 2, 1992) | |
| Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings, Alan Soble, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; 4th edition (August 2002) | |
| Sex, Love, And Friendship, Alan Soble, Rodpi Bv Editions (January 1997) | |
| The Course of True Love: Romantic Love in African-American Culture, Tyrone Yarborough Not found on Amazon | |
| The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation, Kabir Helminski, Shambhala; New Ed edition (October 24, 2000) | |
| The Nature of Love, Volume 3: The Modern World, Irving Singer, University Of Chicago Press; Bad__ 2nd edition (October 11, 1989) | |
| The Nature of Love: Courtly and Romantic, Irving Singer, Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx); Reprint edition (December 1987) | |
| The Structure of Love, Alan Soble, Yale University Press (September 10, 1990) | |
| Unlimited Love: Altruism, Compassion, and Service, Stephen G. Post, Templeton Foundation Press (May 2003) | |
| Why We Love: The Nature And Chemistry Of Romantic Love, Helen E. Fisher, Owl Books; Reprint edition (January 2, 2005) | |
| Musical Notes | |
| CMT's 100 Greatest Country Love Songs, Hal Leonard Corp., Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 2005) | |
| Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse, Conspirare, Clarion | |
| Love Songs of the '30s, Hal Leonard Corp., Hal Leonard Corporation; 2 edition (July 1, 1995) | |
| Requiem, Conspirare, Clarion | |
| The Big Book of Wedding Music, Hal Leonard Corp., Hal Leonard Corporation; 2 edition (April 1, 1992) | |