{"product_id":"born-for-love-why-empathy-is-essential-and-endangered","title":"Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--And Endangered","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreviously published: New York: William Morrow, 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreviously published: New York: William Morrow, 2010.;Includes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthors' Note -- Introduction -- 1. Heaven is Other People -- 2. In Your Face -- 3. Missing People -- 4. Intense World -- 5. Lies and Consequences -- 6. No Mercy -- 7. Resilience -- 8. The Chameleon -- 9. Us Versus Them -- 10. Glued to the Tube -- 11. On Baboons, British Civil Servants, and the Oscars -- 12. Warm as Iceland -- 13. All Together Now -- epilogue People and Programs -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncover the startling importance of empathy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection--a bond made possible by empathy, the remarkable ability to love and to share the feelings of others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this unforgettable book, award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz and renowned child-psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry explain how empathy develops, why it is essential both to human happiness and for a functional society, and how it is threatened in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Perry, a psychiatrist at Baylor College of Medicine, has done brain scans of children who have been severely neglected and has found that entire structures of their cortex never developed properly. This kind of underdevelopment doesn't affect just intelligence; it affects emotional health.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcom Gladwell, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Pipher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/em\u003e places love where it belongs: at the heart of human experience. Beyond our use of tools, our complex languages, or our artistic triumphs, what Homo sapiens does best is love one another. Szalavitz and Perry show just how vital and humanizing our capacity to care really is through the use of illuminating case studies, cutting-edge research, and deft writing.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Ryan, Ph.D., author of Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Once in awhile a book changes the way I experience the world. This time it's \u003ci\u003eBorn For Love, \u003c\/i\u003e by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz. Their book explores how children learn to love-or not. No work of fiction is as compelling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An accessible and important work of popular science.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBigThink.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Strikingly original and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e explores the crucially important role empathy plays in all of our lives. It should be required reading for every parent, partner, and friend.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie Murphy Paul, author of Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Facebook. Daycare. Economic inequality. All these trends are endangering empathy. Building off of case studies from Perry's psychiatric practice, Perry and Szalavitz trace the antecedents and repercussions of (dis)connection, from mother-infant bonding through national financial meltdown. \u003cem\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/em\u003e explains science from cells to sociology and illustrates what can go wrong when we turn a blind eye toward others or engender blind spots in our children. But it offers fixes. Some are far off-systemic shake-ups-but others are just a handshake away.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A clear, expert, up-to-date presentation of what makes us human, happy, and durable.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Empathy, and the ties that bind people into relationships, are key elements of happiness. \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e is truly fascinating.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A leading neuroscientist . . . Dr Perry runs the respected Child Trauma Academy in Texas\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking exploration of the power of empathy by renowned child-psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry, coauthor, with Oprah Winfrey, of \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened to You?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Empathy, and the ties that bind people into relationships, are key elements of happiness. \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e is truly fascinating.\" -- Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection, a bond made possible by \u003ci\u003eempathy\u003c\/i\u003e--the ability to love and to share the feelings of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry and award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz interweave research and stories from Perry's practice with cutting-edge scientific studies and historical examples to explain how empathy develops, why it is essential for our child development into healthy adults, and how modern parenting can raise kids with empathy while navigating threats from technological change and other forces in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerry and Szalavitz show that compassion underlies the qualities that make society work--trust, altruism, collaboration, love, charity--and how difficulties related to empathy are key factors in social problems such as war, crime, racism, and mental illness. Even physical health, from infectious diseases to heart attacks, is deeply affected by the neurobiology of our human connections to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, recent changes in technology, child-rearing practices, education, and lifestyles are starting to rob children of necessary human contact and deep relationships--the essential foundation for empathy and a caring, healthy society. Sounding an important warning bell, \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical ideas for combating the negative influences of modern life and fostering positive social change to benefit us all. This compelling guide to brain development reveals how and why the brain learns to bond with others--and is a stirring call to protect our children from new threats to their capacity to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining cutting-edge neuroscience with unforgettable stories, \u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Neurobiology of Connection: \u003c\/b\u003e How our brains are hardwired for love and why human relationships are essential for both physical and mental health, from infancy into adulthood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChild-Rearing for a Compassionate Society: \u003c\/b\u003e How modern lifestyles, technology, and changing educational practices can threaten a child's capacity for empathy, and what parents and educators can do to foster resilience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Empathy: \u003c\/b\u003e The fascinating link between empathy and major social issues like crime, racism, and war, explained through cutting-edge research and unforgettable stories from Dr. Perry's clinical practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFostering Positive Social Change: \u003c\/b\u003e Practical, science-backed ideas for combating the negative influences of modern life and building a more caring, connected, and healthy society for everyone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePerry, Bruce D\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is the senior fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy (www.ChildTrauma.org), a not-for-profit organization based in Houston that is dedicated to improving the lives of high-risk children, and he is an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago. He is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of \u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSzalavitz, Maia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaia Szalavitz is the author of \u003cem\u003eHelp at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids\u003c\/em\u003e (Riverhead, 2006), which led to state investigations into the industry as well as federal legislation. 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