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The first love story : Adam, Eve, and us / Bruce Feiler.
Van Pelt Library BS680.L64 F45 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feiler, Bruce, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adam (Biblical figure).
- Adam.
- Eve (Biblical figure).
- Eve.
- Love--Biblical teaching.
- Love.
- Local Subjects:
- Love--Biblical teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 306 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- The PBS host and best-selling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham presents a revelatory account of Adam and Eve's symbolism as central figures in Western imagination and their role in shaping humanity's deepest feelings about relationships, family and togetherness. --Publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction. The first couple: why Adam and Eve still matter
- First comes love: how Adam and Eve invented love
- Meet cute: who was present at the creation?
- The Devil made me do it: what we do for love
- Chore wars: who needs love?
- That look in their eyes: how sex became evil, then unbecame it
- The other woman : the dark side of love
- Family affair: are we our children's keepers?
- The love you make: bless the broken road
- Conclusion. Afterlife: what Adam and Eve can teach us about relationships.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Feiler, Bruce S., author. First love story
- ISBN:
- 9781594206818
- 1594206813
- OCLC:
- 952647442
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