{"product_id":"the-book-of-love-improvisations-on-a-crazy-little-thing-paperback","title":"The Book of Love: Improvisations on a Crazy Little Thing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beloved New York Times bestselling author Making Toast and Kayak Morning returns with a powerful meditation on a universal subject: love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Book of Love, Roger Rosenblatt explores love in all its moods and variations--romantic love, courtship, battle, mystery, marriage, heartbreak, fury, confusion, melancholy, delirium, ecstasy; love of family, of friends; love of home, of country, of work, of writing, of solitude, of art; love of nature; love of life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosenblatt is on a quest to illuminate this elusive and essential emotion, to define this thing called love. Cleverly using lines from love songs to create a flowing ballad--as infectious and engaging as a jazz riff--he intersperses fictional vignettes that capture lovers in different situations, ages, and temperaments along with notes addressed to \"you,\" his wife of fifty years. \"The story I have to tell is of you. Of others, too. Other people, other things. But mainly of you. It begins and ends with you. It always comes back to you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively yet profound, poignant yet joyous, The Book of Love is a triumph of intellect and imagination: a personal discourse on love that is both novel and timeless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosenblatt's witty and poignant exploration delivers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty and Profound Musings: \u003c\/b\u003e Rosenblatt's signature blend of humor and intellect, where observations on love songs sit alongside deep philosophical questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVignettes About Love: \u003c\/b\u003e A collection of short, fictional scenes capturing lovers in different situations, ages, and temperaments, each a perfectly crystallized moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Celebration of Long-Term Marriage: \u003c\/b\u003e At its heart, the book is a love letter, with deeply moving notes addressed to the author's wife of fifty years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Philosophy of an Emotion: \u003c\/b\u003e An ambitious quest to define the undefinable, exploring every facet of love from ecstatic romance and family bonds to the love of home, art, and life itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom roger rosenblatt, author of the acclaimed memoirs \u003cem\u003emaking toast, kayak morning, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ethe boy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edetective, \u003c\/em\u003e comes another lyrical meditation on--and celebration of--a universal and elusive subject\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love, \u003c\/em\u003e Roger Rosenblatt looks at love in all its themes and variations--romantic love, courtship, marriage, battle, heartbreak, fury, confusion, melancholy, beauty, delirium, ecstasy; love of lovers, family, friends, of country, of work, writing, solitude, of art; love of nature; love of life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing lines from love songs to create a kind of verbal jazz riff, as infectious as it is engaging, Rosenblatt intersperses thoughts about love and fictional vignettes that capture a variety of lovers in different situations with notes addressed to \"you,\" his wife of fifty years. \"The story I have to tell is of you. Of others, too. Other people, other things. But mainly of you. It begins and ends with you. It always comes back to you.\" Pieces follow upon one another in a continuous progression, as if composing one long song that flows through the entire mystery and magic of what it means to love and be in love. What is this thing called love? Lively yet profound, poignant yet joyous, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph of intellect and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Forget the flowers and candy. This year's ultimate Valentine's Day treat is Roger Rosenblatt's impressionistic riff on what makes the heart beat faster.\" \u003cem\u003e--O, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom roger rosenblatt, author of the acclaimed memoirs \u003cem\u003emaking toast, kayak morning, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ethe boy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edetective, \u003c\/em\u003e comes another lyrical meditation on--and celebration of--a universal and elusive subject\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love, \u003c\/em\u003e Roger Rosenblatt looks at love in all its themes and variations--romantic love, courtship, marriage, battle, heartbreak, fury, confusion, melancholy, beauty, delirium, ecstasy; love of lovers, family, friends, of country, of work, writing, solitude, of art; love of nature; love of life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing lines from love songs to create a kind of verbal jazz riff, as infectious as it is engaging, Rosenblatt intersperses thoughts about love and fictional vignettes that capture a variety of lovers in different situations with notes addressed to \"you,\" his wife of fifty years. \"The story I have to tell is of you. Of others, too. Other people, other things. But mainly of you. It begins and ends with you. It always comes back to you.\" Pieces follow upon one another in a continuous progression, as if composing one long song that flows through the entire mystery and magic of what it means to love and be in love. What is this thing called love? Lively yet profound, poignant yet joyous, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph of intellect and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Forget the flowers and candy. This year's ultimate Valentine's Day treat is Roger Rosenblatt's impressionistic riff on what makes the heart beat faster.\" \u003cem\u003e--O, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300723122483,"sku":"9780062349439","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4exXEevgdL9780062349439.webp?v=1777496310","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-book-of-love-improvisations-on-a-crazy-little-thing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}