Description
In the early twentieth century, affection between parents and their children was discouraged,psychologists thought it would create needy kids, and doctors thought it would spread infectious disease. It took a revolution in psychology to overturn these beliefs and prove that touch ensures emotional and intellectual health. In Love at Goon Park, Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum charts this profound cultural shift by tracing the story of Harry Harlow,the man who studied neglect and its life-altering consequences on primates in his lab. The biography of both a man and an idea, Love at Goon Park ultimately invites us to examine ourselves and the way we love.
About the Author
Deborah Blum is the New York Times bestselling author of The Poisoner's Handbook. She also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Her second book, Sex on the Brain, was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997. She lives with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Book Information
ISBN 9780465026012
Author Deborah Blum
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Basic Books
Publisher Basic Books
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 138mm * 30mm
About the Author
Deborah Blum is the New York Times bestselling author of The Poisoner's Handbook. She also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Her second book, Sex on the Brain, was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997. She lives with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Book Information
ISBN 9780465026012
Author Deborah Blum
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Basic Books
Publisher Basic Books
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 138mm * 30mm
