Marilyn Yalom
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A history of the chess queen's symbolism of Western female power discusses how the game was played prior to the piece's creation one thousand years ago, the changes to the queen's mobility over the course of five hundred years, and the piece's reflection of female royalty in medieval Europe.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed scholar Marilyn Yalom distills the central tenets of the Gallic gospel of love from her reading of the great French literary works, as well as from the people she has known and her own memories of France, examining almost a thousand years of divine culture in search of the intimate moments that reveal how the particularly French concept of l'amour has endured and evolved.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"From the perspective of modern marriage, the distinguished cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world through the centuries and shows how radical that collective change has been." -- Cover
4) The American resting place: four hundred years of history through our cemeteries and burial grounds
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"An eminent scholar unearths the captivating history of the two-lobed heart symbol from scripture and tapestry to T-shirts and text messages, shedding light on how we have expressed love since antiquity The symmetrical, exuberant heart is everywhere: it gives shape to candy, pendants, the frothy milk on top of a cappuccino, and much else. How can we explain the ubiquity of what might be the most recognizable symbol in the world? In The Amorous Heart,...
Author
Publisher
Redwood Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A co-written project by Irvin and Marilyn Yalom, which describes their heartbreaking journey as a couple married 65 years facing the end of their long partnership. A longtime teacher and therapist on the subject of death anxiety, Dr. Yalom now confronts the loss of his wife and his own mortality. This book will offer wisdom from one of the foremost existential psychiatrists and illuminate the importance of relationships-friendship, family, and romantic-as...