Marilyn Yalom Books
Birth of the Chess Queen: A History
"[Examines] the politics and culture of medieval Europe, the institution of queenship, and the reflections of royal power in the figure of the chess queen"--p. [3] of jacket.
Read MoreHow the French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years of Passion and Romance
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 me...
Read MoreHistory of the Breast
In this provocative, pioneering, and wholly engrossing cultural history, noted scholar Marilyn Yalom explores twenty-five thousand years of ideas, images, and perceptions of the female breast--in r...
Read MoreThe amorous heart
"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 anti...
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