How did marriage; considered a religious duty in medieval Europe; become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love; a novelty in the Middle Ages; become a prerequisite for marriage today? And; if the original purpose of marriage was procreation; what exactly is the purpose of marriage for women now? Combining "a scholar's rigor and a storyteller's craft"(San Jose Mercury News); distinguished cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo Christian world through the centuries and shows how radically our ideas about marriage have changed. For any woman who is; has been; or ever will be married; this intellectually vigorous and gripping historical analysis of marriage sheds new light on an institution most people take for granted; and that may; in fact; be experiencing its most convulsive upheaval since the Reformation.
#40585 in Books D'Este; Carlo 1996-09-27 1996-09-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.64 x 5.31l; 1.79 #File Name: 00609276231024 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Patton book once you get into itBy JohnReally good book once you slog through his childhood stuff. I enjoy biographies and I understand to know the man you have to understand what shaped and molded him as a boy but sometimes hearing about mundane instances from his childhood for chapters; can be brutal. Once you get to the military part; specifically the WWI and WWII stuff this book really takes off and give you good insight into how Georgie was right in a lot of ways about being made to be at a specific time and place. Very interesting and the author paints a fair portrait I felt. He didn't make Patton out to be a great guy or anything like that. This was the first book I read where Bradley came off as a real a-hole actually but admittedly I haven't studied him too much to know if that is accurate or not. Definitely made me see him in a different light than how I portrayed him in my mind. I can probably thank Karl Malden for that. Good book if you want good deep dive into Patton.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. and Patton had a high pitched "squeaky" voice that he hated.By chrisEXTREMELY DETAILED .... He starts with the Patton family history in the 1750s and goes on from there. This book is so detailed it sometimes becomes counter productive because you get so close to the trees you cannot realize there is a forest. Everything that was ever known about Patton is probably in this 900 page monster somewhere. There are huge amounts of tidbits about Patton and his family. For instance; I learned that the University of Arizona (my alma mater) was Patton's college backup in case he did not get into West Point. At West Point he only weighed 150 pounds; a feather weight; and Patton had a high pitched "squeaky" voice that he hated.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Extremely informative book of a great man.By csilvaAfter reading this excellent book that described the journey of Patton; I would love to see a movie production of the early years up to WWI. The man was the second coming of Theodore Roosevelt and more so. The detail that Mr. D'Este wrote; especially towards at the end of his life;were very moving and brought me to tears. Anyone with an appreciation of history; military in particular; should enjoy reading about the complexities of a great man and the obstacles he overcame. The presents of his beloved wife; Beatrice; in the book could almost be looked at as a love story of two devoted people. As I am a slow reader; I look forward to my second and third reading.
