The Art of Loving Kindle Edition

The book is really really a must-read. But the printing by this publisher is so rough and non-aligned! The fonts are way BIGGER and the spaces are completely out of touch! So my advice is this if you really know about this book or have enough funds then please consider buying a good one! If you are an experimenting reader or don't have many funds available to buy a good one, go for this one!Again, this isn't a review on the book but the published print of it. Happy reading!

Eye opener.Ahead of the curve.Makes you fall in love with the research genre of books.Makes you hate all the fiction out there.Real knowledge.Sets you thinking about life in a new way.Erich fromm is a guru.Going to read all his stuff.

Excellent book by Fromm, it s t one book which everyone should read to realise wat love & life is, to be simple "anbe sivam - love is god" & author explained it psychologically, religiously, philosophically.

Hey guys I read this book in 2 sitting. And this is one of the most attractive book, if you want to know what the love in real sense? This book breaks all the mith about that love which we know. And give the theory of new love. U really like it.

Like everything from Erich Fromm, this is marvelous to the point of essentiality. If everyone read this the world would be a better place

Erich Fromm is a writer that everyone must read. This book teaches you not just what love is about but tells you so much more about life, the world around us and what our role in it is...

Nice read. Watch love transform and its many facets including monetization, commercialization.Just wouldn't purchase anything from PBC Distributors. Had a terrible experience.

I got this book in very bad condition..... MG books publisher send me a poor condition book, one page half cutting in this book ..... Book binding very poor

Perhaps the most important - and beautiful - book I've ever read … This represents the culmination of Fromm's work, distilled into a single, unified argument: love is (or ought to be) the essential feature of human life. The premise of this book, together with its key tenets, is of primary importance. While some minor aspects of this work are now dated, it remains - for the most part - a timeless classic. This book offers guidance concerning how to understand and practice loving relations. Although quite short, the reader is nonetheless presented with a wealth of knowledge. It's written for the layperson, and doesn't require any expertise.

I like how you don't get a definite answer.While there are many ideas with profound ramifications about one's existence you will undoubtedly find in this book, the bit that really made me ponder on the subject is how Erich disects the history, the archetypes, the misunderstandings and the application of love. You will find references to the bible and references to capitalism, and these optics are welded to define context for how "love" strolled through centuries and carried humanity forward.Before deciding to read this book I urge you to write down your own understanding on the topic. Then read the book and read back your old understanding as you might be surprised or even feel in a certain way.Last but not least, the author breaks down the mastery of the art of love, where "practicing discipline, concentration and patience throughout every phase of life" is a prerequisite. I disagree with this part, i think these prerequisites are actually amplifiers, but not sine qua nons for mastering the art. But that's exactly the reason i give this book 5 stars, because it challenged my ego and I've ended up learning not only about the "art of love" but maybe even more about the "art of being". After all, isn't love a by-product of being alive?

It was difficult to read this book because I just couldn't connect with it at all. Very old fashioned way of thinking, sexist at times. They lost me at mentioning religion and god, which completely discredits the book in my eyes automatically. Wouldn't recommend, unless you believe in Adam and Eve

I was a little worried the content of this book would be beyond me (having no background or formal education in any of the core subjects such as philosophy, religion and psychoanalysis) but it turned out to be a riveting read. At times a little heavy and requiring a re-read of some paragraphs it nonetheless avoids any jargon and seems to do a good job of justifying all of the points made.It is at heart more a book about what love can considered to be rather than a manual on how to love better. The latter being given only a short section at the back and concentrating on techniques not unlike meditation (mostly along the theme of living the life that is now, being open in spirit and being honest with yourself, who you should learn to love first).The descriptions of various types of love and what can and does go wrong in childhood are fascinating. I am sure most of us see some of our own lives described. It also touches on sexual deviance as a result of lack of love or avoiding love, plus the impact of both modern society and religion on our capacity to love. I'd particularly credit the author on the chapter on religious love which covers so much ground in such a short space without becoming overly technical.This definitely isn't a quick fix self help book on how to love better - but as a deep, meaningful and comprehensive journey into what love actually is, a superb read.

Great 3/4 of the book, then hits this "religion" section which does not seem coherent with the rest of the book, made the remaining sections of the book difficult to read. Could just skip the chapter on religion and read the rest, rest of it is well written and does have insights on self love