Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

<p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">€œBruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.€<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">€"Mary Pipher, author of <em>Reviving Ophelia</em></span><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal"><o:p><font face=Calibri> </font></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><font face=Calibri><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Born for Love </span></em><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal">is th</span></em></font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">e definitive book on empathy. Renowned psychiatrist Bruce Perry has appeared on <em>Oprah, </em>CNN, National Public Radio€s <em>All</em> <em>Things Considered, </em><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal">and other programs </span></em>as an expert in this hot area of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">neuroscience, and has been cited as such in <em><span style="COLOR: black">Newsweek, </span></em><span style="COLOR: black">the <em>New York Times, </em><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal">and </span>The New Yorker </em>(in a story written by Malcolm Gladwell). He and co-writer Maia </span>Szalavitz <span style="COLOR: black">explore empathy€s startling importance in human evolution and its significance for our children and our society. The authors of <em>The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog </em>present a powerful case that love is essential€¦and endangered. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>