All About Love

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By bell hooks | Publisher: HarperCollins

About the book

A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Provocative and intensely personal, renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist bell hooks speaks to society stricken with lovelessness—not the lack of romance, but the lack of care, compassion, and unity. People are divided, she declares, by society’s failure to provide a model for learning to love.

In this landmark book, bell hooks explores the question “What is love?” Disputing that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sacred, redemptive, and healing for individuals and for a nation. All About Love is a powerful, timely affirmation of just how profoundly love and community can change hearts and minds for the better.


  • Part of the groundbreaking \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy that includes Communion and Salvation
  • On the New York Times bestseller list for over a year.
  • Speaks to the mind and the heart about the transformational power of love to heal society.

Editions of All About Love

Paperback
ISBN 9780060959470
EBook
ISBN 9780062862174

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A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Provocative and intensely personal, renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist bell hooks speaks to society stricken with lovelessness—not the lack of romance, but the lack of care, compassion, and unity. People are divided, she declares, by society’s failure to provide a model for learning to love.

In this landmark book, bell hooks explores the question “What is love?” Disputing that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sacred, redemptive, and healing for individuals and for a nation. All About Love is a powerful, timely affirmation of just how profoundly love and community can change hearts and minds for the better.


  • Part of the groundbreaking \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy that includes Communion and Salvation
  • On the New York Times bestseller list for over a year.
  • Speaks to the mind and the heart about the transformational power of love to heal society.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is All About Love about?

A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Provocative and intensely personal, renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist bell hooks speaks to society stricken with lovelessness—not the lack of romance, but the lack of care, compassion, and unity. People are divided, she declares, by society’s failure to provide a model for learning to love.

In this landmark book, bell hooks explores the question “What is love?” Disputing that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sacred, redemptive, and healing for individuals and for a nation. All About Love is a powerful, timely affirmation of just how profoundly love and community can change hearts and minds for the better.


  • Part of the groundbreaking \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy that includes Communion and Salvation
  • On the New York Times bestseller list for over a year.
  • Speaks to the mind and the heart about the transformational power of love to heal society.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in All About Love?

Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Anthropology > Social and cultural anthropology

Where can I read a sample of All About Love?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780060959470

Is All About Love part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Love Song to the Nation

Who is/are the Author/s of the book All About Love?

bell hooks

Who is the Publisher of the book All About Love?

HarperCollins

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

All About Love is available as paperback(ISBN 9780060959470) and ebook(ISBN 9780062862174)

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