Heartbreak: a personal and scientific journey
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 296 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
306.7 WIL
Description
"Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own. When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn't expect is that she'll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of "social pain" to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom aboutit is wrong. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, Williams tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks in a laboratory while looking at pictures of her ex, and ventures to thewilderness in search of awe as an antidote to loneliness. For readers of Wild and Lab Girl, Heartbreak is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love"--
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
306.7 WIL
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Nonfiction
306.7 WIL
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Non-Fiction
306.7 Williams
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Non-Fiction
306.7 WILLIAMS
On Shelf
Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 2nd Floor
306.7/WIL
On Shelf
North Branford/Atwater Adult Nonfiction
306.7 Williams
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Non-Fiction
306.7 WILLIAMS
On Shelf
Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction
306.7 WIL
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781324003489, 1324003480
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (280-296).
Description
"Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own. When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn't expect is that she'll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of "social pain" to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom aboutit is wrong. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, Williams tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks in a laboratory while looking at pictures of her ex, and ventures to thewilderness in search of awe as an antidote to loneliness. For readers of Wild and Lab Girl, Heartbreak is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love"--,Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Williams, F. (2022). Heartbreak: a personal and scientific journey. First edition. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Williams, Florence, 1967-. 2022. Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Williams, Florence, 1967-, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Williams, Florence. Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. First edition. W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
0de3c21f-95de-4b9a-93c8-97ec0647d24c
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Jun 24, 2025 06:44:01 PM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Jun 24, 2025 06:44:13 PM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jun 24, 2025 06:44:06 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 04055nam a2200457 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BK0028072124 | ||
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20250210230057.0 | ||
| 008 | 211104s2022 nyu e b 001 0deng d | ||
| 010 | |a 2021045264 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781324003489 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 1324003480 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 037 | |b W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 |n SAN 202-5795 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d EL | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a HQ801 |b .W7144 2022 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 306.7 |2 23/eng/20211108 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Williams, Florence, |d 1967- |e author. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012018136 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Heartbreak : |b a personal and scientific journey / |c Florence Williams. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b W.W. Norton & Company, |c 2022. | |
| 300 | |a viii, 296 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (280-296). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Shatter -- Bridge to nowhere -- The heart -- Kindu kush -- A costly life event -- OG sin -- Alone -- All pain is one malady: rejection -- Heartbreak hotel: grief -- Welcome to the eremocene: attachment -- Your cells are listening -- The body doesn't lie -- Shaggy birds -- The wizards of lonesome -- Awe -- Truth serum, part one -- High island: warmth -- Excuse my piloerection: the science of awe -- Split mountain -- Confluence -- The happiness that matters: social well-being -- Truth serum, part two -- The divorce drug -- Open sesame -- Man in the kastle: opioids, love, and the science of recovery -- The future of heartbreak -- The personality of the body -- A boat of lettuce. | |
| 520 | |a "Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own. When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn't expect is that she'll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of "social pain" to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom aboutit is wrong. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, Williams tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks in a laboratory while looking at pictures of her ex, and ventures to thewilderness in search of awe as an antidote to loneliness. For readers of Wild and Lab Girl, Heartbreak is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Man-woman relationships. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92001504 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Separation (Psychology) |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120086 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |x Psychology. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85147333 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Interpersonal relations. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067484 | |
| 907 | |a .b2701339x | ||
| 945 | |y .i66805831 |i 33520001468444 |l osan |s - |h |u 3 |x 0 |w 0 |v 0 |t 2 |z 01-28-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 WILLIAMS | ||
| 945 | |y .i66815496 |i 31200500388425 |l hmana |s - |h |u 6 |x 1 |w 0 |v 4 |t 2 |z 02-01-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7/WIL | ||
| 945 | |y .i66818254 |i 20703091098 |l bran |s - |h |u 4 |x 0 |w 0 |v 1 |t 2 |z 02-01-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 WIL | ||
| 945 | |y .i66840776 |i 20503770974 |l guan |s - |h |u 9 |x 0 |w 1 |v 8 |t 2 |z 02-08-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 WILLIAMS | ||
| 945 | |y .i6684227x |i 21600881219 |l wsan |s - |h |u 4 |x 0 |w 1 |v 3 |t 2 |z 02-08-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 WIL | ||
| 945 | |y .i66863259 |i 3 1278 00305 7275 |l nban |s - |h |u 4 |x 1 |w 0 |v 3 |t 2 |z 02-15-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 Williams | ||
| 945 | |y .i66947091 |i 22801623111 |l ehan |s - |h |u 8 |x 0 |w 1 |v 8 |t 2 |z 03-09-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 WIL | ||
| 945 | |y .i67076208 |i 20603666015 |l elan |s - |h |u 2 |x 1 |w 0 |v 3 |t 2 |z 04-18-22 |r - |o - |a 306.7 Williams | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a br |a eh |a el |a gu |a hm |a nb |a os |a ws | ||