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In Real Love, one of the world's leading authorities on love tells us how to find it, how to nurture it, how to honor it-and most of all how to rethink it ... This book has the power to set your heart at peace.' -Susan Cain, author of Quiet

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1 author picked Real Love as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Sharon Salzberg literally wrote the book on loving-kindness twenty-plus years ago. This book is it's sequel, although not heralded as such publicly. It is about how to cultivate an open and loving heart, even in the midst of difficult times. For an author who consistently knocks it out of the park, this book shines forth as a beacon of friendship.

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