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CUPID'S

POISONED

ARROW

CUPID'S

POISONED

ARROW

MARNIA ROBINSON

Foreword by

DOUGLAS WILE, PhD

North Atlantic Books

Berkeley, California

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Robinson, Marnia, 1954-

Cupid's poisoned arrow : from habit to harmony in sexual relationships /

Marnia Robinson,

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-55643-809-7

l.Sex. 2. Man-woman relationships. 3. Intimacy (Psychology) I. Title.

HQ21 .R7513

306.7—dc22

2008041425

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