Decoding Love: Why It Takes Twelve Frogs to Find a Prince, and Other Revelations from the Science of Attraction



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In this playful book, the author examines why people fall in love. Drawing on anecdotes and studies in economics, brain science, game theory, and other fields, Trees offers some surprising findings — “men find women who are ovulating more attractive” and “scaring someone can spark as much attraction as seducing him or her.” Trees is the author of the novel Academy X.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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