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How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
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LENGTH7 hrs and 1 min
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RELEASE DATE14/06/2010
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Yale psychologist Paul Bloom presents a striking new vision of the pleasures of everyday life. The thought of sex with a virgin is intensely arousing for many men. The average American spends over four hours a day watching television. Abstract art can sell for millions of dollars. Young children enjoy playing with imaginary friends and can be comforted by security blankets. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents and go to movies that make them cry.
In this fascinating and witty account, Paul Bloom examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions, and tastes, covering everything from the animal instincts of sex and food to the uniquely human taste for art, music, and stories. Drawing on insights from child development, philosophy, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, How Pleasure Works shows how certain universal habits of the human mind explain what we like and why we like it.
©2010 Paul Bloom (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
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"Interesting"
I enjoyed this book and found it suprisingly easy to listen to unlike some other non-fiction books.
Unlike another reviewer I didn't find anything wrong with the narrator. Maybe not a silver tongue but definitely better than most university lecturers. I felt like the narrator was talking to me about the subject which is what I was looking for.0 of 0 people found this review helpful -
"Good content. Bad reading."
The content in this book is pretty good and gets better after Paul Bloom stops talking about eating people. However, even the parts that could be entertaining or funny are sucked completely dry by Jeremy Johnson who gave less pizazz than a divorce lawyer. I want to listen to this book again to review the content but I know I will avoid it as the reading just bored me to frustration.
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