{"product_id":"how-pleasure-works-9780099548768","title":"How Pleasure Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePleasure is one of the most fascinating aspects of being human. But what \u003cu\u003eis\u003c\/u\u003e it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, Paul Bloom uncovers how universal habits explain what we like and \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e we like it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents and go to sentimental movies that make them cry. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this revealing and witty account, Paul Bloom examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes, exploring one of the most fascinating and fundamental engines of human behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Pleasure Works\u003c\/i\u003e has \u003cb\u003eone of the best discussions I''ve read of why art is pleasurable,\u003c\/b\u003e why it matters to us, and why it moves us so' Daniel Levitin, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Brain on Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book inside is an even better book than the one the title promises... \u003cb\u003eBloom is a superb writer. His gift is in writing beautifully but plainly, and anticipating everything a reader will need to know in order to appreciate the point he will ultimately make\u003c\/b\u003e...it was a great pleasure to read * Globe and Mail (Canada) *\u003cbr\u003ePaul Bloom is among the \u003cb\u003edeepest thinkers and clearest writers\u003c\/b\u003e in the science of mind today. He has a knack for coming up with \u003cb\u003egenuinely new insights about mental life\u003c\/b\u003e...and making them seem second nature through vivid examples and lucid explanations -- Steven Pinker\u003cbr\u003eBloom is a serious professional who knows his stuff -- Michael Bywater * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful and entertaining * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eBloom's book is different from the slew already out there about happiness. No advice here about how to become happier by organising your closets; Bloom is after something deeper than the mere stuff of feeling good -- Robin Heniq * The Scotsman *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732287467863,"sku":"9780099548768","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099548768.jpg?v=1719996276","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-pleasure-works-9780099548768","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}