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Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
We all know the pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. The Germans named this furtive delight in another's failure schadenfreude (from schaden damage, and freude, joy), and it has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Why can it be so satisfying to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? Schadenfreude illuminates this hidden emotion, inviting readers to reflect on its pleasures, and how we use...
3) The hacking of the American mind: the science behind the corporate takeover of our brains and bodies
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Masochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped, and delightfully bizarre. From ballerinas dancing on broken bones to ultramarathoners shitting their pants mid-race to competitive eaters scarfing down hot peppers, masochism is a part of us. It lives inside workaholics, tattoo junkies, and all manner of garden variety pain-seekers. At its core, masochism is about feeling bad, then better--a phenomenon that is long overdue for a heartfelt and hilarious...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting . . . The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering....
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Urano, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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Description
"Este libro trata sobre el placer. También trata de dolor. Lo más importante es cómo encontrar el delicado equilibrio entre los dos y por qué ahora más que nunca es esencial encontrar el equilibrio. Vivimos en una época de acceso sin precedentes a estímulos de alta recompensa y alto contenido de dopamina: drogas, comida, noticias, juegos de azar, compras, juegos, mensajes de texto, mensajes de texto con mensajes de texto, Facebooking, Instagramming,...
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Language
English
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Description
"About a Chinese American chef who, lured to a decadent, enigmatic colony of the superrich in a near future in which food is disappearing, discovers the meaning of pleasure and the ethics of who gets to enjoy it, altering her life and, indirectly, the world"-- Provided by publisher.
"NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, VULTURE, THE MILLIONS, KIRKUS AND MORE! The award-winning author of How Much...
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Combines modern research and historical anecdotes to make a lighthearted case for living a sinful life, explaining how moderate indulgences in the "deadly" behaviors can have such benefits as higher self-esteem and better social skills.
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