{"product_id":"the-compass-of-pleasure-how-our-brains-make-fatty-foods-orgasm-exercise-marijuana-generosity-vodka-learning-and-gambling-feel-so-good-9780143120759","title":"The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author comes a \"hugely entertaining\" (NPR.org) look at vice and virtue through cutting-edge science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he did in his award-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, David J. Linden--highly regarded neuroscientist, professor, and writer--weaves empirical science with entertaining anecdotes to explain how the gamut of behaviors that give us a buzz actually operates. \u003ci\u003eThe Compass of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear why drugs like nicotine and heroin are addictive while LSD is not, how fast food restaurants ensure that diners will eat more, why some people cannot resist the appeal of a new sexual encounter, and much more. Provocative and illuminating, this is a radically new and thorough look at the desires that define us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16177346\"\u003eDavid J. Linden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 5.52w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143120759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143120751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED057000\"\u003eNeuroscience\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI089000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Neuroscience\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid J. Linden is a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Mind\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of a Silver Medal at the Independent Publisher's Book Awards--he serves as the editor in chief of the Journal of Neurophysiology. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547184099565,"sku":"9780143120759","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7d75a43f-65cc-4df1-a1c7-422a2240d54c.jpg?v=1701615248","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-compass-of-pleasure-how-our-brains-make-fatty-foods-orgasm-exercise-marijuana-generosity-vodka-learning-and-gambling-feel-so-good-9780143120759","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}