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How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like

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By Paul Bloom

Web edition: June 4, 2010
Print edition: June 19, 2010; Vol.177 #13 (p. 30)

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How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like by Paul Bloom

Neuroscience, psychology and economics inform what makes something — or someone — pleasurable.

W.W. Norton, 2010, 280 p., $26.95.

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  • Is the full text of this book review available online, and if so, how is it reached? I can't seem to find the link.
    Ralph Dratman Ralph Dratman
    Jun. 5, 2010 at 7:15am
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