The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good by David J. Linden

A neuroscientist gives a lively description of the pursuit of pleasure, one of the most powerful forces in the human brain.

Viking, 2011, 230 p., $26.95

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