{"product_id":"how-pleasure-works-the-new-science-of-why-we-like-what-we-like-9780393340006","title":"How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like","description":"Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and touch but by our beliefs about that thing's history, origin, and deeper nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloom, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of psychology at Yale University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eDescartes' Baby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHow Pleasure Works\u003c\/em\u003e. He has contributed to \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543658565906,"sku":"9780393340006","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86b30cac-8f09-420e-badb-c92e51ea7199.jpg?v=1731512710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-pleasure-works-the-new-science-of-why-we-like-what-we-like-9780393340006","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}