Description: Further DetailsTitle: Hurts So GoodCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: The Science and Culture of Pain on PurposeISBN-10: 1541798031EAN: 9781541798038ISBN: 9781541798038Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.Release Date: 08/03/2023Description: An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performersMasochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped, and can be delightfully bizarre. Deliberate and consensual pain has been with us for millennia, encompassing everyone from Black Plague flagellants to ballerinas dancing on broken bones to competitive eaters choking down hot peppers while they cry. Masochism is a part of us. It lives inside workaholics, tattoo enthusiasts, 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 investigation. And Leigh Cowart would know: they are not just a researcher and science writer-they're an inveterate, high-sensation seeking masochist. And they have a few questions: Why do people engage in masochism? What are the benefits and the costs? And what does masochism have to say about the human experience?By participating in many of these activities themselves, and through conversations with psychologists, fellow scientists, and people who seek pain for pleasure, Cowart unveils how our minds and bodies find meaning and relief in pain-a quirk in our programming that drives discipline and innovation even as it threatens to swallow us whole.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 254mmAuthor: Leigh Cowart, PublicAffairsGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Language & Reference, Science Nature & MathItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 200gNarrator: Leigh CowartType: NeuroscienceRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Hurts So Good
Title: Hurts So Good
Subtitle: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose
ISBN-10: 1541798031
EAN: 9781541798038
ISBN: 9781541798038
Release Date: 08/03/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Narrator: Leigh Cowart
Type: Neuroscience
Book Title: Hurts So Good : the Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Topic: Cognitive Science, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Extreme Sports, Neuropsychology
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 8.3 Oz
Author: Leigh Cowart
Item Length: 9.7 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
