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001			on1230230249
003			OCoLC
005			20211004151516.0
008			210427s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2021016418
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016	7		_a020298710 _2Uk
020			_a9781541798045 _q(hardcover)
020			_a154179804X _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1230230249
042			_apcc
092			_a152.1824 _bC874
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aCowart, Leigh, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHurts so good : _bthe science and culture of pain on purpose / _cLeigh Cowart.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2109
264		1	_aNew York : _bPublicAffairs, _c[2021]
300			_avii, 237 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.
520			_a"Masochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshiped, and delightfully bizarre. From ballerinas dancing on broken bones to ultramarathoners shitting their pants mid-race to competitive eaters scarfing down hot peppers, masochism is a part of us. It lives inside workaholics, tattoo junkies, 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: she is not just a researcher and science writer-she's an inveterate, high-sensation-seeking masochist. And she has a few questions. Why do people engage in masochism? What are the benefits: social, psychological, physiological, and otherwise? What are the costs? What does masochism have to say about the human experience? By participating in many of these experiences herself, and through conversations with psychologists, fellow scientists, and people who seek pain for pleasure, Cowart learns how our minds and bodies are engineered to find meaning and relief in pain-a quirk in our programming that drives discipline and innovation even as it threatens to swallow us whole." -- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPain _xPsychological aspects. _9242808
650		0	_aMasochism.
650		0	_aSuffering. _941080
650		0	_aPleasure. _910892
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