{"product_id":"the-molecule-of-more-how-a-single-chemical-in-your-brain-drives-love-sex-and-creativity-and-will-determine-the-fate-of-the-human-race-paperback","title":"The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Z. Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael E. Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner - Science Category\u003cbr\u003e2018 Forward Indies Finalist - Psychology Category \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is addiction perfectly logical to an addict? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are some people die-hard liberals and others hardcore conservatives? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times--and so good at figuring them out?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: \u003ci\u003edopamine\u003c\/i\u003e. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas--and progress itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more--more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality. Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professional sacrifice everything in pursuit of success, or that drives a satisfied spouse to risk it all for the thrill of someone new. Simply put, it is why we seek and succeed; it is why we discover and prosper. Yet, at the same time, it's why we gamble and squander. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom dopamine's point of view, it's not the \u003ci\u003ehaving \u003c\/i\u003ethat matters. It's getting something--anything--that's new. From this understanding--the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it--we can understand \u003ci\u003ein a revolutionary new way\u003c\/i\u003e why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion--and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and will Determine the Fate of the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e, George Washington University professor and psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, and Georgetown University lecturer Michael E. Long present a potentially life-changing proposal: Much of human life has an unconsidered component that explains an array of behaviors previously thought to be unrelated, including why winners cheat, why geniuses often suffer with mental illness, why nearly all diets fail, and why the brains of liberals and conservatives really \u003ci\u003eare \u003c\/i\u003edifferent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Z. Lieberman, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. Dr. Lieberman is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a recipient of the Caron Foundation Research Award, and he has published over 50 scientific reports on behavioral science. He has provided insight on psychiatric issues for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Commerce, and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy, and has discussed mental health in interviews on CNN, C-SPAN, and PBS. Dr. Lieberman studied the Great Books at St. John's College. He received his medical degree and completed his psychiatric training at New York University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrained as a physicist, \u003cb\u003eMichael E. Long\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright. As a playwright, more than 20 of his shows have been produced, most on New York stages. As a screenwriter, his honors include finalist for the grand prize in screenwriting at the Slamdance Film Festival. As a speechwriter, Mr. Long has written for members of Congress, U.S. cabinet secretaries, governors, diplomats, business executives, and presidential candidates. A popular speaker and educator, Mr. Long has addressed audiences around the world, including in a keynote at Oxford University. He teaches writing at Georgetown University, where he is a former director of writing. Mr. Long pursued undergraduate studies at Murray State University and graduate studies at Vanderbilt University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336970297709,"sku":"9781948836586","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/YTR4YklEbHZBc1IwbUxTSC82elRSQT09.webp?v=1778922794","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-molecule-of-more-how-a-single-chemical-in-your-brain-drives-love-sex-and-creativity-and-will-determine-the-fate-of-the-human-race-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}