Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart

Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose

Leigh Cowart

11 hours, 28 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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, ...

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informative 91%
reflective 47%
challenging 44%
adventurous 38%
emotional 35%
funny 33%
dark 26%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 10%
hopeful 8%
tense 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

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fast 27%
slow 5%

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