{"product_id":"the-biology-of-desire-why-addiction-is-not-a-disease-paperback","title":"The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease - 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\u003eMarc Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA renowned neuroscientist provides an \"unorthodox but enlightening\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal) \u003c\/i\u003enarrative of how addiction happens in the brain, and what we can do to overcome it \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist--and former addict himself--explains why the disease model of addiction is wrong and how it obstructs the path to recovery. Combining intimate human examples with clearly rendered scientific explanations, \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Desire \u003c\/i\u003eis enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Lewis, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology. Now at Radboud University in the Netherlands, he taught for more than twenty years at the University of Toronto. He has authored or coauthored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology. Presently, he speaks and blogs on topics in addiction science, and his critically acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 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 August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53462114009199,"sku":"9781610397124","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/GUvRuuIPFt9781610397124.webp?v=1782824189","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/the-biology-of-desire-why-addiction-is-not-a-disease-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}