Partners in Pleasure: Sharing Success, Creating Joy, Fulfilling Dreams - Together - Hardcover

Pearsall Ph.D., Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0897933249 ISBN 13: 9780897933247

Publisher: Hunter House, 2001

Synopsis

Arguing that the pursuit of individual success in ultimately harmful, the best-selling author of The Pleasure Prescription draws on ancient Polynesian wisdom to identify a less narcissitic road to self-fulfillment. 35,000 first printing.

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From Library Journal

Pearsall, author of the New York Times best seller The Pleasure Prescription, looks closely at how intimate relationships can be strengthened by paying more attention to the "we" instead of the "me." Like his earlier works, this one is based on Hawaiian concepts that arose from the legend of the naupaka plant, which only has half-blossoms and grows either at the shore or in the mountains. According to the legend, the naupaka was created when the gods separated two lovers and then changed them into plants that only become full flowers when they are put together. Though the legend is charming, Pearsall's main point that couples shouldn't fear losing themselves in each other and instead should focus on the strength that merging gains them is not particularly groundbreaking. Some of his concepts, too, may be hard for "continental" (i.e., Euro-American) readers to swallow. For example, Pearsall includes exercises on how couples can send dreams to each other and perform "cardio-synchronization," which ostensibly allows them to experience the rush of getting their hearts to beat concurrently. Public libraries who serve patrons with an interest in Oceania and Oceanic philosophy should consider.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hunter House
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0897933249
• ISBN 13: 9780897933247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240