The Molecule of More

An interesting case for how much of human behavior could be attributed to this one el — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “In The Molecule of More, an excellent work Science, Lieberman and Long probe the unexpected connections between dopamine and everything from addiction to creativity.” —FOREWORD REVIEWS “Meet a molecule whose fingerprint rests upon every aspect of human nature— from desire and drugs to politics and progress, Lieberman and Long tell the epic saga of dopamine as a page-turner that you simply can’t put down.” -DAVID EAGLEMAN, PhD, N E U ROSC I E N TI ST AT STA N FO R D UNIVERSITY AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR “I’ve worked as an artist for 40 years, and the question ‘Why am I like this?’ has been a puzzle, a mystery, a plea, and an occasional cry to the heavens. Lieberman and Long have created a roadmap for all those wrestling between insatiable longing and the here and now.” roadmap for all those wrestling between insatiable longing and the here and now.” -THOMAS F. WILSON, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN “Why do we crave what we don’t have rather than feel good about what we do— and why do fools fall in love? Haunting questions of human biology are answered by The Molecule of More, a must-read about the human condition.” -GREGG EASTERBROOK, AUTHOR OF /T'S BETTER THAN IT LOOKS “As a guy who creates musical stuíf for a living and reads Science books for kicks, I was doubly hooked by The Molecule of More. Lieberman and Long lay out the astoundingly wide-ranging effeets of dopamine with nimble metaphors and fat-free sentences. And the research linking creativity and madness, with dopamine as the hidden culprit— let’s just say it hit home.” — ROBBIE FULKS, G R A M M Y-N O M I N AT E D RECORDING ARTIST