Download or read book The Pleasure Prescription written by Paul Pearsall, Ph.D. and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996-08-26 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current wisdom dictates that anything that tastes, smells, or feels good can't be good for us. But pleasure is the way to health, not a temptation away from it. In The Pleasure Prescription, Pearsall gives the antidote for "delight dyslexia," his name for misreading of intensity for joy, accomplishment for worth, busyness for connection, and excitement for love.