Partners in Pleasure: Sharing Success, Creating Joy, Fulfilling Dreams -- Together
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.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.