{"product_id":"feet-of-clay-anthony-storr-9780684834955","title":"Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus","description":"How do gurus get their power? Gurus are extraordinary individuals who attract fanatical followers and wield incredible and at times destructive control over them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this remarkable study, Anthony Storr, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSolitude\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMusic and the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, examines why we are so enthralled with these dogmatic figures who satisfy our need for certainty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking as his examples such diverse figures as Jesus, Sigmund Freud, Ignatius Loyola, and David Koresh, Storr traces the typical patterns--often involving psychotic illness--that shape the guru's development, and reveals how certain gurus become monsters while others become spiritual beacons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Storr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684834952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684834955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 6.24w x 0.69d","brand":"Anthony Storr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996790489343,"sku":"9780684834955","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72525e7e-81ab-4dbe-8377-2d93f02fa0f2.jpg?v=1683343706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feet-of-clay-anthony-storr-9780684834955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}