{"product_id":"neither-use-nor-ornament-tracey-potts-9781526173928","title":"Neither Use Nor Ornament: A Cultural Biography of Clutter and Procrastination","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeither use nor ornament is a book about personal productivity, narrated from the perspective of its obstacles: clutter and procrastination. It offers a challenge to the self-help promise of a clutter-free life, lived in a permanent state of efficiency and flow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book reveals how contemporary projections of the good, productive life rely on images of failure. Riffing on the aphorism 'less is more' - a dominant refrain in present day productivity advice - it tells stories about streamlining, efficiency and tidiness over a time period of around 100 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the shadows of productivity advice, Neither use nor ornament seeks to unravel the moral narratives that hold individuals to account for their inefficiencies and muddles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracey Potts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526173921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526173928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d","brand":"Tracey Potts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898308976895,"sku":"9781526173928","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b8e23ae-7d90-422d-b6b5-f9e242443abf.jpg?v=1721376022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neither-use-nor-ornament-tracey-potts-9781526173928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}