{"product_id":"neither-use-nor-ornament-tracey-potts-9781526194756","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 1526194759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526194756\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 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.51d","brand":"Tracey Potts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460172525823,"sku":"9781526194756","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39242df8-2615-49ff-ade0-5d744b1685ec.jpg?v=1777413322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neither-use-nor-ornament-tracey-potts-9781526194756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}