{"product_id":"reaching-for-utopia-morris-berman-9798316387816","title":"Reaching for Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReaching for Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of six clear-eyed dreamers who seek to resurrect the Surrealism of the 1920s, and the Situationism of the 1960s, in an attempt to overthrow the deadening regime of capitalist-consumer society and replace it with a joyous way of life. Accompanying this is the assassination of a president, the secession of large sections of the country, and the collapse of the American empire. The \"gang of six\" sponsor a series of heart-expanding adventures, as more and more Americans join the movement. Much has changed by the end of the story, as our heroes can say, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, that they had lived \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e the world, and had not just been \"visiting\" it. \u003ci\u003eReaching for Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is also a very funny book; always a plus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorris Berman is a poet, novelist, essayist, social critic, and cultural historian. He has written twenty-three books and nearly 200 articles, and has taught at a number of universities in Europe, North America, Chile, and Mexico. He won the Governor's Writers Award for Washington State in 1990, and was the first recipient of the annual Rollo May Center Grant for Humanistic Studies in 1992. In 2000, \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e was named a \"Notable Book\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2013 he received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. Dr. Berman lives in Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Morris Berman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316387816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Morris Berman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807235264767,"sku":"9798316387816","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed65be06-4661-4590-8092-23391f241e31.jpg?v=1745378902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reaching-for-utopia-morris-berman-9798316387816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}