{"product_id":"riding-dead-horses-david-chard-9798265247124","title":"Riding Dead Horses: Why We Keep Doing Things That Don't Work - A Dark Humor Satire of Politics, Religion, and Human Dysfunction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do humans keep doing the same stupid things...even after centuries of failure?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom pharaohs to presidents, bishops to CEOs, our species has perfected the art of \u003cb\u003eRiding Dead Horses\u003c\/b\u003e - repeating the same failed experiments and expecting different results. As Einstein warned, that's the definition of insanity. Yet we cling to our \u003cb\u003edysfunctions\u003c\/b\u003e, dress them up in fresh slogans, and sell them as progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiding Dead Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark humor \u003cb\u003esatire of politics and religion\u003c\/b\u003e, psychology, and culture - a brutally funny, painfully accurate field guide to the broken systems, blind traditions, and boneheaded habits we just can't seem to bury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe worship wealth as if billionaires were saints. We bomb nations in the name of peace. We churn out obedient test-takers while calling it education. We bury leaders in paperwork and call it \"efficiency.\" Every generation inherits the same stinking corral of \u003cb\u003eorganizational dysfunction\u003c\/b\u003e and proudly saddles up again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith biting satire, sharp insights from the \u003cb\u003epsychology of dysfunction\u003c\/b\u003e, and case studies drawn from history and today's headlines, David Chard exposes the ridiculous rituals and habits that keep us stuck. You'll meet: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe War Horse\u003c\/b\u003e - proof that bombs never bring peace, but always guarantee another war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Democracy Donkey\u003c\/b\u003e - dragged through gerrymandering, voter suppression, and reality-TV elections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bureaucracy Mule\u003c\/b\u003e - drowning in forms and acronyms on its slow march to nowhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Inner Critic Colt\u003c\/b\u003e - the classic voice of \u003cb\u003eself-sabotage psychology\u003c\/b\u003e, whispering lies in your head while you keep grooming it as if it will ever be useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't just entertainment - it's a survival manual. Because until we recognize the Dead Horses we've been riding, we're doomed to keep mounting them, digging the same holes deeper, and calling it destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly satirical, wickedly insightful, and uncomfortably true, \u003ci\u003eRiding Dead Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny philosophy book for anyone ready to laugh, groan, and - just maybe - finally dismount.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Chard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798265247124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"David Chard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175765094655,"sku":"9798265247124","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdf1b01f-a716-4609-8adf-067cea25076c.jpg?v=1771335762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/riding-dead-horses-david-chard-9798265247124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}