{"product_id":"temptation-daniel-akst-9780143120803","title":"Temptation: Finding Self-Control in an Age of Excess","description":"\u003cb\u003e \" This elegantly written and useful book . . . describes how, for millennia, human beings have struggled to rein in desire.\" -USA Today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the fallout from reckless spending and unrestrained consumption is fueling a national malaise, Daniel Akst delivers a witty and comprehensive investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. \u003ci\u003eTemptation\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that while more calories, sex, and intoxicants are readily available than ever before, crucial social constraints have eroded, creating a world that sorely tests the limits of human willpower. Referencing history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and economics, Akst draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire-and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly away from a campaign of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Akst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143120808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143120803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.56w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Akst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829286334719,"sku":"9780143120803","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c20aaf9-7eba-403f-9b0e-5e3ada67da32.jpg?v=1708450360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/temptation-daniel-akst-9780143120803","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}