{"product_id":"the-loss-of-substance-michael-erlewine-9781517119331","title":"The Loss of Substance: Stories and Notes on Addiction","description":"I am a slow learner when it comes to giving up what is bad for me, slow beyond reason, probably the last of the last when forced to give up a bad habit. I don't do it voluntarily and I don't do it rationally. I give up what is bad for me only when faced with no alternative, like knocking on death's door. And I am not exaggerating here as I am (so I am told) sometimes prone to. When I look back at the trail of bad habits I have left behind me as I have aged, it does not speak well of me. It is clear that I don't learn by reasoning, by reading, or being told (even by a doctor) that this or that is bad for me. When it comes to my bad habits, only at the last possible moment do I change, and even then I insist on being rational, scientific, using trial and error, and god-knows-what else. I try each habit until the last dog dies. I want to be certain it is bad for me and I leave no stone unturned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Erlewine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517119332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517119331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.10d","brand":"Michael Erlewine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966426575103,"sku":"9781517119331","price":5.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69f52df0-12a9-4c7b-9901-815cfeb5f768.jpg?v=1711159818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-loss-of-substance-michael-erlewine-9781517119331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}