{"product_id":"the-price-of-altruism-oren-harman-9780393067781","title":"The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness","description":"Survival of the fittest or survival of the nicest?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since the dawn of time man has contemplated the mystery of altruism, but it was Darwin who posed the question most starkly. From the selfless ant to the stinging bee to the man laying down his life for a stranger, evolution has yielded a goodness that in theory should never be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set against the sweeping tale of 150 years of scientific attempts to explain kindness, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Altruism\u003c\/em\u003e tells for the first time the moving story of the eccentric American genius George Price (1922-1975), as he strives to answer evolution's greatest riddle. An original and penetrating picture of twentieth century thought, it is also a deeply personal journey. From the heights of the Manhattan Project to the inspired equation that explains altruism to the depths of homelessness and despair, Price's life embodies the paradoxes of Darwin's enigma. His tragic suicide in a squatter's flat, among the vagabonds to whom he gave all his possessions, provides the ultimate contemplation on the possibility of genuine benevolence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oren Harman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393067785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393067781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.68h x 6.34w x 1.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2010 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2010 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2010 pg. 30","brand":"Oren Harman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076039307519,"sku":"9780393067781","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7c1123e-eba1-4387-a348-b352ed2d5cc0.jpg?v=1685462830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-price-of-altruism-oren-harman-9780393067781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}