{"product_id":"the-soul-of-the-marionette-john-gray-9780374536237","title":"The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry Into Human Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his brilliantly enjoyable and freewheeling new book, John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic, and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces--logical, physical, metaphysical--constrain our every action. Many writers and intellectuals have always understood this, but instead of embracing our condition we battle against it, with everyone from world conquerors to modern scientists dreaming of a \"human dominion\" almost comically at odds with our true state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with wonderful examples and drawing on the widest possible reading (from the Gnostics to Philip K. Dick), \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of the Marionette\u003c\/i\u003e is a stimulating and engaging meditation on everything from cybernetics to the fairground marionettes of the title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374536236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374536237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"John Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993954975999,"sku":"9780374536237","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6875ebf8-151c-47c5-8c59-7632ded75806.jpg?v=1683327266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soul-of-the-marionette-john-gray-9780374536237","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}