{"product_id":"yawn-mary-mann-9780374535841","title":"Yawn: Adventures in Boredom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exhilarating tour of apathy, restlessness, torpor, depression, paralysis and the places in between\" (Stacy Schiff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e), Mary Mann's \u003ci\u003eYawn: Adventures in Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive and often hilarious story of one of our most interesting cultural phenomena: boredom. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith sharp wit and impressive historical acumen, Mary Mann tells the unexpected story of the hunt for a deeper understanding of boredom, in all its absurd, irritating, and inspiring splendor. Deftly wrought from interviews, research, and personal experience, \u003ci\u003eYawn \u003c\/i\u003efollows Mann's search through history for the truth about boredom, spanning the globe and introducing a varied cast of characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet the Desert Fathers, fourth-century Christian monks who made their homes far from civilization and who offer the first recorded accounts of lethargy; Thomas Cook, grandfather of the tourism industry, who provided escape from the mundane for England's working class; modern couples who are disenchanted by monogamous sex, deployed soldiers who seek entertainment and connection in porn; and prisoners held in solitary confinement, for whom boredom is a punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374535841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374535841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017","brand":"Mary Mann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129898004735,"sku":"9780374535841","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a8a46dc-7e03-4cb7-8a09-05105a0e3524.jpg?v=1687466419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yawn-mary-mann-9780374535841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}