{"product_id":"a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9780062414816","title":"A Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A condensation of a vast and refreshingly unorthodox system of ideas.\" -- Arthur Koestler, Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, and the author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eSmall Is Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, the reissue of a timeless treatise on the meaning of living.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author E. F. Schumacher explores our relation to the world: our obligations--to other people, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly to ourselves. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a truly authentic relationship with the world--and truly know the meaning of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchumacher argues that we need maps: a \"map of knowledge\" and a \"map of living.\" The concern of the mapmaker is to find for everything its proper place. For things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and their proper places are filled by other things that should not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/em\u003e teaches us to be our own map makers in following our destined path in life's journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062414816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d","brand":"E. F. Schumacher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916768219317,"sku":"9780062414816","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_af159054-11bf-4e34-b47e-1bd4344539a1.jpg?v=1687270516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9780062414816","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}