{"product_id":"on-kindness-9780312429744","title":"On Kindness","description":"\u003cp\u003eKindness is the foundation of the world's great religions and most-enduring philosophies. Why, then, does being kind feel so dangerous? If we crave kindness with such intensity, why is it often the last pleasure we permit ourselves? And why--despite our longing--are we often suspicious when we are on the receiving end of it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on intellectual history, literature, psychoanalysis, and contemporary social theory, this brief and essential book will return to its readers what Marcus Aurelius declared was mankind's \"greatest delight\": the intense satisfactions of generosity and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adam Phillips, Barbara Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635886747804,"sku":"9780312429744","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5fcf61d3-8b4c-4bfe-af6a-189f1cfed10c.jpg?v=1603840800","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-kindness-9780312429744","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}