{"product_id":"why-we-fight-9780061845567","title":"Why We Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvocative and eye-opening, \u003cem\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/em\u003e is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts--along with \u003cem\u003eWhy We Need Love \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhy Our Decisions Don't Matter--\u003c\/em\u003eintroduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (\u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how some of the greatest minds of civilization have tackled a question that continues to play a vital part in our lives today. In \u003cem\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/em\u003e, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Sophocles, Tacitus, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, James Tissot, James Joyce, General George Patton, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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 08\/24\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061845567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Simon Van Booy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924793462965,"sku":"9780061845567","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1cd6136f-2d3f-4f9a-8ef1-befa79cbbb5d.jpg?v=1687838391","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-we-fight-9780061845567","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}