{"product_id":"135930216_product","title":"Christopher Ryan - Civilized to Death : The Price of Progress - Paperb","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Paperback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Christopher Ryan\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is Civilized to Death : The Price of Progress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003eCategory - Social Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eThe New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which \"progress\" has perverted the way we live-how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die-in this \"engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking\" (Booklist) book.   Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending-balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind's greatest accomplishment.\r\n\r\n Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You're lucky to be alive here and now.\r\n\r\n Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren't. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the \"progress\" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease.    Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages.\r\n\r\n Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death \"will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light\" (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that \"the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us\" (Psychology Today).\r\n\r\n Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 174108977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":44002114863348,"sku":"174108977","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/135930216_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}