{"product_id":"temptation-finding-self-control-in-an-age-of-excess-paperback","title":"Temptation: Finding Self-Control in an Age of Excess - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Akst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \" This elegantly written and useful book . . . describes how, for millennia, human beings have struggled to rein in desire.\" -USA Today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the fallout from reckless spending and unrestrained consumption is fueling a national malaise, Daniel Akst delivers a witty and comprehensive investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. \u003ci\u003eTemptation\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that while more calories, sex, and intoxicants are readily available than ever before, crucial social constraints have eroded, creating a world that sorely tests the limits of human willpower. Referencing history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and economics, Akst draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire-and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly away from a campaign of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, Daniel Akst is a well-known journalist who has worked at the \u003cb\u003eLA Times\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e and now writes a monthly column in the Sunday \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e. He also writes regularly for the \u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e culture pages, and has appeared in many other publications, including \u003cb\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eChristian Science Monitor, Civilization, Technology Review\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e, and on both public radio and television. His first book, \u003cb\u003eWonder Boy\u003c\/b\u003e (Scribners), chronicled the eye-popping ZZZZ Best fraud perpetrated by teenage entrepreneur Barry Minkow, and was named one of the 10 best of 1990 by \u003cb\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Webster Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e published by BlueHen in October 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkst is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania who spent 13 years in Los Angeles before moving to the Hudson Valley, where he lives with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.37 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54053516378419,"sku":"9780143120803","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qcB_7OVx6B9780143120803.webp?v=1789020048","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/temptation-finding-self-control-in-an-age-of-excess-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}