{"product_id":"2940169292084","title":"Mean Genes","description":"\"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being.\" \u003ci\u003e(The Washington Post Book World)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual.\" \u003ci\u003e(The New Yorker)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhy do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start looking to Charles Darwin. \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that our struggles for self-improvement are, in fact, battles against our own genes-genes that helped our distant ancestors flourish, but are selfish and out of place in the modern world. Using this evolutionary lens, \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly examines the issues that most affect our lives-body image, money, addiction, violence, and relationships, friendship, love, and fidelity-and offers steps to help us lead more satisfying lives.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097862881520,"sku":"2940169292084","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169292084_p0.jpg?v=1763679049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169292084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}