{"product_id":"2940169408959","title":"I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy's greatest iconoclast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his conceptsamp;mdash;the \u003ci\u003eÜbermensch\u003c\/i\u003e, the will to power, slave moralityamp;mdash;have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people really know of Nietzscheamp;mdash;beyond the mustache, the scowl, and the lingering association with nihilism and fascism? Where do we place a thinker who was equally beloved by Albert Camus, Ayn Rand, Martin Buber, and Adolf Hitler?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNietzsche wrote that all philosophy is autobiographical, and in this vividly compelling, myth-shattering biography, Sue Prideaux brings listeners into the world of this brilliant, eccentric, and deeply troubled man, illuminating the events and people that shaped his life and work. From his placid, devoutly Christian upbringingamp;mdash;overshadowed by the mysterious death of his fatheramp;mdash;through his teaching career, lonely philosophizing on high mountains, and heart-breaking descent into madness, Prideaux documents Nietzsche's intellectual and emotional life with a novelist's insight and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also produces unforgettable portraits of the people who were most important to him, including Richard and Cosima Wagner, Lou Salomé, the femme fatale who broke his heart; and his sister Elizabeth, a rabid German nationalist and anti-Semite who manipulated his texts and turned the Nietzsche archive into a destination for Nazi ideologues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Am Dynamite!\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential biography for anyone seeking to understand history's most misunderstood philosopher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123066093808,"sku":"2940169408959","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169408959_p0.jpg?v=1763681608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169408959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}