{"product_id":"9780062414816","title":"A Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, and the author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eSmall Is Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, the reissue of a timeless treatise on the meaning of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author E. F. Schumacher explores our relation to the world: our obligations—to other people, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly to ourselves. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a truly authentic relationship with the world—and truly know the meaning of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchumacher argues that we need maps: a \"map of knowledge\" and a \"map of living.\" The concern of the mapmaker is to find for everything its proper place. For things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and their proper places are filled by other things that should not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/em\u003e teaches us to be our own map makers in following our destined path in life’s journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021661585648,"sku":"9780062414816","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062414816_p0.jpg?v=1769912305","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062414816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}