{"product_id":"9780143120803","title":"Temptation: Finding Self-Control in an Age of Excess","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014509117680,"sku":"9780143120803","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143120803_p0.jpg?v=1763656901","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143120803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}