{"product_id":"9780399173080","title":"Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorian Gary Lachman delivers a fascinating, rollicking biography of literary and cultural rebel Colin Wilson, one of the most adventurous, hopeful, and least understood intellects of the past century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will embark on the intellectual ride of a lifetime in this rediscovery of the life and work of writer, rebel, and social experimenter Colin Wilson (1931-2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilson, across his 118 books, purveyed a philosophy of mind power and human potential that made him one of the least understood and most important voices of the twentieth century. Wilson helped usher in the cultural revolution of the 1960s with his landmark work, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1956. \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e was an intelligent, meticulous, and unprecedented study of nonconformity in all facets of life. Wilson, finally, became a prolific and unparalleled historian of the occult, providing a generation of readers with a responsible and scholarly entry point to a world of mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, acclaimed historian Gary Lachman, a friend of Wilson and a scholar of his work, provides an extraordinary and delightful biography that delves into the life, thought, and evolution of one of the greatest intellectual rebels and underrated visionaries of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013191057648,"sku":"9780399173080","price":16.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399173080_p0.jpg?v=1763698549","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399173080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}