{"product_id":"9780609805367","title":"Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBeyond Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there's no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes, but we're convinced that there must be only one right way to live — and the one we have is it, no matter what. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e makes practical sense of the vision of Daniel Quinn's best-selling novel \u003cb\u003eIshmael\u003c\/b\u003e. Examining ancient civilizations such as the Maya and the Olmec, as well as modern-day microcosms of alternative living like circus societies, Quinn guides us on a quest for a new model for society, one that is forward-thinking and encourages diversity instead of suppressing it. \u003cb\u003eBeyond Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e is not about a \"New World Order\" but a \"New Personal World Order\" that would allow people to assert control over their own destiny and grant them the freedom to create their own way of life right now — not in some distant utopian future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown\/Archetype","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016147714288,"sku":"9780609805367","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780609805367_p0.jpg?v=1763596668","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780609805367","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}