{"product_id":"9780995439818","title":"53 Moments With Fables: Stories for Commuter Comfort","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’re a story-telling lot, us humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it’s an earnest actor in a white lab-coat or a black suit, trying to convince us that his toxic fluoride toothpaste is good for our health or that his party’s million-dollar spend on weapons is for peace. And they do it with such a straight face!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes the story’s presented with a chuckle and we know another fiction is on the way: “did you hear the one about …”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, sometimes, just sometimes, there’s a story parading as nought but itself – a clear fiction – and you’re in it. The real, non-fictional you. That’s why the authentically fictional stories – fables, proverbs, legends – outlast us all and are told down the centuries … we’re in them; parading our best and worst, our most silly and most sublime. The universality of stories is the unity of humans. We’re all strangely, uniquely alike and we can all see – if we so choose – our reality in the unreality we closet ourselves with round the fireside, in schools, churches and pubs and in our quiet, solo moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories are the comforters we carry in our hearts and minds and our own particular stories are the way we initiate and create friendships and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories, my friend, are my offering of friendship and may they provide balance, smiles, tears and insight when no other exist for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip J Bradbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034905821424,"sku":"9780995439818","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995439818_p0.jpg?v=1763902841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995439818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}