{"product_id":"9781477123003","title":"GRUNT: THE RISE AND FALL (AND RISE AGAIN?) OF AN AMERICAN WORKING CLASS STIFF","description":"There is another four-letter word associated with work: life. Beyond providing us with a means to live and survive it can be a key, as Freud noted, to self-esteem, self-identity and how we value life. Now, \"Dr. Siggie\" nor I believe that work can only be satisfying if you make a ton of money or become famous and powerful. Rather, what \"Herr Doktor\" was getting at, I believe, was do you love what you do to earn a living? If so, then you've achieved one of the key components of wellbeing. But this philosophical tenet raises a basic question: If you love your work is it really work? An equally troubling question: Conversely, for those people who dislike their jobs, are they justified in disliking life and themselves?","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135830606064,"sku":"9781477123003","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781477123003_p0.jpg?v=1763611684","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781477123003","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}