{"product_id":"9781478993421","title":"Living with the Monks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntrepreneur and bestselling author, Jesse Itzler's next adventure takes him to a monastery where he learns to unplug, pray, and live like a monk.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThinking all monasteries were like the ones he saw in the movies, Jesse Itzler arrived at the New Skete religious community in remote Cambridge, New York, with a shaved head and a suitcase filled with bananas. To his surprise, New Skete monks have most of their hair. They're Russian Orthodox, not Buddhist, and they're also world-renowned dog breeders and authors of dog-training books that have sold in the millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWait, what? Jesse Itzler living with monks? And dogs? How could that happen? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween his entrepreneurial endeavors, motivational speaking engagements, charities, and FOUR KIDS, plus running ultra-marathons and other assorted involvements and activities, Jesse doesn't have a lot of free time on his hands. In his downtime, he's more likely to be in a water balloon fight with his eight-year-old son than in anything close to quiet contemplation. But his daily turbo-tasking was catching up to him, and he found himself overwhelmed and underperforming. When he challenged his wife to a game of rock-paper-scissors during a friend's wedding ceremony he realized he needed an adult time-out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people would take a short vacation, cut back on some daily activities, or get a massage. Not Jesse. He came up with his unique answer to the building stress and dwindling time in his life. In LIVING WITH THE MONKS, the hilarious follow-up to his New York Times bestselling Living with a SEAL, Jesse takes us on a spiritual journey like no other. Isolated in a snowbound mountain monastery surrounded by German shepherds, an intern who walked right off a page from a Stephen King novel, and an odd but lovable bunch of monks who are a cross between Tony Robbins and Cesar Millan, Jesse finds the key to unlocking a life with less stress, more self-reflection (gulp), and greater happiness. (And, as he learns, the key to happiness isn't running. Say what?)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Center Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027784614128,"sku":"9781478993421","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781478993421_p0.jpg?v=1763616298","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781478993421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}