{"product_id":"9781608197620","title":"The World in a Phrase","description":"Starting with the ancient Chinese and ending with contemporary Europeans and Americans, \u003ci\u003eThe World in a Phrase\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the aphorism through spirited and amusing biographies of some of its greatest practitioners, including Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker; great French aphorists like Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, and Chamfort; philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein; as well as prophets and sages like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus. In our modern age, \u003ci\u003eThe World in a Phrase \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how aphorisms still retain the power to instigate and inspire, enlighten and enrage, entertain and edify. \u003cbr\u003eJames Geary is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body Electric: An Anatomy of the New Bionic Senses\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London with his wife and three children. \u003cbr\u003e \"James Geary's celebration of the smallest-and sometimes wisest-of literary forms. Geary defines the characteristics of aphorisms and discusses their history and their role in his life, and shares the work of renowned aphorists from Buddha to Dr. Seuss.\"-\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134968578288,"sku":"9781608197620","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608197620_p0.jpg?v=1763835838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608197620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}