{"product_id":"9781897393109","title":"Paradise Island: An Armchair Philosopher's Guide to Human Nature (or \"Life Lessons You Learn While Surviving Paradise\")","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre we masters of or servants to our own human nature? This illustrated, short novel presents a satire on human nature. \"Human nature\" are two words that are used often, but what exactly do they mean? This work explores, in narrative form, that mysterious collage of traits, emotions, and idiosyncrasies that describes the way we are and the way we behave — our envy, vanity, greed, and white lies as well as our loyalty, generosity, love, and honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParadise Island\u003c\/em\u003e is a fable about a young adventurer who travels to the sunny, fun-filled island of his dreams, but struggles to keep paradise found from becoming paradise lost. A product of inspirational and literary fiction, this work will appeal to readers interested in fantasy, satire, and philosophy in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s bio: Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes \u003cem\u003eThe Little Blue Reasoning Book, The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Gold Grammar Book,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Little Green Math Book.\u003c\/em\u003e He continues to write and publish in the belief that there will always be a place for books that inspire, enlighten, and enrich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maven Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039283069168,"sku":"9781897393109","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897393109_p0.jpg?v=1763611286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897393109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}