{"product_id":"9780857529398-the-edges-of-the-world","title":"The Edges of the World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the margins of life, lands and history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Charles Foster argues that all the best ideas happen at the edges, from a rocky precipice where the first human set foot in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to an ancient Egyptian temple where monotheism was invented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Literal \"eccentricity\" is where the scientific, artistic and spiritual giants have always found their home. Venture with Foster if you dare, and embrace life.'\u003c\/b\u003e Iain McGilchrist, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Master and His Emissary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe tend to think that everything important comes from the centre: \u003c\/b\u003efrom big cities, from established orthodoxies in the sciences and the arts, from the Establishment in all its forms. We think this because the centre tells us it is so, but it's a lie.\u003cb\u003e It is only at the edges that we think, innovate and thrive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book travels to the frontiers of human culture and consciousness\u003c\/b\u003e; to the edges of continents, of evolution, of artistic and political movements, and life itself: from a rocky precipice in the Peloponnese where the first human set foot in Europe to an ancient Egyptian temple where monotheism was invented; from St Francis, kissing lepers to the giant bird-eating mice of St Kilda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do we stare at sunsets? \u003c\/b\u003eWhy do we celebrate birthdays and grieve for those who are gone? Why do all adventures begin when we leave and get lost? Who has the better view of reality – the Government or the dispossessed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd what happens when we live with the knowledge that we’re all teetering on the edge of the dark?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55658182279542,"sku":"9780857529398","price":19.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41436651_70bd8a55-ab52-4a68-a75a-ce51aa910491.jpg?v=1779934715","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857529398-the-edges-of-the-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}