{"product_id":"9781447283669-selfie","title":"Selfie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the West Became Self-Obsessed\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelfie\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the West became self-obsessed and reveals the danger of this modern obsession – a ‘fascinating’ (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e), ‘brilliant’ (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e) and ‘electrifying’ (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fascinating’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant’ \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Electrifying’ \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘So interesting I literally couldn’t put it down’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are living in an age of heightened individualism. Success is a personal responsibility. Our culture tells us that to succeed is to be slim, rich, happy, extroverted, popular – flawless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pressure to conform to this ideal has changed who we are. We have become self-obsessed. And our expectation of perfection comes at a cost. Millions are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was not always like this. To explain how we got here, Will Storr takes us on a journey across continents and centuries. Full of thrilling and unexpected connections between history, psychology, economics, neuroscience and more, \u003ci\u003eSelfie\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable book that makes sense of who we have become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943913697377,"sku":"9781447283669","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27209161.jpg?v=1724972944","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447283669-selfie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}