{"product_id":"on-balance-9780312610746","title":"On Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, we are told that balance is a good thing. We are supposed to make balanced judgments, balance our budget, and preserve a balance of power in our government. Disturbed people are described as unbalanced. In this insightful, charming book, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips looks afresh at balance (and its shadow, excess) and asks if achieving the former is such an admirable goal. From this perspective, Phillips examines the explosive topics of money, sex, parenthood, faith, and education. In his exhilarating and casually brilliant explorations of case studies, fairy tales, works of art, and literature, the paradoxes inherent in our appetites and fears are revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312610746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychoanalyst and and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eOn Kissing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTickling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Being Bored\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoing Sane\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOn Kindness \u003c\/i\u003e(with Barbara Taylor).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456466219123,"sku":"9780312610746","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_55f37f24-fc97-4f78-b273-89075cbbd199.jpg?v=1773750566","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/on-balance-9780312610746","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}