{"product_id":"houdinis-box-the-art-of-escape-9780375706233","title":"Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this uniquely brilliant and insightful book, an acclaimed essayist and psychoanalyst analyzes four escape artists--including Harry Houdini and Emily Dickinson--to meditate on the notion of escape in our society and in ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Provocative ... lucid and engaging ... a pleasure to read.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No one can escape the desire and need to escape. By analyzing four examples of escape artists--a young girl who hides from others by closing her eyes; a grown man incapable of a relationship; Emily Dickinson, recluse extraordinaire; and Harry Houdini, the quintessential master of escape--Phillips enables readers to identify the escape artists lurking within themselves. Lucid, erudite, and audacious, \u003ci\u003eHoudini's Box\u003c\/i\u003e is another scintillating and seminal work by one of the world's most dazzlingly original thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADAM PHILLIPS is the author of \u003ci\u003eWinnicott\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Flirtation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTerrors and Experts\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMonogamy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Beast in the Nursery\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Worms\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Promises, Promises\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly the principal child psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital in London, he lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844402909458,"sku":"9780375706233","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78d2625a-b7c5-4874-8979-dc7918b1f626.jpg?v=1737319011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/houdinis-box-the-art-of-escape-9780375706233","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}