{"product_id":"why-we-fight-9780061845567","title":"Why We Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvocative and eye-opening, \u003cem\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/em\u003e is one of three slim selections of philosophical texts and excerpts--along with \u003cem\u003eWhy We Need Love \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhy Our Decisions Don't Matter--\u003c\/em\u003eintroduced and contextualized by acclaimed author Simon Van Booy (\u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter, The Secret Lives of People in Love\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how some of the greatest minds of civilization have tackled a question that continues to play a vital part in our lives today. In \u003cem\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/em\u003e, Simon Van Booy curates an enlightening collection of excerpts, passages, and paintings, presenting works by Sophocles, Tacitus, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, James Tissot, James Joyce, General George Patton, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Booy, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSimon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Lives of People in Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409463513362,"sku":"9780061845567","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9bd3a97-281d-4cb1-9c25-fee510e1d471.jpg?v=1729288152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-we-fight-9780061845567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}