{"product_id":"against-convenience-by-gabe-bullard-9780241766378","title":"Against Convenience","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rousing call to question the cost of convenience and find a slower, more sustainable alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAre we paying too high a price for 'easy'? When just about anything we want is a few taps away, why does it feel like something in our lives is missing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom dinner delivered to your door in minutes, to relationships mediated by apps, we've always valued innovations that make life easier. But every convenience has a cost; if we don't pay it, someone else has to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst Convenience\u003c\/em\u003e cuts through the noise, taking a hard look at the effect the services, apps, and ideas that claim to simplify life are having on us as consumers and citizens: how do we spot convenience that is actually a false promise? How can we possibly live without them to live more sustainably? What real difference would it make?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn urgent call to re-examine our most 'convenient' choices, and the true cost of these to our minds, our peers, and our planet, award-winning journalist Gabe Bullard unpacks whether a slower, less convenient approach can, paradoxically, unlock a richer, more colourful existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976645427436,"sku":"9780241766378","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241766378-against-convenience.jpg?v=1784693849","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/against-convenience-by-gabe-bullard-9780241766378","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}