{"product_id":"the-case-against-travel-by-agnes-callard-9781916809819","title":"The Case Against Travel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Case Against Travel\u003c\/em\u003e, the philosopher Agnes Callard launches a vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Going well beyond commonplace complaints about the irksomeness of tourists, Callard's essay is a probing inquiry into what it really means to change one's life, and into the ways in which we try to disguise the fact that life will come to an end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647732859116,"sku":"9781916809819","price":14.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b3699e1a08a23315a9cc58147591edef.jpg?v=1779234555","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-case-against-travel-by-agnes-callard-9781916809819","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}