{"product_id":"the-life-you-want-by-adam-phillips-9780241766118","title":"The Life You Want","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on how to achieve the lives we want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere do we get ideas about the lives we want? And what do we do — and fail to do — about actually getting them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Life You Want\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam Phillips uses psychoanalytic and literary approaches to show that we are obsessed with the idea of our lives being ones we want and enjoy rather than merely endure, tolerate, or make the most of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of interlinked essays, Phillips explores the difficulties we have around the whole idea of enjoying — and fashioning — our lives in cultures that insistently promote enjoyment while making it very difficult for so many people. Exploring the personal and political overlap in the issue of our lives, \u003cem\u003eThe Life You Want\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound examination of our ambivalence about enjoyment, and indeed, wanting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371534172396,"sku":"9780241766118","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0deea16beb3b8c53a83a58d3def9e6da.jpg?v=1773258383","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-life-you-want-by-adam-phillips-9780241766118","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}