{"product_id":"yawn-adventures-in-boredom-9780374535841","title":"Yawn: Adventures in Boredom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exhilarating tour of apathy, restlessness, torpor, depression, paralysis and the places in between\" (Stacy Schiff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e), Mary Mann's \u003ci\u003eYawn: Adventures in Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive and often hilarious story of one of our most interesting cultural phenomena: boredom. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith sharp wit and impressive historical acumen, Mary Mann tells the unexpected story of the hunt for a deeper understanding of boredom, in all its absurd, irritating, and inspiring splendor. Deftly wrought from interviews, research, and personal experience, \u003ci\u003eYawn \u003c\/i\u003efollows Mann's search through history for the truth about boredom, spanning the globe and introducing a varied cast of characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet the Desert Fathers, fourth-century Christian monks who made their homes far from civilization and who offer the first recorded accounts of lethargy; Thomas Cook, grandfather of the tourism industry, who provided escape from the mundane for England's working class; modern couples who are disenchanted by monogamous sex, deployed soldiers who seek entertainment and connection in porn; and prisoners held in solitary confinement, for whom boredom is a punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-216866\"\u003eMary Mann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374535841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374535841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS054000\"\u003eSocial History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY013000\"\u003eEmotions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Mann\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eYawn: Adventures in Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Believer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700998074605,"sku":"9780374535841","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d3cbefb1-7347-40da-af7c-1d5220f9960a.jpg?v=1703865380","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/yawn-adventures-in-boredom-9780374535841","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}