{"product_id":"book-at75","title":"Mean Genes","description":"\"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being.\" \u003ci\u003e(The Washington Post Book World)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual.\" \u003ci\u003e(The New Yorker)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhy do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start looking to Charles Darwin. \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that our struggles for self-improvement are, in fact, battles against our own genes-genes that helped our distant ancestors flourish, but are selfish and out of place in the modern world. Using this evolutionary lens, \u003ci\u003eMean Genes\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly examines the issues that most affect our lives-body image, money, addiction, violence, and relationships, friendship, love, and fidelity-and offers steps to help us lead more satisfying lives.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49340946153776,"sku":"BDat75","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/215213-at75-Square.jpg?v=1734051275","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-at75","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}