{"product_id":"book-i8er","title":"The Essential Fromm","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssays on human alienation, mode of existence, consumerism, narcissism, and more from \"both a psychologist of penetration and a writer of ability\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Erich Fromm points out, ours is \"a life \u003ci\u003ebetween\u003c\/i\u003e having and being\"—between mere \u003ci\u003ehaving\u003c\/i\u003e and healthy \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e, between destructiveness and creativity, between narcissism and productive self-understanding, between passivity and the joy of positive activity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe alternatives of \u003ci\u003ehaving\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e are basic orientations of our character and determine our behavior. The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Fromm\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulate the psychologist's views on the fulfilling life. To put down roots yet remain free is what the late Erich Fromm called the art of being. It is the secret of happiness.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351606993200,"sku":"BDi8er","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351607058736,"sku":"ZEi8er","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351607091504,"sku":"ZMi8er","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i8er-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780437846","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i8er","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}