{"product_id":"books-against-everything-by-mark-greif","title":"Against Everything","description":"Against Everything is a thought-provoking study and essential guide to the vicissitudes of everyday life under twenty-first-century capitalism.  Mark  Greif is one of the most exciting writers of his generation. In this invigorating collection, he challenges us to rethink the ordinary world  and take life seriously - in short, to stay honest in dishonest times.  In a series of coruscating set pieces he asks why we put ourselves  through the pains of exercise, what our concerns about diet or sex does  for our fundamental worth, what political identity the hipster might  possess, and what happens to us when we listen to Radiohead or hip-hop.  Counter-intuitive  and revelatory in his insights, Greif revels in the contradictions  arising between our desires and the excuses we make to console  ourselves. His work demands we have the courage to be 'against  everything', to change our vantage on everyday life, find it wanting and  demand something better.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673481732369,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781784785932.jpg?v=1781525993","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-against-everything-by-mark-greif","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}