{"product_id":"wanting","title":"Wanting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"361\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eBOOK SUMMARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"551\"\u003eHuman desire is mimetic—we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and vacation destinations, and it shapes our very identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"841\"\u003eIn Wanting, Luke Burgis shows that conflict does not arise because of our differences, but from our sameness. Drawing on philosophy, theology, and real-world examples, he explains how mimetic desire drives competition and dissatisfaction—and how we can learn to desire more intentionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"863\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eLuke Burgis is an entrepreneur-in-residence and director of programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America, where he also teaches business. He is the founder and director of Fourth Wall Ventures and a graduate of NYU Stern School of Business. He later studied theology at a pontifical university in Rome and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Claire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003e“Fascinating, well-written, and original…Luke’s book changed how I think about thinking.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1381\"\u003e—Morgan Housel, author of \u003cem data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003eThe Psychology of Money\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003e“This fascinating and playful book offers powerful explanations for why we want things, and why society seems to be going haywire in our increasingly connected world.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003e—Jonathan Haidt, NYU Stern School of Business\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eTrade paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eNon-fiction\u003cbr data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003e8.3 in H | 5.4 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.6 lb\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Posman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46144056918215,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3277\/8951\/files\/Wanting_20Burgis_20-_2097812502666445831.jpg?v=1774988584","url":"https:\/\/posmanbooks.com\/products\/wanting","provider":"Posman Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}