{"product_id":"you-will-die-the-burden-of-modern-taboos","title":"You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eYou Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Arthur\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781936239436\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFeral House\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e418\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book that vigorously defends heroin users and sex workers? In You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos Robert Arthur does that and more to demonstrate that taboos are not relics of primitive societies. America has its own ridiculous phobias and beliefs that cause tedium, suffering, and death. The government and the media use these taboos to lie and mislead. It is not a conspiracy, but by pushing panic for votes and viewers they thwart our pursuit of happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou Will Die exposes the fallacies and the history behind our taboos on excrement, sex, drugs, and death. Arthur uses racy readability and rigorous documentation to raze sacred shrines of political correctness on the left and of conventional wisdom on the right. From the proper way to defecate to how to reach nirvana, anticipate the unexpected. It is not simply a novel exploration of sex and drugs, but also of individuality, liberty, and the meaning of life. You Will Die gives readers a new way of seeing their world and allows them to make a more informed choice about living an authentic life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2008 Montaigne Medal awarded for most thought-provoking independent book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... ya gotta fight back against the Sarah Palin 'idiot herd' with something.\"\u003cbr\u003eWayne Coyne, Lead Singer, The Flaming Lips \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... one of my favorite books ...\"\u003cbr\u003eMark Frauenfelder, Editor, Boing Boing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a MUST READ! I loved it.\"\u003cbr\u003eDr. Mark Benn, Psychologist, Colorado State University\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos | Robert Arthur | Paperback | 9781936239436 | Used: Very Good | Sociology 1755439","offer_id":49201169694872,"sku":"1755439","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81PaIJZ9_TL.jpg?v=1780780713","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/you-will-die-the-burden-of-modern-taboos","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}