{"product_id":"against-love-paperback-by-laura-kipnis","title":"Against Love Paperback by Laura Kipnis","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2004-09-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780375719325\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e220.79\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.21 x 1.52\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA polemic against love that is “engagingly acerbic ... extremely funny.... A deft indictment of the marital ideal, as well as a celebration of the dissent that constitutes adultery, delivered in pointed daggers of prose” (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho would dream of being against love? No one. Love is, as everyone knows, a mysterious and all-controlling force, with vast power over our thoughts and life decisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But is there something a bit worrisome about all this uniformity of opinion? Is   this the one subject about which no disagreement will be entertained, about which   one truth alone is permissible? Consider that the most powerful organized religions   produce the occasional heretic; every ideology has its apostates; even sacred cows   find their butchers. Except for love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hence the necessity for a polemic against   it. A polemic is designed to be the prose equivalent of a small explosive device   placed under your E-Z-Boy lounger. It won’t injure you (well not severely); it’s   just supposed to shake things up and rattle a few convictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eLAURA KIPNIS is a professor of media studies at Northwestern University. She has   received fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation,   and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has published many essays and articles   on sexual politics and contemporary culture both here and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552886214817,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780375719325","price":24.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780375719325.jpg?v=1781719202","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/against-love-paperback-by-laura-kipnis","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}