{"product_id":"yawn-adventures-in-boredom-paperback","title":"Yawn: Adventures in Boredom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exhilarating tour of apathy, restlessness, torpor, depression, paralysis and the places in between\" (Stacy Schiff, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e), Mary Mann's \u003ci\u003eYawn: Adventures in Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive and often hilarious story of one of our most interesting cultural phenomena: boredom. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith sharp wit and impressive historical acumen, Mary Mann tells the unexpected story of the hunt for a deeper understanding of boredom, in all its absurd, irritating, and inspiring splendor. Deftly wrought from interviews, research, and personal experience, \u003ci\u003eYawn \u003c\/i\u003efollows Mann's search through history for the truth about boredom, spanning the globe and introducing a varied cast of characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet the Desert Fathers, fourth-century Christian monks who made their homes far from civilization and who offer the first recorded accounts of lethargy; Thomas Cook, grandfather of the tourism industry, who provided escape from the mundane for England's working class; modern couples who are disenchanted by monogamous sex, deployed soldiers who seek entertainment and connection in porn; and prisoners held in solitary confinement, for whom boredom is a punishment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Mann\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eYawn: Adventures in Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Believer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286600335609,"sku":"9780374535841","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZUxYR09xWnV5TDk4NnlKZkZuMkJrdz09.webp?v=1769107302","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/yawn-adventures-in-boredom-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}