{"product_id":"9781771864305","title":"Numb","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are exhausted. We are overwhelmed. Worse, we are numb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo matter what screen you're getting your news and information from, the barrage is constant, horrific and always urgent: Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo, climate change, ecological devastation, economic collapse . . . and of course Donald Trump and all he represents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritarian leaders and genocidal regimes have always found numbness a desirable goal, as it narrows the possibilities for revolt. Shocked and awed into submission, we are at the mercy of tyrants, like captive animals in a zoo. What we see in zoo animals today may be a ghostly image of ourselves. In this lucid, trenchant book, Mark Abley explores the idea of numbness in today's political context. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Abley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback A-format paperback","offer_id":48264894382302,"sku":"9781771864305","price":16.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d3fac29f-b784-41cd-8b50-3f8daacc3acc.jpg?v=1779237356","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/products\/9781771864305","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}