{"product_id":"help-9780060816148","title":"Help","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a book the San Francisco Chronicle called \"unclassifiably wise\" and a \"masterpiece,\" noted Harper's essayist Garret Keizer explores the paradox that we are human only by helping others- and all too human when we try to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is the primal cry, the first word in a want ad, the last word on the tool bar of a computer screen. A song by the Beatles, a prayer to the gods, the reason Uncle Sam is pointing at you. What we get by with a little of, what we could use a bit more of, what we were only trying to do when we were so grievously misunderstood. What we'll be perfectly fine without, thank you very much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It makes us human. It can make us suffer. It can make us insufferable. It can make all the difference in the world. It can fall short. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Help is like the swinging door of human experience: 'I can help!' we exclaim and go toddling into the sunshine; 'I was no help at all,' we mutter and go shuffling t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883755942231,"sku":"9780060816148","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/help-9780060816148","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}