{"product_id":"9781529329278","title":"The Lonely Century","description":"Author: Noreena Hertz\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529329278\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jun 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If we could issue a reading list to 10 Downing Street, I'd put this book near the top.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Explosive, timely and urgent'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Revealing, empathetic and timely'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN FREEDLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brilliant, powerful and hopeful'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHILIPPA PERRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's also one we have the power to reverse.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining a decade of research with first-hand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a 'how to communicate in real life' class for smartphone-addicted university students to bouncy castles at Belgian far-right gatherings, from paying for cuddles in the U.S. to nursing home residents knitting bonnets for their robot caregivers in Japan.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Century\u003c\/i\u003e explores how our increasing dependence on technology, radical changes to the workplace and decades of policies that have placed self-interest above the collective good are damaging our communities and making us more isolated than ever before.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith bold solutions for us as individuals as well as for businesses and governments, Noreena Hertz offers a hopeful and empowering vision for how to heal our fractured world and come together again.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Causing a deserved stir'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Read it, then pass it onto a friend'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLIE BROOKER\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47860678656158,"sku":"ADS-9781529329278","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529329278.jpg?v=1781570300","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529329278","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}