{"product_id":"the-lonely-century-by-noreena-hertz-9781529329278","title":"The Lonely Century","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"If we could issue a reading list to 10 Downing Street, I'd put this book near the top.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Explosive, timely and urgent\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Revealing, empathetic and timely\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJONATHAN FREEDLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant, powerful and hopeful\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHILIPPA PERRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut it's also one we have the power to reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lonely Century\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Causing a deserved stir\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Read it, then pass it onto a friend\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLIE BROOKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868889764076,"sku":"9781529329278","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13714503482732.jpg?v=1759774733","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-lonely-century-by-noreena-hertz-9781529329278","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}