{"product_id":"humanity-is-trying","title":"Humanity Is Trying","description":"“A truly beautiful, wise, raw, subtle book.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Robert MacFarlane, author of \u003cem\u003eUnderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMy sister and I are driving south toward Graceland in her beat-up red Saturn, both in need of refuge, both running from different things. Her bumper sticker reads “Humanity Is Trying.” It’s a triple entendre, she explains: Humanity is exhausting. Humanity is struggle. Humanity is doing the best it knows how.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHumanity Is Trying\u003c\/em\u003e is several books in one. It’s a memoir about the love and the loss of a sister and a best friend. It’s the story of a series of escape attempts—cowardly, courageous, harmful, and hopeful—experiments in freedom from the stories that limit us. And it’s a record of spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth with the help of friends, psychedelics, art, and spiritual practice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom Jason Gots, creator of the podcasts \u003cem\u003eThink Again\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClever Creature\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a philosophical love letter to the slow, messy work of building a life and living with your dreams in the face of reality.","brand":"Jason Gots","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51671070736690,"sku":"9781335652942","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9781335652942.jpg?v=1789109207","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/humanity-is-trying","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}