{"product_id":"load-of-shit","title":"A Load of Shit","description":"\"What makes shit such a universal joke is that it's an unmistakable reminder of our duality, of our soiled nature and of our will to glory. It is the ultimate \u003ci\u003elèse-majesté\u003c\/i\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John Berger's essay begins by describing the experience of burying a year's worth of his household's excrement. What follows is an extended reflection--at once philosophically detached and profoundly engaged with the inescapable stuff of life--on shit as an emblem of what it means to be human: on our simultaneous kinship with and profound difference from all other animals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Load of Shit","offer_id":50857247146181,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-912475-41-4.jpg?v=1793575075","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/load-of-shit","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}